CARIS HPD : Command Reference : C : Create Collection
 

Create Collection

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Menu

Create > Collection

Create a collection from a selection of features.

A collection is a special S-57 or S-100 object that contains information about relationships between objects. Collections can contain other collection objects. Collections do not have any spatial representation and they cannot be filtered or selected.

Related commands:

Interface

The Parent Type list contains the following information:

Feature ID: The feature object ID

Name: Collection object type

Object Name

Attribute Status

The list at the bottom displays the members or the attributes of the new collection, depending on which tab is selected.

Right-click on the feature ID of any item in the Parent list and select from the following commands:

Command

Description

Add Members to Selection

Add all members of the collection to the existing selection. You would use this if you removed members from the selection and wanted to add all members back in.

Create Selection from Members

Create a new selection containing only the members of the collection.

Right-click on the feature ID of any member and select from the following commands:

Command

Description

Add Member to Selection

Add the selected member to the current selection.

Create Selection from Member

Create a new selection containing only the selected member.

Procedure

1. Select one or more features.

2. Select the Create Collection command.

3. Select a collection acronym and set any necessary attributes.

4. Click OK.

A collection object is created.

The Select Collections dialog box is displayed.

5. Click Close.