Select by Point
Documentation | Help File | UI | 2D Mode | Menu | Select | Select by Point
Clicking on the Select/Select by Point
menu item activates the Select by Point
selection method for the Map area. The Select by Point
selection method is used to select a shape or multiple shapes contained in the currently active vector layer (the one highlighted in the Legend).
To select a shape using the Select by Point
selection method
Activate (highlight) the vector layer on which the selection is to be performed. Do this by clicking on its name in the
Legend.
Click on the Select/Select by Point
menu item.
Within the
Map area move the mouse pointer over the shape and click.
To select multiple shapes using the Select by Point
selection method
Activate (highlight) the vector layer from which the selection is to be made. Do this by clicking on its name in the
Legend.
Click on the Select/Select by Point
menu item.
Press and hold down the Ctrl
key.
Within the
Map area move the mouse pointer over the shape and click. Repeat this step until all desired shapes are selected.
Release the Ctrl
key.
Also accessible by
The
icon on the
Standard toolbar; if not visible click on the leftmost
icon on the same toolbar and then on the
Select by Point
item on the drop-down list.
Associated functions
To transfer the selected shapes to the temporary clipboard layer, use one of the following functions:
Cut,
Copy,
Copy Special.
To remove the selected shapes from the layer, use the
Delete shape feature.
To cancel all previously made selections, use the
Deselect all feature.
To invert the current selection, i.e. select all not selected shapes and deselect all selected shapes in the active layer, use the
Invert Selection feature.
Similar functions
Note
All currently selected shapes are highlighted on the
Map area.
Values (or averages, maximal and minimal numeric values) of attributes of the selected shape (or shapes) are displayed in the
Attributes
tab of the
Selected panel.