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Justin Brooks edited this page Sep 30, 2018 · 10 revisions

Polygon/Lasso Tool

You can either click or click and drag to add points to the current selection. To complete a section you can either place a point close to the start of your selection or click 'Close Polygon' found in the options panel. Once closed a simplification is applied to remove any excessive points and then saved to the currently selected annotation layer.

Useful for creating accurate annotations, or annotation objects without distinct edges.

Option Type Description
Guidance Toggle Draws a line between the cursor and last added point
Delete Polygon Operation Removes currently selected polygon
Complete Distance Integer Distance between first and last point to trigger automatic completion
Simplify Integer Amount to simplify polygon on completion

Polygon Keyboard Shortcuts

This tool can only be activated when an annotation layer is selected, otherwise, the tool is disabled.

Magic Wand Tool

Useful for extracting objects from a flat background, quickly selecting an irregularly shaped area, or selecting a distinctly-colored element.

Wand Keyboard Shortcuts

This tool can only be activated when an annotation layer is selected, otherwise, the tool is disabled.

Saving Data

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