


Data in the project manager that reside in a geodatabase in a Geocap project can be transferred to the Table of Contents using cut and paste.Data in the project manager can only be visualized in the Geocap VTK window.Data in the Table of Contents can only be visualized in the ArcMap 2D window.Data can be opened either in the Table of Contents or in the Geocap project manager.Some limitiations apply in how the ArcGIS controls and the standard Geocap controls work together. The following image shows the Table of Contents control along with a Geocap project. If the Table of Contents is not visible it can be accessed by clicking the View menu and then Table of Contents.You may also Access this using the Windows menu. The native ArcMap 2D display is created in a dedicated tab called "GIS".Data in the Table of Contents can only be displayed in the ArcMap 2D display. This will typically be docked on the left in the main Geocap window similar to a project. This is the same control that is found in ArcMap and is used to contain your map and map layers. You may also add data in the native ArcGIS Table of Contents control.This data can only be visualized in the standard Geocap 3D window. When managing ArcGIS data in Geocap you often have a choice whether to use the embedded native ArcGIS controls or the existing Geocap project manager along with the standard Geocap 3D display: Using the embedded ArcGIS components such as the ArcGIS toobars will not be explained in detail, since the user is expected to have basic experience with ArcGIS desktop software. If these controls are hidden they can be accessed using the View or Windows entries in the main toolbar.Īll tasks described in this section require that the Datalink for ArcGIS plugin has been loaded, which was described in the previous section.

When the ArcGIS datalink is loaded you will find several GUI elements from ArcGIS Desktop embedded in the Geocap user interface. Click the OK button to close the dialog.In the ArcGIS Version field choose the version of ArcGIS that is installed on your machine.Optionally, check the Maritime Zones button to load the Maritime Zones plugin.In the Options dialog select the Plugins page.The Maritime Zones plugin in turn requires the Datalink for ArcGIS plugin and the Shelf module. You will also need an existing ArcGIS 10.x desktop license to be available on your machine. The Datalink for ArcGIS is only available in the 32bit version of Geocap. To verify for yourself if you have this license you may examine the license file and look for the feature called gis. Please contact Geocap sales for information on how to obtain a license. The Datalink for ArcGIS is a licensed feature.
