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Inverse Selection in ZWCAD

Name: Spatial Manager for ZWCAD
Author: Spatial Manager

Select objects that are not selected in the drawing and deselect those that are selected.

Editions: Basic Standard Professional

Inverse Selection

Invert your current selection by selecting all objects that are not currently selected, while deselecting those that are.

This tool simplifies editing and data management by enabling easy toggling between selected and unselected objects within your drawing.

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frequently asked questions

Which are the current compatible ZWCAD applications?

Current compatible ZWCAD applications:

ZWCAD and ZWCAD Architecture
Professional edition (Classic and Standard editions are not compatible, but you can use Spatial Manager Desktop™ to import/export via DXF files)
Versions: From v.2017 to v.2026 both included. Review the version compatibility page for more details.

What are the system requirements?

System requirements:

Windows 7 or higher, within the operating system versions supported by the ZWCAD version used
500 MB free disk space, or more
Windows Installer 3.1 or later

Which are the current available data Providers?

Spatial files

Esri Shape file - (SHP)
Google Earth file - (KML, KMZ)
OpenStreetMap file - (OSM, PBF, OSC) ⁽¹⁾
LiDAR file - (LAS, LAZ)
GPS exchange format file - (GPX)
Esri ASCII Grid file - (ASC, ASCII) ⁽¹⁾
ASCII text file - (ASC, CSV, NEZ, TXT, XYZ, UPT)
SQLite file - (SQLITE, DB)
GeoPackage file - (GPKG)
GML file - (GML, GZ, XML)
Raster image file - (TIF, PNG, JPG, JPEG, TIFF) ⁽¹⁾
Autodesk SDF file - (SDF) ⁽³⁾
MicroStation v.7 file - (DGN) ⁽²⁾
AutoCAD DXF file - (DXF) ⁽²⁾
Esri ArcInfo export file (ASCII) - (E00) ^{(1) (2)}
MapInfo file - (TAB) ⁽²⁾
MapInfo interchange format file - (MIF/MID) ⁽²⁾
GeoJSON file - (GEO.JSON)

Spatial raster files

Raster image file - (TIF, PNG, JPG, JPEG, TIFF) ⁽¹⁾

Georeference sources - (World files, Google Earth .GEPRINT, etc.)

Variable resolution Raster image file - (Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF/COG TIFF) ^{(1) (4)}

Spatial data servers and Geo-databases

Esri Geodatabase File - (GDB) ⁽¹⁾
PostGIS database
Microsoft SQL Server Spatial database
MySQL database ^{(1) (3)}

Image map servers

WMS/OGC API Maps Web Map Services ⁽⁴⁾
WMTS/OGC API Tiles Web Map Tile Services ⁽⁴⁾
XYZ/TMS Tile Map Services ⁽⁴⁾

Other spatial data sources

Open Database Connectivity ODBC ⁽¹⁾
WFS/OGC API Features data store ⁽¹⁾
WFS data store (FDO) ^{(1) (3) (5)}
WFS data store (OGR) ^{(1) (2) (5)}

(1) Read-only
(2) OGR data source
(3) FDO provider
(4) Background Maps technology
(5) DEPRECATED - Whenever possible use the native WFS/OGC API Features data provider

Note: certain data Providers are only valid for some Editions of the application