To create your own seamless layer, run the Seamless Table Manager. Your seamless layer will be most useful if you use homogeneous tables that ideally have the same projection and the same number of columns. For example, you may want your seamless layer to contain several counties, each stored in a separate base table, or an interstate highway that runs between several states, each stored in a separate base table. If your tables are not homogeneous, maps and labels will not display correctly and map items will not be selectable. Grid tables cannot be made seamless.
To use the Seamless Manager:
- On the HOME tab, click Tool Extensions in the Tools group, to open the Tools Manager.
- On the Registered tab, check the Autoload check box alongside Seamless Manager if you wish to have it load when MapInfo Pro starts. See Loading a Tool. See Loading a Tool in the Help System.
- Click the Load Tool (Run) command that displays alongside the Seamless Manager entry.
- Under the Running tab, double-click on Seamless Manager to start the tool. Click on the Help icon to learn more about the tool.
You use the tools of the Seamless Manager to create and compile a seamless layer.