The toolbar is displayed at the top of the main Map Builder window.
Map Builder toolbar buttons
Button |
Description |
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Pan: Moves and repositions the entire map when you click and drag in
the main window. |
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Select: Puts the Map Builder main window into
selection mode. |
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Zoom in Rectangle: Zooms in on a section of the map contained within a zoom box drawn
by you. Note that this enlarges the whole map. This button can also
be used to zoom in (left click) and zoom out (CTRL + left click). |
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Zoom In: Increases the size of the map displayed in the main window. |
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Continuous Zoom: Zoom in by pressing the left mouse button. Zoom out by pressing
the right mouse button. Use the mouse wheel to zoom into and out from
the map. To pan, press and drag the mouse. The zoom operation pauses
as the map pans to the area you want to see. |
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Zoom Out: Decreases the size of the map displayed in the main window. |
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Fit to View: Fits the visible map to the size of the main window so that you
can view the whole map without having to scroll. |
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Zoom to Selected
Layer: Zooms in to the layer selected in the Map
Layers pane. |
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Rotate: Rotates the whole map in the direction that you drag it. A compass
indicates the angle of rotation. Rotation can be reset with a right
click. |
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Magnify: Shows a circular, magnified area around the mouse pointer position
on the map. Select this button and then drag the mouse on the main
window to magnify different parts of the map. |
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See Through: Reveals a hidden part of the map. |
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Measure: Creates a new orthodromy measure, that is, a line on the map. The
line represents the shortest distance between the origin and end point
of the line. The line may not be straight due to the curvature of
the Earth. |
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Remove Clutter: Displaces a set of overlapping symbols so that their true position can be seen more clearly |
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Line of Sight: Creates a line of sight and an elevation chart in a map containing elevation data. |
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Gradient: Creates a color-coded slope computation of a selected area. The gradient is highlighted by different colors. |
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Valleys & Elevated Areas: Creates a color-coded computation of the valleys and summits of a selected area. The valleys and elevated areas are highlighted by different colors. |
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Area of Sight: Shows an approximation of the elevation data within a circle around the mouse pointer position on the map. Clicking the mouse on a selected point in the map creates a detailed computation of the visible and invisible areas. |
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Terrain Cut: Creates an elevation chart in a map based on the elevation data of an irregular cut through the terrain (a polyline). |
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3D: Creates a 3 dimensional view of a selected section of a map and allows you to rotate it and change the tilt for a better analysis of the terrain. |
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Fly Through: Defines a trajectory to be followed during the simulation of an assault on a given target and enables the study, in 3D, of the effects that the terrain could have on such an attack. |
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Polyline Annotation: Creates a polyline on a map and adds an annotation to it. |
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Polygon Annotation: Creates a polygon on a map and adds an annotation to it |
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Point Annotation: Creates a point on a map and adds an annotation to it. |
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Link Annotation: Creates a link between two annotations on the map and adds an annotation to the link. |