🖱️Right-Click Menu: Adding Overlay Graphics
When you click the right mouse button after drawing a graphic feature, a pop-up menu will be displayed. The available options vary depending on the type of graphic:
Graphic Types:
| Point Data | Polylines & Polygons | Polygons after MasterMap Selection | Circles | Rectangles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Each section below includes a description and a placeholder for images to visually guide users.
📌 Menu Options and Descriptions
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Create from Selection | Forms a polygon based on selected areas from MasterMap using the polygoniser tool. |
| Snap | Snaps the buffer to a selected overlay or OS feature. |
| Attributes | Displays attributes for polylines, polygons, or symbols. (Circles and rectangles are covered by polygon attributes.) Note: Attribute editing is not available for datasource layers. |
| Undo | Removes the last section of the polyline added. |
| Scroll | Displays a box representing the screen area. Move the box and click to redraw the view. |
| Angle/Distance | Shows the angle and distance of the floating line from the last point in the graphic. |
| Enter Coordinates | Allows entry of an exact starting point for your graphic. |
| Intersect | Fixes a point using measurements from 2–3 known points. |
| Reference Circle | Places a graphic using a circle at a fixed distance from a pre-defined point. |
| Rotate After Placing | Used for rotated symbols. Rectangles can be rotated later via Edit Graphics. |
| Enter Radius | Specify the radius of a circle geometry. |
| Specify Dimensions | Define the size of a rectangle geometry. |
| Finish | Ends the process of adding the graphic feature. |
Note: The options available will depend on the type of graphic you are adding.
✅ Finish
Selecting Finish from the right-hand popup menu will end the process of creating a polyline or polygon.
You are now in a position to:
Add further overlay graphics
Add overlay data to the form
Save the current geometry
Note: The options available will depend on the type of graphic you are adding.
↩️ Undo
This option removes the last point from the current polyline or polygon.
If the last item added to the polyline or polygon was a string via the Snap function, Undo will remove the entire string.
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