Pitney Bowes MapXtreme - Manual (Page 416)

Chapter 23: Workspace Manager
Workspace Manager Menu Commands
MapXtreme v7.1 423 Developer Guide
1. Choose Tools>Radius Select to activate the tool.
The cursor changes to a selection arrow with a small circle underneath it when you move the
cursor over the map.
2. Click a place on the map that you would like to use as the center point of your radius search. For
example, if you want to select all the fire hydrants that fall within two miles of a fire station, click
the fire station and use that as the center point.
3. Hold down the mouse button and drag the mouse away from the center point.
The Workspace Manager draws a circle around the point and reports the radius of the circle
in the StatusBar (lower left corner of the screen).
4. When you have the desired radius release the mouse button.
Workspace Manager highlights all map objects that fall within that circle.
Rectangle Select
Use the Rectangle Select tool to select objects within a rectangle. By clicking and dragging using the
Rectangle Select tool, you create a dotted rectangle, or marquee box around objects you want to
select.
Note that the Rectangle Select tool selects all objects whose centroid falls within the rectangle. The
object does not have to be completely bounded by the rectangle .To select objects within a
rectangle:
1. Choose Tools>Rectangle Select to activate the tool. The cursor changes to a selection arrow
with a small rectangle underneath it when you move the cursor over the map.
2. Click a place on the map outside of the area you want to include in the marquee box.
3. Hold down the mouse button and drag the mouse to form a dotted rectangle around the points
you want to select.
4. When you have reached the desired rectangle size release the mouse button.
Workspace Manager highlights all map objects that fall within that rectangle.
Polygon Select
The Polygon Select tool selects map objects within a polygon that you draw on a map.
To select objects with the Polygon Select tool:
1. Choose Tools>Polygon Select to activate the tool.
The cursor changes to a selection arrow with a small polygon underneath it when you move
the cursor over the map.
2. Click the map location at which you want to place the first end point of the polygon. Move the
cursor over your map in any direction.
Workspace Manager draws a line from the point where you clicked to the cursor.
3. Click to create another endpoint. Continue to move the cursor and click until you have the
desired number of sides to your polygon.