A map represents the landscape in an artificial way. Features can be represented in one of several ways: Points, Lines, and Shapes..
Draw a Point: A point is good for representing a project that is small, not well defined, or its physical shape is not important. To draw a point, single click on the map, and a red point appears. - Show Me -
Draw a Line: Select Draw a line to draw a line or project on the map, such as a road or a spray-line. To draw a line, single click on the map where you want the line to start, then single click on the map where the line should end. Then, double click to finish the line. - Show Me - If your line consists of several segments, simply click at the end of each segment until you reach the end of the line, which you indicate using a "double click."
Draw a Shape: Select Draw a shape to draw the actual project shape on the map. If your project consists of several shapes (i.e. subdivisions of separate housing units), you should draw a single shape around the whole project to represent it as a project boundary.
To begin drawing a shape, single click on the map where the shape should start, then move your mouse to the next position and single click the mouse again. Next, move your mouse to the third position and single click the mouse. Finally, move your mouse to the fourth and final position and this time double-click your mouse to complete the shape. - Show Me - Be sure that you do NOT draw shapes that self intersect. - Show Me - If you do, you will receive an error message. - Show Me -
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If you do not draw the point, line, or shape correctly, you will receive an error message. - Show Me -
You must double-click at the end of your drawing project to complete it.
