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Digitize Point to Point Line

 

Tool

Pop-up

Line Digitizer > Point To Point Line

Area Digitizer > Point To Point Line

Use with the Create Line Feature or Create Area Feature command. This is the default line type.

A point to point line is composed of two or more points with straight sections joining them.

Related commands:

• Close Line

• Digitize Fitted Curve

• Digitize Geodesic Line

• Digitize Loxodrome

• Digitize Spline

• Digitize Squared Line

• Digitize Stream Line

• Remove Last

• Digitize Arc Using a Centre and Two Points

• Digitize Arc Using Three Points

• Digitize Arc Using Two Points and a Direction

• Digitize Geodetic Arc

• Digitize Rectangle Using Three Points

• Digitize Rectangle Using Two Points

• Digitize Circle Using a Centre and a Radius

• Digitize Circle Using a Two Point Diameter

• Digitize Circle Using Three Points

• Digitize Circle Using Two Points and a Radius

• Digitize Geodetic Circle Using a Centre and a Radius

• Digitize Geodetic Circle Using Two Point Diameter

• Digitize Geodetic Circle Using Two Points and a Radius

Procedure

1. Select the Digitize Point to Point Line command.

2. Click at the location of the first point.

3. Do one of the following:

• Click at the location of the second point.

• Press and hold the mouse button and drag the second point to its location then release the button.

Pressing and dragging will give you a preview of the line.

4. Continue until all points are added.

5. End or close the line.

 

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Line Digitizer > End Line

Line Digitizer > Close Line

Key

<End>

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Close line joins the first point in the line to the last point.

The new line feature is created.