Great Topics about the Object Inspector

Reduce work with the “Apply edits to all selected objects of the same model” - button. This button allows simultaneous editing of a single value in all selected objects of the same model. First enable this function by clicking the button, then edit a single attribute value. The entered value will be set for all selected objects of the same model, and the apply all button will automatically be switched off again.

• Example: Enter “Third Avenue” for all buildings in the same street.
• Methodology:
  1. Select all buildings in this street
  2. Check the “Apply All” button in the Object Focus
  3. Enter the name of the street and click enter
     Now all objects in this street have the same name: Third Avenue
     

Create a new dataset from selected objects in an already existing dataset. This function exports the objects exactly as they are to a new dataset. The exported file will open immediately and will be available in the dataset list.

• Example: Start from a dataset with all countries of the world and export the European countries to a new dataset.
• Methodology:
  1. Use the find tool to select all European countries
     Search for “Europe” in all visible datasets, click “find”, check the “All Objects” box and click “Select and Highlight”
     ⇒ All European countries are now selected.
  2. All selected objects appear automatically in the Object Inspector. Click at the configuration button in the object list and choose “export” to create a new dataset with all selected objects.
  3. Choose a location and name to save the new dataset. After clicking “save”, the new dataset will be added to the datasetlist.
     

The memorize, past and apply copy buttons can really simplify work. Open the memorize functions by opening the configuration of the object inspector and choosing “show memorize functions”. The memorize function memorizes the current attribute values as a template for a new object of the current model. With the apply copy to new objects - button, it is possible to add the memorized attribute values to each new created object.

• Example 1: Give Sicily and Sardinia the same attribute values as Italy.
• Methodology:
  1. Select Italy and memorize the attribute functions by clicking the Memorize button
  2. Select Sicily and click the paste button. All attribute values from Italy are now pasted in the attribute values of Sicily.
  3. Use the paste button again to paste the attribute values to Sardinia

• Example 2: Create a new object, Corsica. Give it the same attribute values as France.
• Methodology:
  1. Select France and click at the memorize function.
  2. Open the configuration of the object inspector and check “Apply copy to new objects”.
  3. Create now a new object, the island Corsica, with the new object tools. With the “apply copy to new objects” checked, every new created object will have the same attributes as France.

With the focused object button in the Object Inspector set on, the map view will pan to the current focused object. Browse through the object list to see its effect.

• Example: Select some countries in a dataset with all countries of the world, set the focused object button on and browse through the object list.
• Methodology:
  1. Select some countries to obtain a dataset list with some objects. Switch the “focus object” button on top of the dataset list on. The focused object is now highlighted in another color, and the map view is panned to this focused object.
  2. Select another object in the object list. The map view will pan once again to the focused object and this object is now highlighted in another color.

There are three special types of attribute values: hyperlinks, annotations and joined values. To show to which type one attribute value belongs, they are displayed in another color.

• Gray is used for attribute values with a hyperlink. See hyperlink to add a hyperlink as an attribute value.
• Green is used for attributes containing an annotation. See annotation to link an annotation to an object.
• Yellow is used to indicate attribute values that are linked to an external, joined table. Read on about joined table in Joins