Shape preview
Preview panel
The biggest part of the screen is the preview panel. In this panel the shapes which are in the selected file are displayed.
You are able to select and multi select shapes. Additionally there is zoom functionality. Hold down the Control (Ctrl) key and use your mouse wheel to zoom.
Legend panel
The legend panel displays the colors which will be given to shapes on the preview panel for two states. The import state and the skip state.
Mapping panel
The mapping panel enables you to map additional information in the shape file on to the shapes. The two properties which are mappable are name and value.
When you now there is a property available in the shape file for the name just select this property in the name drop down box.
When you already selected a shape in the preview panel you will see the name in the property panel change.
Properties panel
The properties panel displays properties and let's you change some of them. The properties which are displayed are Id Name and value. The Changeable property is the import type property.
This property can be used to set the import type. If for instance a shape file only contains fields you can choose field in the type property. If you want to skip a shape you can select skip in the type box.
This type choice is mostly used when there are multiple types in one file.
Mark panel
The mark panel contains a drop down box and a button. In the drop down box you can select the shape type. When the mark button is clicked all the shapes in the preview panel
are set to this type.