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How to add an overlay

The option Add overlay is available from the project panel or from the ribbon Home.

Add an overlay from a file

It is possible to read a file "File" or to import a file "Imported file".

Import a file offers a better use and better performances.

Read a file is a better way in the case of a large file like image file. Note that for a Read file, no modification on the data can be done.

The main formats supproted are DXF, DWG, SHP, TAB, MIF/MID, DGN, KMZ.

It is possible to use database overlay (e.g., Oracle or PostGIS), connect to web services WFS, WMS, and have internet backdrops.

To add file, the user can use the drag & drop in the graphic window. The files directly imported in MithraREM.

A drag & drop by holding the right-click will allow the user to choose how to add the file: read or import.