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Characteristics

A workspace includes the following characteristics:

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Characteristic		Description
Workspace		General workspace characteristics
	File	*.mws file and file path of current map
	Name	Name of workspace
Drawing		Interface to ConnectMaster drawing administration
	Drawing type	ConnectMaster drawing type of ConnectMaster drawing.
	Name	Name of ConnectMaster drawing in the Drawing Administration.
Map		Map characteristics
	Title	Map title; is displayed on the map.
	Projection	The projection and coordinate system on which the map is based; for details, see below.
	Zoom
	Length unit	The unit for length measurements that is used in the map; for details, see below.
	Surface unit	The unit for surfaces that is used in the map.
	Catch mode	If the catch mode is enabled, the cursor in the map is automatically set to a selected element (element is “caught” by the cursor).
	Selection colour	Colour setting for selected elements.
	Background colour	Colour setting for map background.

In detail:

Projection

The projection model and coordinate system of the current map is set under “Projection”. The projection model describes how objects of a spherical surface area are represented on a two-dimensional surface area (of the map). The coordinate system describes how elements are physically arranged on the map.

Many different coordinate systems and projection models can be selected under “Projection”

Length unit

A list of length units are available, e.g.

•All metric length units (kilometres, metres, centimetres, millimetres)

•Miles (standard and nautical)

•Chains

•Foot

•Grade

•Rods

•US survey foot

•Yards

•Inch