CARIS HPD : Command Reference : C : Click Within Edges
 

Click Within Edges

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Line Digitizer > Click Within Edges

Area Digitizer > Click Within Edges

Create areas or lines by re-using an existing area or closed line.

The Click Within Edges command works on a single feature. You can select multiple rings only if there is a single outer boundary. For example, you can select a lake, then all of its islands.

The Shared Edit command cannot be used with Click Within Edges.

Related commands:

Procedure

1. Select the Create Area Feature or Create Line Feature command.

 

2. Select an acronym and set any necessary attributes as described in Create Features.

3. Select the Click Within Edges command.

The cursor changes ()

4. Click inside an area or a closed line.

5. If nothing is selected, click as close as possible to the edge of the feature you want to duplicate.

If the selected area is a subset of the area you want, click again in the neighbouring part of the area.

6. Press <End> or select the Create Area Feature or Create Line Feature command a second time.

The new area or closed line is created.

This has the same spatial data as the selected area, and the attributes you entered in Step 2.