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Setting Up QGIS
These are the recommended settings for QGIS. They are optional. They only need to be set once.
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Project Settings
Settings > Options > General > Project Files
- Prompt for confirmation when a layer is to be removed: untick
- Default project file format: QGS Project
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Panels
View > Panels
- Layer Styling
- Layers
- Browser
- Debugging/Development Tools
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Data Sources
Set up your Browser panel to enable access to commonly-used data sources.
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Layer Files
Add the path of your GIS data folder as a Favorite in the QGIS Browser panel for easy access. Learn more here.
Browser > Favorites (right-click) > Add a Directory... > navigate to your GIS data folder (use UNC path only!)
Also add a shortcut to the UNC location on your PC desktop for extra convenience.
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Database Connections
Browser > MSSQL (right-click) > New Connection...
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Basemap
Browser > WMS/WMTS (right-click) > New Connection...
- Name: Vicmap Basemap
- URL: https://base.maps.vic.gov.au/service?SERVICE=WMTS&REQUEST=Getcapabilities
- OK