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man:feat_select [2012/08/20 12:17]
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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
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 +  * //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
  
-The menu Selection ​regroups the following options:+===== Single ​Selection ​=====
  
-  * Select (**V**) +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.
-  * Select by Feature ID... +
-  * Clear Selection (**Ctrl+Alt+S**) +
-  * Invert Selection+
  
-To select features you first have to activate the selection tool with:+You have two ways to select a unique feature:
  
-    ​* the menu Selection +  ​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
-    * with the icon{{minitool-selection.jpg?​nolink}} +  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.
-    with the **V** shortcut+
  
-you can either make a simple or multiple selection.+===== Multiple 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...// +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.
-  * Multiple selection: maintain the [SHIFT] key while clicking on the objects\\ or create a rectangular gohst with your cursorall the objects ​within the rectangle ​will 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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-{{man:​window-informations.png?​nolink}} +
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-  - Selected feature ID +
-  - 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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-{{man:​pdm-informations.png?​nolink}} +
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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 +
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-==== Layer tab ==== +
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-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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-{{man:​window-informations2.png?​nolink}}+