[Qgis-user] Duplicating a vector layer

[Randal Hale]

Probably the easiest thing for you to do is to right click on the layer 
and go to "save as". That will save/export your current layer as a new 
one and allow the edits you want to make. All you would need to do is 
add it to you qgis session.

Hope that helps,

Randy


On 11/13/2014 11:38 AM, Adrian Beasley wrote:
> I am new to QGIS, still very much learning how to use it.
>
> What I wish to do is generate a number of similar vector layers, to be 
> able to generate slightly different maps from them. The obvious way 
> would seem to be to duplicate an existing layer, renaming the new 
> copy, and editing it. But this seems not to produce a new, distinct 
> layer, as making changes to either the original or the new layer 
> causes the same changes in both.
>
> I can find no mention of this facility in the user guide nor in the 
> training documentation. Can anyone help?
>
> Thanks in anticipation.
>
> Adrian Beasley
>
>
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