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man:feat_select [2011/03/02 16:22]
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man:feat_select [2013/02/11 20:12] (current)
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 ====== Features Selection ====== ====== Features Selection ======
  
-===== Selection menu ===== +The tools allowing you to select features in the visualization window are regrouped in the //Selection// menu:
-The menu Selection regroups the following options: +
-  * Select (**V**) +
-  * Select by Feature ID... +
-  * Clear Selection (**Ctrl+Alt+S**) +
-  * Invert Selection+
    
-To select ​features you first have to activate ​the selection tool with+  * //Select// (**V**): ​select ​one or more object in the current layer in edition 
-    the menu Selection +  * //Select by Feature ID...//select an object with its ID 
-    ​with the icone{{minitool-selection.jpg?​nolink}} +  //​Clear ​Selection// (**Ctrl+D**): clear the current ​selection 
-    with the **V** shortcut+  //Invert Selection//:​ unselect ​the current selection and select all non selected objects
  
-you can either make a simple or multiple selection. +===== Single ​Selection =====
-  * Single ​selection: just click on the object you want to select\\ or select the object with its ID using the option //select by object ID...// +
-  * Multiple selection: maintain the [SHIFT] key while clicking on the objects\\ or create a rectangular gohst with your mouse, all the objects within the rectangle will be selected+
  
-===== Information window ===== +Regardless you want to make a simple ​or a multiple selection, you have to be in edition ​of the correct construction layer to target an object.
-==== Feature tab ==== +
-The information window is accessible with the menu //window// -> //​information window//. When selecting one or several featuresit allows ​you to display the attributes ​of each selected feature.+
  
-{{man:window-informations.png?​nolink}}+You have two ways to select a unique feature:
  
-  ​- Selected feature ID +  ​* By using the selection tool: Activate the selection tool by clicking on it in the toolbar or by selecting it in the menu //​Selection//​. Then simply clik on the object you want to select in the visualization window. 
-  ​- Features type and attributes+  ​* By using the //Select by Feature ID...// tool: Every object in a ToolMap project has a unique ID, you can also select a precise object if you know its ID.
  
-By right-clicking on a feature ID you can access to a contextual menu with the following operations.+===== Multiple Selection =====
  
-{{man:​pdm-informations.png?​nolink}} +The multiple selection is made with the selection toolYou can either click and drag your cursor to select ​all the features ​within ​the rectangle or by selecting single features one by one maintaining ​the Shift key.
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-  * Move to: center ​the screen on the selected feature +
-  * Zoom to: adjust the scale to display the selected feature on the whole screen(this option does not work for the point type layers) +
-  * Remove from selection: remove a feature from your selection +
-  * Select this feature only: unselect ​all the other features ​in your selection +
-  * Copy data to clipboard: copy the informations of the selected feature +
-==== Layer tab ==== +
-The //Layer// tab of the Information window displays all the informations on the layer in edition (Layer of the selected features). +
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