Selector Tool

Overview

The selector tool is used to highlight features across multiple layers for export.

To begin a selection:

1. In the sidebar, select the Tools tab
2. Click the Select icon and choose a selection method from the drop-down

3. Toggle which layers to be selected from the drop-down list

Refer to the following sections below for specific selection tools:

• Pointer Select
• Circle/Rectangle Select
• Polygon Select

Once a selection is made, the number of selected features and the dimensions of the selection area are displayed.

Click Export Selection to choose export format.

To clear a selection, click Clear Selected

Pointer Selection

The pointer select tool highlights any number of individual features from the chosen layers by clicking them on the map.

📄 Note

The pointer select can only highlight features from layers which are set to active.

See below for information on toggling a layer to be active.

To begin a selection:

1. Click on any number of features

To toggle a layer to be active:

1. Right-click the layer in the Layer Selector
2. Check the active status box

Circle/Rectangle Selection

The circle and rectangle select tools work by drawing the corresponding shape on the map, either by opposing corners of a rectangle or the centre point and radius of a circle, and highlighting all features from the chosen layers that are intersect with the selection area.

To begin a selection:

1. Click on the map to begin a selection area
2. Click again to finish selecting

Polygon Selection

The polygon select tool works by drawing a freeform polygon shape on the map and highlighting all features from the chosen layers that intersect with the selection area.

To begin a selection:

1. Click on the map to begin a selection area
2. Click any number of times to add vertices
3. Double click to end the selection