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Posted on December 26, 2022 (Updated on July 10, 2025)

Drag and drop layers / layer groups between instances of QGIS

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How do I copy layers from one Qgis project to another?

just right click the layer and select save as… layer definition file and save… then from another project, click the layer menu and select add from layer definition file… and that’s it. 😉 Save this answer.
 

How do I group layers in Qgis?

There are two ways to do this:

  1. Press the icon to add a new group. Type in a name for the group and press Enter . Now click on an existing layer and drag it onto the group.
  2. Select some layers, right-click in the legend window and choose Group Selected. The selected layers will automatically be placed in a new group.

 

How do I duplicate a project in Qgis?

Open a blank or an existing project in QGIS.



Clone an existing project in QGIS

  1. Navigate to Mergin Maps in the Browser panel.
  2. Find the project you want to clone, right-click on it and select Clone.
  3. Select the Owner from the drop-down menu and type your new Project Name.

 

How do you make certain features available at specific scales in Qgis?

Scale dependent visibility checkbox to activate the feature, then set the minimum and maximum scale values. You can determine the scale values by first zooming to the level you want to use and noting the scale value in the QGIS status bar.

How do I copy layers from one layer to another?

Select one or more layers in the Layers panel, and do one of the following to duplicate it:

  1. To duplicate and rename the layer, choose Layer > Duplicate Layer, or choose Duplicate Layer from the Layers panel More menu.
  2. To duplicate without naming, select the layer and drag it to the New Layer button in the Layers panel.

How can you duplicate an entire layer group?

Here are steps:

  1. Select group in the Layers panel.
  2. Right click on group and choose: Duplicate Group. Alternatively go to Layer > Duplicate Group.
  3. In Duplicate Group dialog choose from Document drop-down list in which document you want to duplicate selected group.

 

How do I group all layers together?

Quote from video: That you're using Windows or Mac and then right click on these selected layers. And go up to group from layers. It's. Been going to give you an option to name that group as you can see here.

How do you group multiple layers?

Group and link layers

  1. Select multiple layers in the Layers panel.
  2. Do one of the following: Choose Layer > Group Layers. Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) layers to the folder icon at the bottom of the Layers panel to group the layers.
  3. To Ungroup the layers, select the group and choose Layer > Ungroup Layers.

 

How do you group layers in GIS?

Create a group layer

  1. Right-click the name of the map or scene in the Contents pane and click New Group Layer .
  2. To rename a group layer, right-click the layer’s name in the Contents pane and click Properties. .
  3. Drag any layers and tables into the group layer to include them in the group.


How do I export Layers separately?

To export multiple layers as separate images, first select the layers that you want to export in the Layers panel. Then, go to File > Export > Export As. In the window that opens, select the format that you want to export the images in (JPEG, PNG, etc.) and choose a location to save the files.
 

How do I extract Layers in QGIS?

Procedure. Follow these simple steps to export a layer from QGIS: Step 1: Right click on the layer in the layers panel and navigate to Export » Save Feature As…. Choose the file format from the drop-down menu (e.g. GeoPackage, ESRI shapefile, CSV).
 

How do I export a layer in QGIS?

Every layer, including all possible data processed, can be saved as a shapefile.

  1. Go to the Layers Panel on the left side.
  2. Right-click on the relevant layer.
  3. Click on Save as…
  4. Select Esri Shapefile.
  5. Choose a name and a location.
  6. Click on OK.

 

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