SuperMap provides two methods to set the layer style, namely, the Layer Style panel and the Styles tab for setting point, line, polygon layer, and text styles.

• Layer Style panel: In the layer manager, select the point, line, or polygon layer to be modified, double-click or right-click and select Layer Style.... The LayerStyle panel pops up on the right side of the map. The Symbol page of the LayerStyle panel is used to set point, line, polygon layer, and text styles. The Symbol layer drawing page is used to set the symbol draw order for line layers.
• Styles tab: The Styles tab organizes four sets of functional controls: point style, line style, polygon style, and text style. When using the functional controls in the Styles tab to set object styles, the settings only apply to the current layer. Therefore, the layer whose style needs to be set must first be set as the current layer. When setting object styles, the results are reflected on the current layer in real-time, achieving a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) effect.

  Note: The Styles tab is a contextual tab bound to the map. It only appears on the ribbon when the currently active window in the application is a map.

• The layer's context menu in the layer manager supports quickly copying/pasting layer styles, currently supporting point, line, and polygon layers.

This chapter introduces the following content:

• Setting Point Layer Style: Describes how to set the style of a point layer using the Styles tab and the Layer Style panel.
• Setting Line Layer Style: Describes how to set the style of a line layer using the Styles tab and the Layer Style panel.
• Setting Polygon Layer Style: Describes how to set the style of a polygon layer using the Styles tab and the Layer Style panel.
• Setting Text Style: Describes how to set the text style using the Styles tab and the Layer Style panel.
• Symbol Layer Drawing: Describes how to customize the draw order of symbols on the map.
• Managing Text Templates: Describes how to use and manage text templates.
• Using Layer Style Templates: Describes how to export, load, and share layer style templates.