Multi-select tools

How to multi-select items to add to the product list or extract data.

You can multi-select the following items from the map in Web Search and add them to your product list using multi-select tools:

  • survey plan references
  • parcels
  • marks
  • cadastral vectors.

The tools can be used to quickly add items to the product list or extract survey data.

Turn on the required layers using the map control toolbar before using multi-select.

Multi-select and add items to product list

1. Select your items 

Hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and left-click on:

  • parcels
  • marks
  • vectors
  • survey plan references.

The selected items will be highlighted pink. 
 

Example of multi-selected items highlighted pink in the map view

2. View and edit selected items

Open the selection bucket on the bottom left side of the spatial view by left-clicking on Selected spatial items ().

The number in brackets tells you the total number of items you have selected.
 

Image highlightling selection bucket in bottom left-hand corner or map view

Once open, you can view the selected items.
 

Image of open selection bucket showing selected items

You can remove an item from the selection by clicking the Remove from selection icon next to the item.
 

Image showing remove from selection icon highlighted on right hand side of selection bucket

3. Add selected items to product list

You can add all selected items to your product list by clicking the Add to product list icon on the top of the bucket.
 

Image highlighting Add to product list icon at top right of selection bucket

If you want to add only the items from 1 category, you can left-click the Add to product list icon next to the category.

For example, add all your selected Survey plans to the product list:
 

Image highlighting add all survey plans to product list button in slection bucket at top of category

4. Clear your selected items

You can clear your selected items by closing the bucket, or by releasing the Ctrl key and left-clicking on a spatial item.
 

Image highlighting close selection bucket icon at top right of selection bucket

Multi-Select by Area

You can multi-select spatial objects by area, using a rectangle or polygon. You can add up to 1000 items to the spatial items panel or product list.

To switch between selection modes, left-click Selection modes in the map control tool bar. You can select:

  • Draw a polygon to multi-select
  • Draw a rectangle to multi-select
  • Standard selection (default). 
     
Image of spatial map control toolbar on right hand side of screen with Selection tools open and highlighted.

You can also use hotkeys on your keyboard to switch selection mode while in the spatial screen:

  • Draw a polygon hotkey: P
  • Draw a rectangle hotkey: R
  • Standard selection hotkey: S (default selection mode). 

You do not need to hold down the hotkey while selecting your area. Pressing the hotkey once will switch the selection mode. 

Draw a polygon to multi-select

  1. Press Hotkey P on your keyboard, or use the map control toolbar to switch selection mode to Draw a polygon. Your cursor will gain a pink dot, indicating its ready to draw. 

    Image of map control toolbar Selection tools open, with Draw a Polygon selected. The mouse cursor has a pink dot. Both elements are highlighted.
  2. Click your mouse on the map at the start point of your polygon. 

  3. Move your mouse, click the next corner of the polygon, and continue to define the remaining corners. The area is outlined in a pink dashed line.

    Image showing a polygon drwan on spatial map, enclosing spatial items. Polygon is pink, with a dashed outline.

You can move the map while drawing a polygon:

  1. Left-click and hold your mouse
  2. Drag your mouse while holding to move the map.

  1. To close the polygon, either click on the starting corner or double click on the last corner. The selected items are added to the selection bucket at the bottom left of your screen.  

    Image showing selected items within polygon highlighted pink, and added to spatial items panel.

Only objects fully enclosed inside the polygon are added to the spatial items panel.

  1. To de-select your items, either close the spatial items panel, or click anywhere on the map to start drawing a new polygon. To stop drawing, press Hotkey S or select the Standard selection tool from the map control toolbar. 

If you self-intersect while defining a polygon, the lines turn red and do not allow you to create a point while intersected. Move the mouse so your lines don’t intersect, and you can continue.

Image of a red self-intersecting polygon on spatial map, with warning message

Draw a rectangle to multi-select

  1. Press Hotkey R on your keyboard, or use the map control toolbar to switch selection mode to Draw a rectangle. Your cursor will gain a pink dot, indicating its ready to draw. 
  2. Left-click your mouse on the map at the start point of your rectangle .

  3. Drag your mouse over the map until it covers the desired area. The selected area is outlined in a pink dashed line. 

    Image showing a rectangle drawn to enclose spatial items on the spatial map. The rectangle is pink with a dashed outline.

You can move the map while drawing a rectangle:

  1. Left-click and hold your mouse
  2. Drag your mouse while holding to move the map.

  1. Left-click again to confirm the area. The selected items are added to the selection bucket at the bottom left of your screen.  

    Image showing selected items within rectangle highlighted pink, and added to spatial items panel.

Only objects fully enclosed inside the rectangle are added to the spatial items panel.

  1. To de-select your items, either close the spatial items panel, or click anywhere on the map to start drawing a new rectangle. To stop drawing, press Hotkey S or select the Standard selection tool from the map control toolbar. 

Add multi-selected related titles to product list

Once you have selected multiple parcels spatially, you can add the related titles to the product list.

  1. Multi-select the parcels spatially and open the selection bucket in the bottom left corner.

    Image showing multi-selected parcels highlighted pink with selection bucket hightlighted in bottom left-hand corner

  2. Left-click the Add to product list icon next to Selected parcels

    Image highlighting add selected parcels to product list icon at top right of selection bucket

  3. Add either Selected parcels or Related titles to the product list. Select Related Titles.

    Image highlighting related titles option under add to product list icon

  4. Choose order options to be added directly to your cart for the titles being added to the product list. 

    Left-click on the info icon for information on what each option shows.

    Left-click in the selection box to select an option that will be added to your cart once you continue.

    Image showing order options for adding multiple titles, the information icons are highlighted on the right-hand side and historical title is selected

  5. Left-click Add to product list to add all related titles to your product list, and add any selected order options to your cart.

    Image showing order options for adding multiple titles, the add to product list button at bottom right is highlighted

If you add too many items to the product list Web Search may run slowly or freeze. 

Add multi-selected survey references to XML extraction

When you multi-select survey references, you can add them to your XML extraction by left-clicking the XML icon next to Selected survey plans.
 

Image highlighting XML extraction icon at top right of selection bucket

This will open the Survey data extraction panel where you can complete your XML extraction.

Survey data extraction into a LandXML file
 

Image showing survey data extraction panel, hightlighting selected survey plans

You cannot add more than 20 survey plans to your survey data extraction.

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