Setting and Managing Layers > Importing and Exporting Layers

Importing and Exporting Layers

When you are editing a map, you might edit multiple layers at a time. Therefore, after you finish editing, you can Export all the layers as a *.slr file. Firstly, right-click "Layers" in "Data Content" and click "Export Layer File." Then, "Save As" window shows up. Choose the folder you want to save the file in, enter the file name, and click "Save." Then, all the layers are exported.

During the process of editing map, you might need some layers which are edited already. You can import the layers into the current project. To import layers means to import the edited and exported layers instead of adding and to display the layers in the map window. The imported layers will be displayed as the settings you saved. To import the layers, firstly right-click "Layers" in "Data Content", click "Import Layer File", and choose the layer file (*.slr) you want to import. Click "Open", and the layers will be displayed in the map window.

NOTE: The file type to import or export is *.slr（SuperGIS Layer File） which records the path, settings of the layers. “slr” file records the display settings of the layers so that the exported slr file can be displayed as the settings recorded in the file. When exporting files, you can choose to export one or all the layers. Moreover, although "Add Layers" and "Import Layers" both can display the layers in the map window, "Import Layers" can display the layer as the edited styles. However, the layer added by "Add layer" might be displayed in different styles when you add the layer since SuperGIS Desktop does not record the previous settings.