Option

Description

Fly to Layer

Flies from the current location directly to the selected layer.

Jump to Layer

Jumps directly to the selected layer.

Display Message

Displays the TerraExplorer message set for this feature layer. See “What is a TerraExplorer Message?” in the “Working with Objects” chapter for more information.

Copy Layer Style

Copies the layer style.

Paste Layer Style

Pastes the copied layer style to the selected layer.

Refresh Layer

Reloads the layer.

Note:    You can also reload a layer by clicking Refresh Layer on the Feature Layer tab.

Attribute Table…

Opens the Attribute Table for the selected layer.

Search

Searches the selected feature layer for feature attributes. See “Search Tool” in the “Using the Project Tree” for more information.

Export Layer

Opens a sub-menu with the following options:

§  Save As - Opens the Save As dialog to save the layer to a new file.

§  Convert to Group - Convert layer to group.

Upload to SkylineGlobe

Uploads layer to SkylineGlobe Server. See “Uploading Layers to SkylineGlobe Server” in the “Working with SkylineGlobe Server” chapter for information.

Pause Layer Streaming

Stop loading new objects for this layer (apply only for streaming layers).

Save Layer

Saves layer to data source.

Delete

Deletes the selected layer and all of its children

Rename

Changes the name of the selected layer.

Enter the new name and press ENTER.

Properties

Opens the layer’s property sheet for editing.