CARIS Easy View : Commands : Select Master/Slave Relationships
 

Select Master/Slave Relationships

 

Menu

Select > Master/Slave Relationships

Select and view master/slave relationships and add masters and slaves to the selection.

A master/slave relationship is a hierarchical relationship between features at the same location. One feature is designated the master, others are its slaves. For example, a buoy could be a master and attached equipment such as lights and navigational devices would be its slaves.

Related commands:

• Create Selection

• Select All

• Select All in Display

• Select by Range

• Select by Lasso

• Select by Circle

• Select by Superselection Range

• Select by Coordinate Range

• Select by Attribute Value

• Select by Feature Acronym

• Select by Feature Object ID

• Select by Feature Type

• Select by Rule File

• Select Collections

• Select Features Inside Areas

• Select Features that Intersect Areas

• Add to Selection

• Clear Selection

• Remove Others from Selection

• Remove

• Centre on Selection

• Centre on Superselection

• Copy Selected

Interface

The Select Master/Slave Relationships dialog box is displayed.

Panel

Description

Parent Type

A list of masters.

Contains the following information:

• Feature ID: The feature object ID

• Name: The attribute name of the master object

• Object Name: The user-specified name assigned to the master object

Slaves

A list of the slaves of the selected master.

Attributes

The attributes of the selected master. The attribute values are read-only.

Procedure

1. Select the Select Master/Slave Relationships command.

2. Add features to the selection or create a new selection using the various pop-up menus.

Menu item

Description

Parent Type

Add to Selection From > All Masters

Add all listed master features to the existing selection.

Add to Selection From > This Master

Add selected master features to the existing selection.

Add to Selection From > Slaves of this Master

Add all slaves of the selected master to the existing selection.

Create Selection From > All Masters

Create a new selection from all listed master features.

Create Selection From > This Master

Create a new selection from the selected master feature.

Create Selection From > Slaves of this Master

Create a new selection from the slaves of the selected master feature.

Slaves

Add Slave to Selection

Add the selected slaves to the existing selection.

Create Selection from Slave

Create a new selection from the selected slaves.