Exporting a Bounding Polygon

Raster surfaces, point clouds and variable resolution (VR) surfaces created or updated in CSAR format automatically include a bounding polygon that encompasses the entire extents of a coverage. This polygon is not included in the display by default. If you want to view or edit the polygon, you must first add it to the display using the Add Bounding Polygon Layer command. See Add Bounding Polygon Layer for more information.

Bounding polygons can be exported using the export tools provided in the File menu. In order to do this, however; they must first be converted to an acceptable format because bounding polygons in CSAR format cannot be directly exported in any format other than DXF.

To convert a bounding polygon you must first use the Import Selected Objects command to import the polygon into a feature layer as a Coverage area feature object. See Import Selected Objects for details on this command.

Related commands:

• Digitize Bounding Polygon

• Edit Bounding Polygon

• Rebuild Bounding Polygon Automatically

• Export Selection to ASCII

• Export Selection to CARIS

• Export Selection to CARIS Well-Known Text

• Export Selection to DXF

• Export Selection to GML/KML/Formatted ASCII

• Export Selection to HOB

• Export Selection to S-57

• Export Selection to Shapefile

Procedure

1. Add the Bounding Polygon layer to the display and select the layer in the Layers window.

2. Select the polygon feature in the Display window.

3. Select the Import Selected Objects command and define object and attribute acronym values to import the polygon as a new area feature on a feature layer.

Once the polygon is converted, it can be exported to the proper file format.

4. Select the feature layer and select the newly created area feature in the Display window.

5. Select an Export Selection command and complete the export.

The bounding polygon is exported.