DeLorme Topo North America 9.0 User Manual

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line, the length of the line segment (leg), and the total area of the

polygon on the map.

Draw objects such as routable roads, routable trails, tracks, lines, splines, and

polygons consist of shape points and end points.

• Shape points are the points you place on the map when creating the object.

They give the object its shape. When you select a draw object on the map,

shape points display along the active object as small magenta squares.

The line object below was drawn with the spline tool.

• End points are the first and last points of individual line segments on a draw

object. When you select a shape point of a line segment within an active line,

spline, or polygon:
• A small green circle indicates the start end point of the selected line

segment.

• A small red circle indicates the last end point of the selected line segment.

The same spline with end points indicating a selected spline segment.

Notes

• When you click the start or last end point of the line segment within a line

draw object and the Show Measurement check box is available (when

using the Polygon or Line tool) and selected, it displays the bearing or

angle of that point of the line, the length of the line segment (leg), and

the total length of the entire line object on the map.

• When you click the start or end point of the line segment within a polygon

draw object, a text box displays the bearing or angle of that point of the

line, the length of the line segment (leg), and the total area of the

polygon on the map.

Draw objects such as routable roads, routable trails,tracks, lines, splines, and

polygons consist of shape points and end points.

• Shape points are the points you place on the map when creating the object.

They give the object its shape. When you select a draw object on the map,

shape points display along the active object as small magenta squares.

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