Draw; Draw Overview; Hidden Draw Tools; To View The Hidden Draw Tools - Apache Street Atlas USA 2005 User Manual

Draw Overview

Street Atlas USA 2005 lets you add draw objects, such as routable roads, waypoints, tracks, text, symbols,
MapNotes, lines, arcs, splines, circles, polygons, and rectangles to your map with the tools provided under the Draw
tab.
Draw Object Tool Used
Routable Roads
Tracks
Lines
Arcs
Splines
Polygons
Rectangles
Circles
Waypoints
Symbols
MapNotes
Text Labels

Hidden Draw Tools

The Draw tab provides tools which allow you to add routable roads, waypoints, lines (straight lines, arcs, and
splines), shapes (polygons, rectangles, and circles), MapNotes, text labels, and symbols to a draw file. Some of these
tools exist as hidden tools available in pull-out menus.

To View the Hidden Draw Tools

Four draw tool options provide pull-out menus with hidden tools. These draw tools each have a small arrow at the
bottom-right of the draw tool button as shown in this sample
Use the following steps to view the hidden draw tools.
1. Click the Draw tab to open the Draw dialog area.
2. Click and hold one of the current visible tools below to display and select one of the options.
Note: Selecting a hidden tool from a pull-out menu changes the default option.

Draw

Suggested Use
Add routable road lines point-by-point to a road layer, then incorporate
these roads into a route network when you create a route in the Route tab.
Use the Track tool to add tracks to the map.
Note: Tracks can be downloaded from a GPS receiver.
Use lines to mark boundaries or to add railroads or utility lines. Lines can
be drawn with varied line styles, weights, and colors including lines which
reflect actual map line types.
Use arcs to add curved line features to a map file. Arcs can be drawn with
varied line styles, weights, and colors, including lines which reflect actual
map line types.
Use splines to add trails or any other map feature which contains curves.
Splines can be drawn with varied line colors, weights, and styles including
lines which reflect actual map line types.
Use polygons to designate water bodies, land boundaries, or any other
irregular map feature. Obtain the area of the polygon by adding a d etailed
MapNote using the right-click function.
Use rectangles to designate land boundaries or any other rectangular map
feature. Obtain the area of the rectangle by adding a detailed MapNote
using the right-click function.
Use circles to designate circular map features. Obtain the area of the circle
by adding a detailed MapNote using the right-click function.
Use the waypoints tool to label waypoints on a map. Waypoints can be
uploaded to a GPS receiver or downloaded from a GPS receiver.
Use symbols to identify certain areas on the map such as houses,
monuments, or points of interest.
Use MapNotes to point to and label a specific area on the map.
Use text labels to name features or give details about features on the map.
Note: Text labels do not offer border or fill colors. To make your object
name more noticeable, change the font size or font color.
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