Menu | File > Open |
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Menu | File > Open |
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Open datasets such as electronic charts, vector maps, and raster surfaces/images in the application. Multiple datasets can be opened at the same time.
The open file is displayed the Display window. The information displayed in the Layers and Properties windows depends on the type of data opened.
If you have multiple layers open, they are drawn in the Display window in the order in which they were opened. You can change this using the Draw Order window.
All open files are listed in the Layers window.
The CARIS application can display the following data types.
Format | Extension |
Autodesk AutoCAD DXF/DWG | .dxf, .dwg |
BSB | .kap |
Bathymetry Attributed Grid | .bag |
Bentley/Intergraph DGN | .dgn |
CARIS File | .des |
CARIS HIPS1 & SIPS1 Project File | .hips |
CARIS HNS | .hns |
CARIS HOB | .hob |
CARIS IGA | .iga |
CARIS Reference Model | .xml |
CARIS SAF | .saf |
CARIS Shoal | .shl |
CARIS Spatial ARchive | .csar |
CARIS Well-Known Text | .wkt |
Digital Elevation Map | .dem |
ERMapper Enhanced Compression Wavelet2 | .ecw |
ESRI ASCII Grid | .asc |
ESRI Binary Grid | .adf |
ESRI Floating Point Grid | .flt |
ESRI Shapefile | .shp |
GRIdded Binary | .grb, .grib, .grib2 |
Geography Markup Language Files | .gml |
Graphic Interchange Format | .gif |
Hydrographic Chart Raster Format | .chr |
Intergraph Raster | .cot, .crl, .rle, .cit |
Joint Photographic Experts Group 1992 | .jpg, .jpeg |
Joint Photographic Experts Group 20002 | .jp2, .j2k |
LandXML Reference Model | .xml |
Laser-Scan Internal Feature Format | .iff |
Mapinfo | .mif |
MrSID Seamless Image Database2 | .sid |
NOAA NGS Geoid Height Grids | .bin |
National Imagery Transmission Format | .ntf |
NetCDF Coards Format | .nc |
NetCDF GMT | .gmt |
Portable Network Graphics | .png |
S-100 Dataset | .000 |
S-100 GML Dataset | .s100gml |
S-57 Dataset | .000 |
Tagged Image Format | .tiff, .tif |
VPF Browse Library | dht |
VPF Database | lat |
VPF Library | lht |
Windows Bitmap | .bmp |
[GDAL] ASCII Gridded XYZ3 | .xyz |
1 This term is a trademark of Teledyne CARIS, Reg. USPTO.
2 A plug-in is required to use this file format. The plug-in is available from Teledyne CARIS Support.
3 Details of the GDAL XYZ format specification is available from the GDAL Web site at http://www.gdal.org/frmt_xyz.html.
Some surface formats will only open in certain projections and will only function successfully with certain commands. For example, USGS ASCII Grid files must either be unprojected or in a UTM projection in the Northern hemisphere. Attempting to export to this format from any other format will only work if the source surface is in an acceptable coordinate system. Also, ESRI Grid files do not contain metadata, so any command requiring metadata will not function properly with this format.
Related commands:
• Layers
Procedure
1. Select the Open File command.
An Open dialog box is displayed.
2. Select one or more files.
You can select multiple files using <Shift+click> or <Ctrl+click>.
3. Click Open.
Depending on the selected file type, one or more dialog boxes may be displayed to complete the process.
• If you selected a non-georeferenced file, and it does not have a corresponding registration file (.rxl, .wld, etc.), you will be asked to select the coordinate system of the data. This setting can be changed later if needed using the Coordinate Reference System property. See Open a Non-Georeferenced File for more information.
• If you selected an S-57 ENC dataset or a VPF file, additional information is required. See Open an S-57 File or Open a VPF File for information on these formats.
• If you selected an .iff file, you may want to change the Portrayal setting and define the IFF Configuration setting in Tools > Options. The IFF Configuration identifies the pool and profile files that make up the feature object dictionary specific to the IFF format.
4. Set any necessary options and click OK in each dialog box.
