Spatial layouts

Spatial layouts add a geometry layer to the layout canvas. They require an owner node and share the same pan, zoom, grid, label, selection, autosave, and undo behavior as relational layouts.

Draw features

Choose a geometry tool, then draw on the canvas:

• Point (P) places one point.
• Line (L) adds a multi-point line.
• Polygon (O) adds a closed shape.
• Rectangle (R) drags out a rectangle.
• Image (I) inserts an uploaded image.

Finish a line or polygon with Enter or a double-click. Press Esc to cancel an unfinished feature. Images can also be dragged onto the canvas and are uploaded before the layout finishes saving.

With Select active, drag features, marquee-select, or use Shift for a multi-selection. Select Edit points from a line’s context menu to edit its vertices. Delete removes the selected feature or selected vertex.

Style and order geometry

Select one or more features to open style controls. Depending on the selection, you can change stroke and fill colors, fill pattern, stroke width and style, opacity, and layer order. Image selections focus on opacity and ordering rather than vector stroke settings.

Use the context menu to bring a feature to front, move it forward, send it backward, or send it to back. These commands order features within their current geometry layer.

Link geometry to the graph

Right-click a feature and choose Link. Search for a node, relationship, or layout, or create a node from the picker. A created node can optionally receive its own spatial layout.

Linked features can change link, unlink, or open their target. Double-clicking a linked feature opens that target directly. Labels can be hidden globally from the canvas controls without removing the links.

Set validity and locks

Use Set validity to make a feature visible from a tick, until a tick, across an interval, or at all times. This is separate from the linked node or relationship’s own validity.

Lock finished features to protect them from selection and movement. A locked feature’s menu offers validity and Unlock. Right-click empty space and use Unlock all if several features need editing again.

When a follow-project layout becomes unavailable, check the owner’s validity and the active project time.