# Layer Menu

- <span style="font-size: 16px;">![](https://docs.t3rra.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-03/scaled-1680-/y8oebjwfqn0xu0nx-vp7mp4opbp3dwqy58lfg-png.png)Open overlay images - this allows layers (such as yields, or imagery etc) to be draped over the elevation layers. These layers are not used in any elevation related calculations and are denoted by the letter ‘O’ (overlay)</span>
- <span style="font-size: 16px;">Edit</span>
- <span style="font-size: 16px;">Create boundary from selected layer - this will draw a boundary around the most outer points of the selected surface and will populate a new boundary in the Boundary tab</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;">Activate all - this will activate the surface so it is now 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 surface which you 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 surfaces</span>
- <span style="font-size: 16px;">Deactivate selected - this will deactivate the surface 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 surface you have currently have 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;">T3RRA Cutta elevations (\*.tci) - see <span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52);">Importing elevations from T3RRA Cutta (.tci)</span> in section: Importing and Exporting in T3RRA Design Plus</span>
    - <span dir="ltr" style="font-size: 16px;">From existing elevation surface - see <span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52);">Importing a Surface from an Existing Elevation Surface</span> in section: Importing and Exporting in T3RRA Design Plus</span>
    - <span dir="ltr" style="font-size: 16px;">From raw data points (Deere RCD, CSV, etc) - see <span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52);">Importing a Surface from Raw Data Points</span> in section: Importing and Exporting in T3RRA Design Plus</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>
- <span style="font-size: 16px;">Make selected surfaces design - this will change either a ‘base’ or ‘overlay’ surface/s to a ‘design’ surface and will be denoted by the letter ‘D’ on the surface/s tile</span>
- <span style="font-size: 16px;">Make selected surfaces overlay - this will change either a ‘base’ or ‘design’ surface/s to a ‘overlay’ surface and will be denoted by the letter ‘O’ on the surface/s tile</span>
- <span style="font-size: 16px;">Make selected surfaces base surfaces - this will change either a ‘design’ or ‘overlay’ surface/s to a ‘base’ surface</span>