The SPATIAL tab contains commands and command lists for working with tables. It is always available, unless it is minimized. The SPATIAL tab is also available at the top of floating Map and Layout windows.
Clipboard Group
These commands copy and paste selections to the clipboard.
Icon | Command | Keyboard Shortcut | Description |
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Copy | Ctrl+ C | Copies the selection and puts in on the clipboard. | |
Paste | Ctrl+ V | Pastes the content of the clipboard. Enabled once you cut or copy a selection. | |
Cut | Ctrl+ X | Cuts the selection and puts in on the clipboard. Enabled once you make a table selection of an SQL selection. | |
Undo | Ctrl+ Z | Undo/redo last operation. Enabled after you make an edit. |
Selection Group
These commands provide methods for selecting objects.
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Select |
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SQL Select | Creates a selection by querying using SQL. | ||
Invert | Inverts currently selected map/layout objects or browser rows. Available when objects or rows are selected. | ||
Clear | Ctrl+W | Deselects map/layout objects or browser rows | |
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Edit Group
These commands edit objects on the map.
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Set Target | Ctrl+T | Sets a map object as the target for editing. | |
Clear Target | Ctrl+Delete | Clears the target selection. | |
Erase |
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Combine |
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Split | Breaks target map object using selected cutter object.
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Disaggregate | Separates objects and their data into their component parts (polygons, polylines, and multi-points). | ||
Buffer |
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Modify |
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Nodes | S key |
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Fix/Clean |
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Transform |
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Convert to Polylines |
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Calculate |
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Clip Region |
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Digitizer Setup | Setup for digitizer hardware. | ||
Clear Map Objects | Deletes selected map objects from the table, but keeps the attribute columns in tact. |
Create Group
These commands create objects on the map.
Insert
Icon | Command | Keyboard Shortcut | Description |
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Point | Inserts a marker or pin on to the map. | ||
Text | Inserts text on the map. | ||
Cell | Inserts a new cell on the map. (MapCAD) | ||
Orthogonal Points | Creates a point that is at right angles to a reference line. (MapCAD) | ||
Line | Creates a straight line on the map. | ||
Polyline | Creates a polyline on the map. | ||
Arc | Creates an arc on the map. | ||
Right Angle | Creates a line along an approximate direction that is at 90 degrees to an object. (MapCAD) | ||
Perpendicular Line | Creates a line that is perpendicular to a segment of an object. (MapCAD) | ||
Arc from 3 Points | Creates an arc from three points. (MapCAD) | ||
Line Polar Append | Creates a line using distance and angle. (MapCAD) | ||
Traverse Line | Creates a polyline from the distance and angle of each node. (MapCAD) | ||
Polygon | Creates a region (polygon) shape on the map. | ||
Orthogonal Polygon | Creates a polygon with a right angle between the first and last line segment. (MapCAD) | ||
Ellipse | Creates an ellipse (circle) on the map. | ||
Circle from 3 Points | Creates a circle on the map from three points. (MapCAD) | ||
Rectangle | Creates a rectangle shape on the map. | ||
Rounded Rectangle | Creates a rectangle shape that has rounded corners on the map. | ||
Rotated Rectangle | Creates a rotated rectangle using specific width and height. (MapCAD) |
Style
Icon | Command | Keyboard Shortcut | Description |
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Point Style | Alt+F8 | Modifies symbol size, color and type. | |
Line Style | Shift+F8 | Modifies line color, pattern and width. | |
Region Style | Ctrl+F8 | Modifies the color, pattern and outline of closed objects. | |
Text Style | F8 | Modifies text color, font and size. | |
Cell Style | Specify the current cell and manage the cell library. (MapCAD) |
Regions
Icon | Command | Keyboard Shortcut | Description |
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Convert to Regions | Changes each selected objects into a region object. | ||
Convert to Rectangle | Change the selected object to a rectangle. (MapCAD) | ||
Enclose (Polylines to Regions) | Creates regions from polygonal areas enclosed by polylines. | ||
Drive Regions (Objects) | Creates time or distance buffers around objects. | ||
Drive Regions (Table) | Creates time or distance buffers for a table. | ||
Voronoi (Objects) | Partitions the map space into cells from a designated set of points. Each cell is an area in which the contained points are closer to the enclosed site than to any others. | ||
Voronoi (Table) | Partitions the map space into cells based on a point layer from a table, selection or query. Each cell is an area in which the contained points are closer to the enclosed site than to any others. |
Dimension
Icon | Command | Keyboard Shortcut | Description |
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Dimension Line | Creates a dimension line in a separate layer. (MapCAD) | ||
Continuous Dimension Line | Generates measurement lines with cumulated distance and distance to objects. (MapCAD) | ||
Intersecting Arcs | Calculates the intersection of two arcs using center point and radius. (MapCAD) |
Create
Icon | Command | Keyboard Shortcut | Description |
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Create Points | Creates point objects for a database table using X and Y coordinates. | ||
Line from Table | Create line objects from a table. (MapCAD) | ||
Polyline from Table | Create polyline objects from a table. For details, see the MapCAD Help. (MapCAD) | ||
Circle from Table | Create circle objects from a table. For details, see the MapCAD Help. (MapCAD) |
Geocode
Icon | Command | Keyboard Shortcut | Description |
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Geocode Points | Geocodes records using MapInfo Pro's built-in geocoder. | ||
Geocode using Server | Geocode records using a geocoding server. |
MapCAD is a tool that plugs in to MapInfo Pro on startup. Some commands on the SPATIAL ribbon are from MapCAD. To read more about how to use MapCAD commands, see the MapCAD Help: On the PROtab, select Add Ins, and then under the section titled MapCAD, click Help.