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MapCanvas

The MapCanvas is the center of Orbit to view and interact with all your resources.

Generic Functions

Generic functions
Status Bar	Displays the activated function, the CRS of the MapCanvas, the scale and the coordinates of the cursor position in the current CRS
Backdrop	Toggles the background color from white to black, useful to detect white colored vector objects. ¹⁾

Map 2D Functions

The activated function is indicated by the appearance of the cursor above the map and in the left lower corner of the Map status bar. Review icons in footnote²⁾.

Map Functions
Compass Rose	Provides all features to navigate the MapCanvas in a single useful widget
Pan Functions	Move the MapCanvas to optimize the view of the 2D Map
Zoom Functions	Zoom in or zoom out the MapCanvas
Rotate Functions	Rotate the orientation of the MapCanvas, zoom level and center of the MapCanvas will not be modified
Select Functions	Activate the select function and select objects from datasets
Measure Functions	Measure lines, circles, perpendicular distances and angles
Search Function	Search for objects and open the find objects tool
Context Menu	Right-click on the map to open the context menu and to navigate or export the MapCanvas view

Map 3D Functions

The activated function is indicated by the appearance of the cursor above the map and in the left lower corner of the Map status bar. ³⁾

Map Functions
Compass Rose	Provides all features to navigate the MapCanvas in a single useful widget
Pan Functions	Move the MapCanvas to optimize the view of the 3D Map
Zoom Functions	Zoom in or zoom out the MapCanvas
Select Functions	Activate the select function and select objects from datasets
Measure Functions	Measure points, lines, area and volumes on the 3D Map
Context Menu	Right-click on the 3D Map to open the context menu and to navigate or export the MapCanvas view