You can save the maps in your workspace out to an XML format for use with MapXtreme. When saving a workspace to MWS format, only the map windows and legends are saved. All other windows are discarded as MapXtreme applications cannot read that information. Once your workspace is saved in this format, it can be opened with the Workspace Manager utility that is included in the MapXtreme installation or with an application developed using MapXtreme. The file is valid XML you can view it using any XML viewer or editor.
You can set the visibility of a modifier theme without regard to its reference feature layer, so you can turn the visibility of the main reference layer off but still display the theme. In MapXtreme, the modifier themes (Dot Density, Ranges, Individual Value) are only drawn if the reference feature layer is visible. To ensure that modifiers marked as visible in MapInfo Pro display in tools like Workspace Manager, we force the visibility of the reference feature layer so that its modifier themes display.
To save a workspace in the MWS format:
- Create the workspace you want to save.
- From the HOME tab, in the File group, click Save Workspace/Save Workspace As, to display the Save Workspace dialog box.
- In the Save as type drop-down list, select MapInfo Workspace Format (*.mws) and type the name of the workspace in the File name field.
- Click Save. Your workspace is now saved and is available for use in MapXtreme applications.