To Work With Layers in Your Map

Display Manager organizes the data in your map into layers, which you can display and style independently.

To add a feature layer using FDO (Oracle, ArcSDE, SDF, SHP, WFS)

• Connect to the FDO source.

To add a drawing layer

• Attach a drawing and query in objects.

To add a raster or surface layer

• Connect to the raster or surface file or folder.

To create a group

1. In Display Manager , click Groups.
2. In Display Manager , click Data New Group.
3. To change the group name, select the group then click the existing name. Type a new name and press Enter.
4. Drag layers into the group.

Note: Until you use the Draw Order view to specify a draw order, AutoCAD Map 3D uses the Groups order as a default draw order for the map. Once you use the Draw Order view, changes in the Groups view do not affect the draw order.

To change the draw order

1. In Display Manager , click Draw Order if needed.
   
2. Drag layers up or down to change their display order.

Items at the top of the draw order are drawn on top of items below them on the list.

To change the thumbnail style for a drawing layer

1. Select the layer.
2. In Display Manager , click the Style button.
3. On the Display tab of the Properties palette, next to Thumbnail Preview, select the style of thumbnail to use.

   For example, select the polyline icon to display an icon of a wavy line, or choose the polygon icon to display hatch or fill.

This setting affects both the Display Manager layer and the legend for this map.