When working with Locations on the map you may want to visualise the extents of the project area. You are able to do this by drawing the bounds of the project on the map and then creating a style or multiple styles to represent the bounds. Once generated, the styles can be toggled on or off via the map legend.
The bounds styles are created outside of the project within a Configuration Pack, the first step is to select the appropriate Configuration Pack from the System Menu, then choose Project Bounds.
A Map Layer Styles dialog window will be displayed, which is identical to the Map Layers styles dialog of Location Groups, Saved Searches and Default Locations.
Three tabs comprise the Styles Dialog: Area, Labels and Tooltips. In the Areas section the following can be customised:
Fill Style, Fill Colour, Fill Opacity, Outline Style, Outline Colour, Outline Opacity, Outline Thickness, Outline Unit and the zoom levels.
The example below displays customisation of the project bounds where the style changes when the zoom level goes from level 2 to 3.
To add a Label to show when the bounds are visible select the label tab. The following items can be customised:
Legend Label, Label Header, Label Colour, Label Opacity, Label Size, Label Unit, Offset Position, Offset Distance, Offset Unit and the zoom levels for the labels visibility.
The example below shows the label: Location of Site which is visible between zoom Levels 1-4.
Tooltips can be added/edited from the tooltips tab. By default there are tooltips to display the Project Title and the Project ID but these can be changed or added to.
To view the bounds styling that you have just customised, go into a Project created from that Configuration Pack and open the map.
The Project Extents will need to be set before you can view the bounds styling. Select Set Project Extents from the Settings menu.
Using your mouse, draw the outline which forms the extents of the project. Once completed a message will confirm the Project Bounds updated successfully.
The Map legend will refresh, check the Project box and then the Project Bounds. The map will now update and show the bounds you have just set up and styled.