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Digitizing Using the MAPDIGITIZE Command
Use the MAPDIGITIZE command if you want to use the special options it
provides, such as attaching object data as you digitize.
NOTE Before you begin digitizing, be sure that you have configured the digitizer,
registered the map, and set the digitizing specifications. See
Setting Up for
Digitizing
(page 130).
For detailed information on digitizing linear objects, topologies, and control
points, or on placing annotations, see Overview of Digitizing Maps (page 1073).
Digitizing Using Drawing Commands
You can also digitize using drawing commands. However, you should avoid
commands such as CIRCLE, RECTANGLE, and 3DFACE. Instead, use ARC,
LINE, and PLINE to represent map features in the simplest possible forms.
This usage simplifies map cleanup.
See also:
■
Overview of Digitizing Maps (page 1073)
■ Setting Up for Digitizing (page 130)
■ Converting Data From Other Formats to Drawing Objects (page 377)
NOTE Before you begin digitizing, be sure you have configured your digitizer
(page 132) and registered your map (page 136).
To digitize the objects
1 Check that TABLET is enabled in the status line. If not, double-click
TABLET to enable Tablet mode.
2 To use the MAPDIGITIZE command,
set the digitizing options (page 130).
3 Digitize lines by starting the LINE, PLINE, or
MAPDIGITIZE (page 1081)
command as appropriate.
Press F12 to access menus and dialog boxes in the floating screen area
you defined.
4 Continue to add lines and arc segments until you are done. Press Enter.
When you finish digitizing, use
Drawing Cleanup (page 765) to clean the
linework and fix errors.
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