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A dangle is often caused by inaccurate digitizing where an object extends
beyond its intended intersection with a target object. Use
Break Crossing
Objects
(page 797) before using Erase Dangling Objects.
See also:
■
Overview of Cleaning Up Maps (page 766)
■ Step 2: Setting Cleanup Options (page 771)
■ Overview of Cleanup Actions (page 788)
■ Break Crossing Objects (page 797)
NOTE This procedure is for drawing objects only. There is no equivalent for
geospatial feature data.
To erase dangling objects
1 Click Tools tab ➤ Map Edit panel ➤ Clean Up.
2 On the Select Actions page, in the Cleanup Actions list, click Erase
Dangling Objects. Click Add.
3 In the Select Actions list, click Erase Dangling Objects to display the
cleanup parameters for this action.
4 Under Cleanup Parameters, set Tolerance to a value slightly larger than
the longest dangle to erase.
Enter a value into the Tolerance box or click Pick to go to the map and
select two points that define the tolerance to use.
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