Create Sounding Feature

For complete information about creating new features, see Create.

Related commands:

Procedure

1. Select the Create Sounding Feature command.

The Attributes dialog box is displayed.

2. Set any necessary attributes.

You can enter the coordinates and depth in the dialog box or digitize the point after you click OK.

3. [Optional] Enter the coordinates:

• Select the coordinate type: Geographic or Ground.

• Type the coordinates.

4. [Optional] Type the depth in metres.

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

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

5. Click OK.

6. Click at the location of the sounding.

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.

To add a second sounding with a new depth:

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

2. Type a new depth.

3. Click at a new location.

A sounding with the new depth is added.

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