Polygon Delineation

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Polygon Delineation

dtToolAreaDelineation Polygon Delineation

Separates one or more polygon features into separated polygons based on an overlapped polyline (auxiliary line) into the same edited layer. The corresponding segments of the auxiliary line will be the boundary between the created new polygons.

 

Tap / Left click: adds vertices of the auxiliary line on the map.

Drag:  adds vertices of the auxiliary line on the map with displayed crosshairs.

Tap and hold / Right click: displays the editing context menu. The Polygon Delineation can be stored by selecting the Create option from the editing context menu.

 

The Polygon Delineation remains active until another tool is activated.

 

Overlapped auxiliary line through to polygons

area_delineation

 

Selected Create option in editing context menu to store new polygons

area_delineation-create

 

Results of the Polygon Delineation

area_delineation-result

 

k-tip-iconThe last topological edit operation can be undo by using the dtToolUndo Undo tool that you made to a feature with the Polygon Delineation tool.