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MapCanvas

The MapCanvas is the center of Orbit to view and interact with all your resources.
The Orbit desktop has three map views : Map 2D, Map 3D and the Map Layout view. Most products do not have access to the Map 3D as of today.

Map 2D and Map 3D
Backdrop	The Backdrop icon in the right upper corner toggles the map background color, useful to detect white colored vector objects. On 2D : white, light gray, dark gray, black. On 3D : white, light gray, blue, black.
Maximize / Re-size	The Maximize icon in the right upper corner toggles the window between map maximized and split screen mode, according the workspace preferences.
Select	Select vector objects or point cloud data on Map 2D and 3D.
Context Menu	Right-click on the map to open the context menu and to navigate or export the MapCanvas view
Status Bar	Display of active map function, display and edit of map coordinate system and map scale, display and copy of map coordinates.
Active map function	The active map function is indicated in the left lower corner of the status bar and by the appearance of the cursor when hovering above the map.
Map 2D Only
Map 2D Navigate functions	Compass rose, pan, zoom and rotate functions on Map 2D.
Map 2D Measurements	Measure lines, circles, perpendicular distances and angles on Map 2D.
Map 2D Menus	Navigation, Selection and Edit menu on Map 2D.
Find Objects	Search objects based on a single attribute query.
Query Objects	Search objects based on complex attribute queries.
Map 3D Only
Map 3D Navigation functions	Navigate, pan, zoom and rotate functions on Map 3D.
Map 3D Measurements	Measure points, lines, area and rectangular volumes on Map 3D.
Layout
Map Print Layout	Provides all features to make a print of the MapCanvas and make a matching layout.

Last modified:: 2019/03/25 11:36