Tom, As Matt says, you don't need to combine the roads and sectors into the same dataset to display them together in QGIS. You can add both separate datasets to a map and you can order the layers so that the roads are drawn after the polygons.
David. On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 11:02 PM, Matt Boyd <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Tom, > Have a look at some of the QGIS tutorials (google or the QGIS website > shoudl have some). It sounds like you just need to overlay the layers in > the correct order, merge generally means something else. > You can drag / move the layers around / up / down in the layers window. > Generally from top to bottom, points, lines, polygons. There is also an > option to give each layer a level of transparency. > > On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 8:59 PM, Tom Faro <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> >> >> I have been having some trouble with merging two shapefiles – one is a >> map of all sectors in the UK and one is a map of all motorways in the UK. I >> have successfully merged them by putting them both as polygons. However, >> when I fill in the sectors with different colours the road map disappears. >> The same happens when I use the same shapefile in other software. >> >> >> >> Is it possible to merge them so that the roads are always on top? Any >> Help with this matter would be greatly appreciated. >> >> Many Thanks, >> Tom >> >> >> >> >> [image: Environment] >> ------------------------------ >> Zenith Insurance Management UK Limited is an appointed service provider >> to Zenith Insurance plc and is not an Agent of Zenith Insurance plc. Zenith >> and Link are the European brands of the Markerstudy Group of Companies. >> >> Zenith Insurance Management UK Limited (Registered No. 5309111). Link >> Underwriting Agency Limited (Registered No. 4227586). Both companies are >> registered in England & Wales at Chester House, Harlands Road, Haywards >> Heath, West Sussex, RH16 1LR. Zenith Insurance Management UK Limited is >> authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (No. 429279). >> For security and training purposes, all calls may be monitored or recorded. >> >> Any views of opinions expressed in this e-mail are solely those of the >> author and do not necessarily represent those of the Markerstudy Group of >> Companies. This message (and any attachments) contains information that may >> be confidential and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended >> recipient of this message or any parts of it, please immediately contact >> the sender and delete the message from your system. No other person is >> authorised to copy, forward, distribute, disseminate or retain this message >> in any form. >> ------------------------------ >> This email message has been scanned for viruses by Mimecast. >> Mimecast delivers a complete managed email solution from a single web >> based platform. >> For more information please visit http://www.mimecast.com >> ------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Qgis-user mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >
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