Feature Editing : Commands : Digitize Squared Line
 

Digitize Squared Line

 

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Line Digitizer > Squared Line

Area Digitizer > Squared Line

Use with the Create Line Feature or Create Area Feature command.

A squared line is a point to point line where the angles at the vertices can be forced to multiples of 45º.

Related commands:

• Close Line

• Digitize Point to Point Line

• Digitize Fitted Curve

• Digitize Geodesic Line

• Digitize Loxodrome

• Digitize Spline

• Digitize Stream Line

• Remove Last

• Digitize Arc Using a Centre and Two Points

• Digitize Arc Using Three Points

• Digitize Arc Using Two Points and a Direction

• Digitize Geodetic Arc

• Digitize Rectangle Using Three Points

• Digitize Rectangle Using Two Points

• Digitize Circle Using a Centre and a Radius

• Digitize Circle Using a Two Point Diameter

• Digitize Circle Using Three Points

• Digitize Circle Using Two Points and a Radius

• Digitize Geodetic Circle Using a Centre and a Radius

• Digitize Geodetic Circle Using Two Point Diameter

• Digitize Geodetic Circle Using Two Points and a Radius

Procedure

1. Select the Digitize Squared Line command.

2. Click once at the location of the first point (1).

3. Press and hold the mouse button and drag the cursor.

When the angle approaches 45º or 90º or other multiple, the cursor will snap.

4. Release the cursor when second line segment is the right length and the two line segments form the correct angle.

If you do not want a multiple of 45º at that vertex, you can release the cursor between snaps.

5. Repeat for each additional vertex.

6. End or close the line.

 

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Line Digitizer > End Line

Line Digitizer > Close Line

Key

<End>

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Close line joins the first point in the line to the last point.

The new line feature is created.