Documentation | Help File | UI | 2D Mode | Menu | Layer | New temporary layer

Clicking on the Layer/New temporary layer creates a new temporary (in-memory) vector layer. A new (empty) vector layer is added to the layer list in the Legend and can be edited in the Map area. If a project or a layer is already open when the Layer/New temporary layer is invoked, the coordinate system of the temporary layer is set to the Map area coordinate system. The creation of a new temporary layer does not create any files, the layer exists only in the memory. A temporary layer can be later exported to a file.

To create a new temporary vector layer, click on the Layer/New temporary layer menu item.