User Interface Overview¶
The ToolMap user interface integrates the following elements:
- Menu bar
- Toolbar
- Table of content
- Visualization and editing window
- Status bar
Toolbar¶
The toolbar is accessible on top of the application window, right under the menu bar. It allows to quickly access to the different main tools available in ToolMap. Most of the toolbar buttons are grayed out while no project is open.
Selection tool¶
- Select one or several geometrical objects
Edition tool¶
- Draw a new object
- Modify an existing object
- Modify shared node
Attribution tools¶
- Display the Object kind panel
- Display the Object attribute window
Information tool¶
- Display the identification window
Scale¶
- Drop-down menu of available scales. User defined scale can be set using the
menu
Table of Content¶
The table of content shows a list of all the layers loaded in the project. It looks like the following:
- Construction layers, they are automatically generated at the creation of the project and can be edited. They are displayed using a bold font.
- Support Themes, they cannot be edited.
Status bar¶
The status bar at the bottom of the application window provides additional information like geographical coordinates or the number of features selected.
Keyboard shortcuts¶
Keyboard Shortcuts have been set to the most used functions to make the use of Toolmap easier and quicker.
Note
Under Mac OSX, Ctrl is replaced by the standard CMD(⌘) button.
Project management¶
Ctrl+N
: Create a new empty projectCtrl+Alt+N
: Create a new project based on a templateCtrl+Alt+O
: Open an existing projectCtrl+S
: Backup the projectCtrl+Alt+S
: Save the project as a templateCtrl+Alt+E
: Open the export layer windowCtrl+O
: Link dataCtrl+W
: Unlink dataCtrl+Alt+W
: Add Web data
Navigation tools¶
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: Previous zoomZ
: Zoom toolH
: Pan toolCtrl+0
: Zoom to the full extentCtrl+1
: Zoom to frameCtrl+2
: Zoom to selected layerCtrl+R
: Refresh display
Editor tools¶
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: Draw a featureM
: Modify a featureP
: Draw a BezierA
: Modify a BezierCtrl+Z
: Remove the last vertexCtrl+V
: Display the vertex positions windowI
: Insert vertexC
: Delete vertexCtrl+T
: Move a shared NodeDEL
: Delete the selected objectsCtrl+X
: Activate the line cutter toolCtrl+F
: Merge the selected linesCtrl+I
: Create intersectionsCtrl+Alt+F
: Flip the selected line (change the orientation)Ctrl+G
: Display the snapping panelCtrl+Alt+G
: Display snapping radiusV
: Selection toolCtrl+D
: Clear SelectionENTER / TAB
: Finish a segment or apply the modificationsESC
: Cancel an edition or modification
Attribute tools¶
Ctrl+A
: Display the Object attribute windowCtrl+Alt+A
: Display the Object attribute window (batch)Ctrl+Y
: Set Orientation tool
Others¶
Ctrl+L
: Display the log windowCtrl+Alt+R
: Run the selected queryCtrl+Alt+I
: Display the information Window