Create Sounding Feature

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For complete information about creating new features, see Create Features.

You can only create features within the project or product boundaries.

Related commands:

Procedure

1. Select the Create Sounding Feature command.

2. Select the Acronym for the feature

• the choices vary with the catalog in-use.

4. Type the depth value

• The lower left of the Status bar will show "Sounding Depth:" and the value as you type it

• Depth can be positive or negative. A negative value indicates a drying height.

• If you do not enter a depth value now, a default of 0 is used. You can edit this later using the Coordinates window.

5. Soundings can be created interactively, or entered with exact coordinates.

• Digitise the location

OR

• In the coordinates window, enter the Latitude and Longitude and <Enter>

• The sounding will be shown in the display

If Repeat New Feature is on, you can add more soundings without reselecting the command.

To add a second sounding with the same depth as the first:

1. Click at a new location or enter coordinates as above.

To add a second sounding with a new depth:

1. Press <Backspace> once for each digit in the current depth,

• This will be shown in the Status bar.

2. Type a new depth.

• The new value will be shown in the Status bar

3. Digitise at a new location or enter coordinates as above.

A sounding with the new depth is added.

Sounding display is based on the sounding rounding rule selected in the Options dialog box or in the layer properties.