GMS:GIS Commands

The GIS menu appears when GIS data has been loaded into GMS. The menu has a submenu, the Selection submenu, which contains its own submenu, the Interactive Selection Method submenu. The following commands are available in the GIS menu:

• Enable ArcObjects

Loads ArcMap ArcObjects so that ArcMap can run inside of GMS. This command is only available in 32 bit GMS since ArcMap is a 32 bit application. You must have ArcGIS installed with a valid license (or access to a network license).

• Add Data...

Calls ArcObjects and uses ESRI's Select Data dialog.

• Delete Layer(s)...

Brings up a dialog where the user can select from the currently loaded layers and remove them from the GIS data. ArcObjects only. A more efficient way to remove layers from a project would be to select the item in the Project Explorer and select delete.

• ArcObjects → Feature Objects

Converts ArcObjects vector data to Feature Objects using the GIS to Feature Objects wizard.

• Shapes → Feature Objects

Converts Shapefile data to Feature Objects using the GIS to Feature Objects wizard.

• Selection >

• Select By Attributes...

  Brings up ESRI's Query Wizard for selecting based on attribute. ArcObjects only.

• Select By Location...

  Brings up ESRI's Select By Location dialog. ArcObjects only.

• Clear Selected Features

  Clears all selections of GIS data. ArcObjects only.

• Interactive Selection Method >

  Allows user to select how ArcObjects will process new selections based on the 4 options listed below. ArcObjects only.

  • Create New Selection

    Mode for handling interactive selection. ArcObjects only.

  • Add to Current Selection

    Mode for handling interactive selection. ArcObjects only.

  • Remove from Current Selection

    Mode for handling interactive selection. ArcObjects only.

  • Select from Current Selection

    Mode for handling interactive selection. ArcObjects only.

• Options...

  Brings up ESRI's Selection Options dialog. ArcObjects only.

• Selectable Layers...

  Allows the user to choose which GIS layers can have selections. ArcOjects only.

• Visible Layers...

  Allows the user to choose which GIS layers are visible. ArcObjects only.

A more efficient way to change the visibility of the GIS layer is to use the check box next to the item in the project explorer

• Map Properties...

Brings up the properties for the ESRI map and shows the current coordinate system.

• Attribute Table...

Brings up attribute table of the selected GIS layer.

• Join Table to Layer...

Brings up file browser dialog to choose a dbf file to join to a GIS layer.

• Transparency...

Allows the user to set the transparency on raster layers or, if using ArcObjects, any GIS layer;

• Properties...

Brings up the properties dialog for the selected layer.

• Convert to 2D Scatter Points

Converts GIS point layers to 2D scatter points.

• Add Shapefile Data...

Adds a shape file to the GIS data.

• Clear All Data

Removes all GIS data from the project.

Related Topics

• GIS Module