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Global Mapper User's Manual
release it, the point will be placed at the start of the mouse drag and the strike/dip azimuth will automatically
be initialized to the direction that you dragged. You can cancel creation of the point(s) at any time by pressing
the Escape key or right clicking.
After selecting the locationof your strike-and-dip point, the Enter Strike-and-Dip Parameters dialog (pictured
below) appears and allows you to setup your point. This includes selected the azimuth angle for your strike,
either relative to True North (the default) or to the top of the map screen, the dip value for your point (which
will be used as the display label on the map), the symbol to use, an optional description, and which layer in
the Control Center to place the new point feature. There is also a Modify Location button which allows you to
fine-tune the location of the point by manually entering coordinates.
Once you have completed have completed creating the strike-and-dip point, the Digitizer Tool will remain in
the strike-and-dip creation mode, so you can simply left-click to create additional points centered on another
location, or right-click to choose a different mode. If you hold down the Ctrl key when left-clicking to create
additional points the new strike-and-dip point will automatically be created at the clicked location using the
same parameters as the last strike-and-dip point that was created, allowing you to quickly place a lot of points
without going through the dialog each time.
Create Regular Grid of Area Features of User-Specified Size/Orientation
After selecting the Create Regular Grid of User Specified Size/Orientation popup menu option, you can
proceed to select the anchor point (top left corner) of your grid by left clicking at the desired location. You
can cancel creation of the point(s) at any time by pressing the Escape key or right clicking.
After selecting the anchor point for your grid, the Grid Setup dialog (pictured below) appears and allows you
to setup the size, count, naming, and orientation of your grid cells. Pressing the Anchor Point button allows
you to edit the location of your anchor point. You can also choose to create lines rather than areas and to
create points at the grid edges if you want, which is useful for creating your own labeled grid over the map for
just a certain sub-area.
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