# Boundaries Tools - Layer Menu

- <span style="font-size: 16px;">![](https://docs.t3rra.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-03/scaled-1680-/MBuahz025uirdew2pio7ocabu7dt58z-hmq0w-png.png)Open </span>
- <span style="font-size: 16px;">Create</span>
- <span style="font-size: 16px;">Edit</span>
- <span style="font-size: 16px;">Create boundary from selected layer </span>
- <span style="font-size: 16px;">Create region from selected layer - this will draw a region around the most outer points of the selected surface and will populate a new region in the Region tab</span>
- <span style="font-size: 16px;">Merge selected - (ensuring you have 2 or more boundaries selected) this will create a combined boundary, removing the initial boundaries</span>
- <span style="font-size: 16px;">Clean Selected</span>
- <span style="font-size: 16px;">Copy selected - this will duplicate the selected boundary</span>
- <span style="font-size: 16px;">Activate all - this will activate all the boundaries so they are visible on the Working Area. This is shown by the checkbox being selected. </span>
- <span style="font-size: 16px;">Activate selected - this will activate the boundary which is selected (shown by the tile having a blue highlight around it) so it is now visible on the Working Area. This is shown by the checkbox being selected.</span>
- <span style="font-size: 16px;">Deactivate all - this will deactivate all boundaries</span>
- <span style="font-size: 16px;">Deactivate selected - this will deactivate the boundary which you currently have selected (shown by the tile having a blue highlight around it)</span>
- <span style="font-size: 16px;">Delete selected - deletes the boundary that is selected (shown by the tile having a blue highlight around it)</span>
- <span style="font-size: 16px;">Delete inactive - deletes all inactive surfaces (i.e. those without a tick in the checkbox)</span>
- <span style="font-size: 16px;">Import &gt;</span>
    - <span dir="ltr" style="font-size: 16px;">Import Shapefile</span>
    - <span dir="ltr" style="font-size: 16px;">Import KML</span>
    - <span dir="ltr" style="font-size: 16px;">Import Multiplane Boundary</span>
    - <span dir="ltr" style="font-size: 16px;">Import DXF points/linework</span>
- <span style="font-size: 16px;">Export &gt;</span>
    - <span dir="ltr" style="font-size: 16px;">Export selected to Shapefile</span>
    - <span dir="ltr" style="font-size: 16px;">Export selected to KML</span>
    - <span dir="ltr" style="font-size: 16px;">Export selected to Text Columns (CSV, TSV, etc)</span>
- <span style="font-size: 16px;">View in Google Earth - this will open the selected surface in Google Earth</span>  
    <span dir="ltr" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(226, 80, 65);">NOTE: You must have Google Earth Pro installed on your PC for this to work.</span>