Open an external file directly

Function Description

SuperMap iDesktopX supports the direct opening of external Vector Files, Image Files, and Vector File folders. Each file is opened as a read-only Datasource. A Datasource with the same name as the file will be added to Workspace, and the file will be the Dataset in the Datasource. This approach reduces the operational cost of using third-party data, simplifies the workflow, and makes Data Management more efficient.

The following data formats are supported:

Type Supported formats
Vector File *.shp、*.mif、*.tab、*.dwg、*.dxf、*.dgn、*.kml、*.kmz、*.wal、*.wan、*.wap、*.wat、*.csv、*.dbf、*.000、*.vct、*.json、*.geojson、*.gpkg、 *.mdb、*.e00、*.gdb、*.meta
Image Files *.sit、*.bmp、*.jpg、*.jpeg、*.png、*.tif、*.tiff、*.img、*.sci、*.gif、*.xml、*.ecw、*.sid、*.bil、*.jp2、*.j2k、*.EGC、*.tpk、*.nc、 *.grb、*.GRIB2、*.HDF、*.adf、*.pix
Vector Files folder *.gdb

Function entrance

  • File tab-> Open button-> File type
  • Start tab-> Datasource group-> Select File-> Open File Datasource
  • Workspace Manager Panel-> Datasource Node Context Menu-> Open File Datasource
  • At the same time, it supports direct opening by dragging files.

Operating instructions

Open the Vector File

  1. Select Open File Datasource .. in the WorkspaceData source node Context Menu.
  2. In the Open File Datasource dialog that pops up, select the Vector File you want to open.
  3. Then, the Open Vector File Dialog pops up, and open parameters are set as needed. The specific Parameter Description can be viewed by jumping to the link in the table below.
    Caution:

    To repeat Open File, opening it in Recently used on the Catalog Management panel retains the previously set parameters and does not pop up the dialog; If you use Open File Datasource or open it by dragging it from a folder, the set parameters will not be retained and need to be reset.

  4. Click the OK button to open the Vector File in Workspace as a read-only Datasource.
  5. Meanwhile, the opened Vector File can be used as the source data of the analysis tool, or the Analyst Result can be exported to a common external file format. See the following table for details: Open
    Format directly Analysis Export
    *.shp √ √ √
    *.gdb √ √ √
    *.gpkg √ √ ×
    *.geojson √ √ ×
    *.dwg、*.dxf、*.dgn √ √ ×
    *.mif、*.tab、*wor √ √ ×
    *.wal、*.wan、*.wap、*.wat √ √ ×
    *.kmz、*.kml √ √ ×
    *.000（S-57、S-101、CJ-57） √ √ ×
    *.mdb √ √ ×
    *.vct √ √ ×
    *.e00 √ √ ×
    *.csv √ × ×

Open Image Files

  1. Select Open File Datasource .. in the WorkspaceData source node Context Menu.
  2. In the Open File Datasource dialog that pops up, select the Image Files you want to open.
  3. Click the Open button to open the Vector File as a read-only Datasource in Workspace. The single-band 16-bit and 32-bit floating-point Image Files are directly opened as Raster Dataset.

Open the Vector Files folder

  1. Select Open Directory Datasource .. in the WorkspaceData source node Context Menu.
  2. In the popup Open Directory Datasource dialog box, select the folder type to be opened. Currently, only FileGDB type is supported.
  3. Enter the path of the GDB file folder and the Folder Name in the Folder input box.
  4. Click the OK button to open the folder in Workspace as a read-only Datasource.

Related topics

Open Datasource

Create Datasource