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Once you have completed have completed creating the area, the Digitizer Tool will remain in the area creation
mode, so you can simply start left-clicking to draw another area, or right-click to choose a different mode.
You can also create new area features from selected line features by selecting a collection of lines, then
right-clicking and selecting the Advanced Feature Creation Options->Create New Area Feature(s) from
Selected Line Feature(s) menu command. This will attempt to connect the selected line features to build area
features. All line features will be connected as far as possible, then closed to create a new area feature. When
you select this option, the dialog shown below will appear allowing you to setup the rules governing how
areas will be formed. The rules have the following meanings:
• Only Connect Lines that Match the Attributes of the Line Being Connected To - If checked, this
option indicates that line features will only connect to other line features that have compatible labels,
descriptions, and attributes.
• Require Connected Results to be Fully Closed Before Creating Area - If checked, this option indicates
that only connected line paths that fully close to form a complete area will be turned into areas. If not
checked, any path will be closed with a straight line between the two endpoints once no more
connections can be found.
• Create Multiple Areas if All Lines Don't Connect - If checked, this option indicates that if all of the
selected lines don't connect to form a single path, then multiple area features will be generated, one
for each independent connected path.
Creating New Line Features
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After selecting the Create New Line Feature (Vertex Mode) popup menu option, you can proceed to draw a
new line feature with the mouse. To draw the feature, simple left click at each place that you'd like to drop a
vertex. To finish the line feature, right click at the desired location of the last vertex. You can cancel creation
of the new line at any time by pressing the Escape key. Note that while drawing the line in Vertex Mode you
can use the Snapping feature to help align the line with existing features.
You can also choose to draw a line using the Create New Line/Area Feature (Trace Mode) popup menu
option. To draw the feature, simple press the left button to start the line/area, then trace the path to draw using
your mouse while keeping the left button pressed. To finish the feature, simply release the left button. You
can cancel creation of the new feature at any time by pressing the Escape key or just releasing the left button
then pressing Cancel on the dialog that appears. If you are using a digitizing table just select this mode, then
press down the pen to start, trace the path, then release it to end. If your drawn path is nearly closed, you will
be asked whether to create a closed area feature from the path or just keep it as a line feature.
Once you've completed drawing the line, the Modify Feature Info dialog will appear allowing you to setup the
label, classification, drawing style, and attribution for the line. The length of the line feature will be added as a
default attribute. The units for the length measurement can be modified on the General tab of the
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