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man:feat_select [2011/06/27 11:20]
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man:feat_select [2013/02/11 20:12] (current)
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 ====== Features Selection ====== ====== Features Selection ======
  
- +The tools allowing you to select features in the visualization window are regrouped in the //Selection// menu:
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-===== Selection menu ===== +
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-The menu Selection regroups the following options: +
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-  * Select (**V**) +
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-  * Select by Feature ID... +
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-  * Clear Selection (**Ctrl+Alt+S**) +
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-  * Invert Selection +
    
 +  * //Select// (**V**): select one or more object in the current layer in edition
 +  * //Select by Feature ID...//: select an object with its ID
 +  * //Clear Selection// (**Ctrl+D**):​ clear the current selection
 +  * //Invert Selection//:​ unselect the current selection and select all non selected objects
  
-To select features you first have to activate the selection tool with: +===== Single Selection ​=====
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-    * the menu Selection +
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-    * with the icone{{minitool-selection.jpg?​nolink}} +
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-    * with the **V** shortcut +
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-you can either make a simple or multiple selection. +
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-  * 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...// +
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-  * Multiple selection: maintain the [SHIFT] key while clicking on the objects\\ or create a rectangular gohst with your cursor, all the objects within the rectangle w +
-ill be selected +
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-===== Information window ===== +
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-===Feature tab ==== +
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-The information window is accessible with the menu //window// -> //​information window//. When selecting one or several features, it allows you to display the attributes of each selected feature. +
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-  - Selected feature ID +
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-  - Features type and attributes +
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-By right-clicking on a feature ID you can access to a contextual menu with the following operations. +
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-  * Move to: center the screen on the selected feature +
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-  * Zoom to: adjust the scale to display the selected feature on the whole screen. (this option does not work for the point type layers) +
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-  * Remove from selection: remove a feature from your selection +
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-  * Select this feature only: unselect all the other features in your selection +
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-  * Copy data to clipboard: copy the informations of the selected feature+
  
-==== Layer tab ====+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.
  
-The //Layer// tab of the Information window displays all the informations on the layer in edition (Layer of the selected features).+You have two ways to select a unique feature:
  
 +  * 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.
 +  * 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.
  
 +===== Multiple Selection =====
  
-{{man:​window-informations2.png?​nolink}}+The multiple selection is made with the selection tool. You 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.