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 that 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