Easier deletion of unwanted imported data

[John S. Hansen]

Public GIS data in Denmark is often only accessible in 10 kilometer x 10 kilometer squares and pretty high resolution.

That results after a (very) slow import and spending a lot of time cutting "Per side" deleting unwanted data.

 

   I suggest a small addition to the cut tool: recktangular cut

 

   Function: Select a rectangel and delete everything outside the rectangle.

 

 

A sample file with an imported dataset attached.

(as well as the dataset downloaded from the public service)

curves.zip

[zoomer]

I would draw a Rectangle,

do a Marquee Selection over the Rectangle,

Edit > Selection > Invert Selection.

 

You may better do an ALT+ Selection to also get objects exceeding

the rectangle before inverting the Selection and deleting.

Otherwise you may accidentally delete objects from inside the

Rectangle.

Objects that extend the Rectangle could be cut with the Cutter Tool

and deleted later.

 

 

But your suggestion with cutting first seams reasonable too.