Object Styles - MapInfo_Pro - 2023

MapInfo Pro draws objects using the default color, fill pattern, line type, symbol, and text settings for the layer you are drawing on. The default style can be set in the Styles Preferences dialog box.

To change the style of an existing object:

1. Make the layer that you want to work with editable. On the HOME tab, in the Windows group, click Tool Windows, and click Layers from the list, to open the Layers window.

   You can also see map layers in the Explorer window.

   Click the Editable icon beside the layer name to turn On editing.

   Click the Selectable icon beside the layer name to turn On selection.

2. Select the object. On the SPATIAL tab, in the Selection group, click Select from the list.
3. On the SPATIAL tab, in the Create group, click Style, and Symbol Style, Line Style, Region Style, or Text Style.
4. Save your changes.

Your style selection also sets the styles for any subsequent objects to be drawn on the layer.

For closed shapes such as circles and squares, you can change the fill pattern and color, the style and color of the border, and the line width of the border. For arcs and lines, you can change the type of line, its color, and the width of the line. In addition, you can use interleaved line styles to create the appearance of intersections for overlapping intersections and lines within a single layer. Interleaved line styles are available for use with lines of the same style and color (they can be different widths). Interleaved line styles are not available for solid lines or borders.

Any edits to an object's default settings will be applied during the entire work session until you make new changes. To save the settings, you must save the table where the object resides.

You can also change the display of an object from the Layers or Explorer windows. In the Layers window, double click on the layer to open the Layer Properties dialog box. Under the Layer Display tab, check the Style Override check box. Click the Style button to bring up the appropriate style dialog box.

Using Interleaved Line Styles

Interleaved Line Styles create the appearance of intersections on your maps for overlapping intersections and lines. This option is available for lines, polylines, and arcs in the map view only.

To use interleaved lines:

1. On the SPATIAL tab, in the Create group, click Line Style from the list to open the Line Style dialog box.

   If you select a line style that has `multiple passes,' the Interleaved check box is enabled.

2. Select the Interleaved check box to use the interleave feature.

Items to keep in mind:

• The Interleaved option is not available for solid lines.
• The Interleaved option is not available for borders.
• Only lines of the same style and color are interleaved. Lines of the same style and color, but different width are interleaved.
• Interleaving only works for lines within a single layer. If two lines from different layers cross, they are not interleaved.