# Viewing RXL roads in the map

In the map, an RXL road is shown shaded in gray with the horizontal alignment shown as a red line.

If the road is not shown in the map, tap to open the Layer manager and select the Map files tab. Select the file and then make the appropriate layer(s) visible and selectable. The file must be in the current project folder.

In the map, tap a road to select it. The road is highlighted in yellow with the horizontal alignment shown as a blue line. If the road is shown as a color gradient and you would prefer to view it in yellow, in the map toolbar tap and select Settings and then clear the Display color gradient check box in the Surface group box.

Black solid circles represent the positions on the strings at each cross section. Black hollow circles represent any portion of the horizontal alignment that has no elevations and so is drawn on the ground plane. To move the ground plane closer to the road, tap and select Settings and then edit the ground plane elevation.

To rotate data in the map, tap and then tap the map and drag to rotate the view. The icon in the center of the map indicates the point of orbit.

If the horizontal alignment is longer than the vertical alignment, the horizontal-only portion of the road is drawn on the ground plane as it has no elevation. This can appear as a noticeable change in the elevation of the alignment when the map is rotated.

When you select a road, the Review, Edit, and Stakeout softkeys appear, enabling you to review or edit the road definition, or to stake out the road.

To show or hide roads or other linked files in the map, tap to open the Layer manager and select the Map files tab. Tap a file to make it visible or to hide it. This is useful for reviewing a road relative to related secondary roads, particularly at interchanges and intersections.