Specifying the Selection Mode

By default, when selecting features inside a rectangle, circle, polygon, or buffer, Autodesk MapGuide selects only those features whose centroids (center points) are within that selection area. However, you can specify that you also want to select features that intersect the selection area.

To specify the selection mode:

1. Right-click in the map, and then choose HELP > PREFERENCES from the popup menu to display the Preferences dialog box.
   
   
   
   
2. Click the Selection Mode drop-down list, and then choose the method you want to use for selecting features inside of other features.

   If you choose Centroid (the default), only those features whose centroids are within the selection area will be selected. If you choose Intersection, features that touch, intersect, or are within the selection area will be selected.