To Snap The Central Shape Point Of An Arc To Another Object; Adding Points To Draw Objects; To Add Points To Draw Objects; Deleting Points And Line Segments From Draw Objects - Apache Street Atlas USA 2005 User Manual

When you drag your shape point over a point on the desired draw object, a yellow diamond defines the snap
point . Release the point you dragged when the snap point displays. The active draw object is then
snapped to the other object's point coordinate.
Tip: To undo a draw object snap, click Undo to undo the last action. If you decide not to undo the last
action, click Redo.
Note: Do not snap one end point of an arc to the other end point in the same arc.

To Snap the Central Shape Point of an Arc to Another Object

Use the following steps to snap the central shape point of the arc to another object.
1. Click the Draw tab to open the Draw dialog area.
2. Click the Select tool
object. Shape points display as small, magenta squares.
3. While pressing the SHIFT key on the keyboard, drag the center point of the arc line over a point on the
desired draw object until the snap point (the yellow diamond) displays.
4. Release the arc. It is snapped to the other object's point coordinate.

Adding Points to Draw Objects

You can add points to routable road, line, spline, and polygon draw objects in Street Atlas USA 2005 to change the
shape of the object.

To Add Points to Draw Objects

Use the following steps to add points to add points to routable roads, lines, splines, and polygons.
1. In the Draw tab, click the Select tool
around the line indicating it is active. The shape points of the draw objects display as small, magenta
squares.
2. Click the line between two shape points in the object and drag. A new point is created as well as a new line
segment within the object. The new segment displays with it's first and last end points, as well as a text box
indicating the new point's bearing or angle, length of the new segment (leg), and total object's length on the
map.
Tip: To undo the addition of the point to the draw object, click Undo to undo the last action. If you decide
not to undo the last action, click Redo.

Deleting Points and Line Segments from Draw Objects

You can delete points from routable road, track, line, spline, and polygon draw objects in Street Atlas USA 2005 to
change the shape of the object.

To Delete Points and Line Segments from Draw Objects

Use the following steps to delete points and line segments from draw objects.
1. Click the Draw tab to open the Draw dialog area.
2. Click the Select tool
the line indicating it is active. The shape points of the linear objects display as small, magenta squares.
3. Select the desired shape point. The point displays as either a green or red end point depending upon the line
segment it is associated with.
4. Click Delete in the Draw display area.
OR
Press the DELETE key on your keyboard. The point is deleted, as well as the line segment within the draw
object which was associated with that point.
Tip: To undo the addition of the point to the draw object, click Undo to undo the last action. If you decide
not to undo the last action, click Redo.
and then click the desired arc on the map. A box displays around the active
, and then click the draw object you want to edit. A box displays
and click the draw object you want to edit. A dotted-line box displays around
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