Styling vectors

In this section, the eight different vector styling types will be covered. The eight types are single-symbol, categorized, graduated, rule-based, point-displacement, point-cluster, heat map, inverted polygon, and 2.5 D.

Single-symbol vector styling

The single-symbol vector style applies the same symbol to every record in the vector dataset. This vector style is best when you want a uniform look for a map layer, such as when you style lake polygons or airport points.

The following screenshot shows the Single Symbol style type with default parameters for point vector data. Its properties will be very similar to line and polygon vector data:

Let's take a quick tour of the four parts of the properties...