Rectangle Select

Click the Point Cloud | Point Selection | Rectangle command or the button to select points in the point cloud layer by drawing a rectangle. The cursor changes to a cross hair when the Rectangle command is selected.

  1. Click the Point Cloud | Point Selection | Rectangle command.
  2. Click and drag in the map to draw a rectangle around the points you wish to select.
  3. Release the left mouse button to finish drawing the rectangle. The points within the rectangle are selected.

The selected points are indicated by the highlighted area and blue dashed line.

Drawing Tips

  • Hold down the CTRL key while dragging the mouse to draw a square rather than a rectangle.
  • Hold down the SHIFT key while dragging the mouse to draw a rectangle from the center point rather than from corner to corner.
  • Hold down the SHIFT and CTRL keys while dragging the mouse to draw the square from the center point rather than from corner to corner.
  • The number of selected points is indicated in the status bar.

See Also

Selecting Points

Point Cloud Tab Commands

Point Cloud Map