Importing lines

In the process of importing lines it is not the shapefile that is imported, only the information is copied to the shapefile that is already present in the project. Therefore it is not possible to add any attributes to target shapefile. Only attributes defined in Field-Map Project Manager are present and data can be copied (assigned) to those attributes from the source shapefile.

Assign fields by name option

If the fields that contain attributes have identical names both in Field-Map and the imported file, it is possible use this option to assign the fields automatically

Import formats

You can import lines from ESRI shapefile, ArcInfo coverage, DXF, DGN, DWG or GPX files.

Importing of GPX files (the GPS Exchange Format)

It is possible to import GPX files and then use the Show vertical profile function.


Multi-line support

Although Field-Map does not directly support multi-lines, it allows you to import them and continue working with them as multi-lines.

If multi-lines are enabled for the line layer (the layer option "Allow-multilines" in Project Manager) multi-lines from the line shapefile are imported as multi-lines. If the option is not enabled, the multi-lines are split into individual lines on import.
  1. Make sure the line layer is active
  2. Click the Tools button



  1. Click the Import Lines item



  1. Open the source shapefile



  1. To assign attributes, select the field in the source table and the appropriate field in the target table
  2. Click the Add button Repeat steps 5 and 6 for each attribute you want to import or use the Assign fields by name button
  3. Click OK



  1. Lines are imported into the selected map line layer
  2. Check the attributes table