Image Reference

The Image Reference button on the bottom toolbar opens the Upload Reference workflow — the same one as the + beside Map References in the Layers panel, and the reference step of the first-run setup wizard. Use whichever entry point is easiest to find; they all manage the same references.

Open the Image Reference tool

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1. Click Image Reference on the bottom toolbar.
2. The Upload Reference modal opens, ready for a file or a blank layer.

Both entry points — this toolbar button and the + on the Map References group — open the same modal.

What you can add

References are background guides for editing; they do not become published map content unless you copy or trace their features onto a real map layer. From the Upload Reference workflow you can add:

• Raster floor plan (PNG, JPG, TIFF) — Upload a floor plan, then place, align, and optionally generate polygons.
• GeoJSON dataset — Import a GeoJSON file and copy its features onto a real layer.
• SVG drawing — Import an SVG to convert its paths to editable shapes.
• Blank layer — Create a blank layer to draw on from scratch.

Continue to the complete Map References guide for placement and alignment, AI polygon generation, GeoJSON copying, blank layers, and SVG imports.

Glossary

• Reference — background artwork (image, GeoJSON, or SVG) you trace or copy over; not published map content by itself.
• Upload Reference — the modal this button opens, shared with the Map References layer group.

Related

• Map References
• Floors
• Structures