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To create closed polylines from a polygon topology
1 Click Create tab ➤ Topology panel ➤ Create Closed Polylines.
2 In the Create Closed Polylines dialog box (page 1953), click Load to load
the polygon topology or select from the Name list.
All polygons in the selected topology are automatically selected.
3 Under How To Close, specify the layer to create the polylines.
4 Select Group Complex Polygons if you want to create a group containing
all the elements of complex areas, such as islands.
5 Select Copy Object Data From Centroid To Pline and Copy Database
Links From Centroid To Pline if you want to copy the object data and
external database links held in the centroids to the closed polylines.
6 Click OK.
Quick Reference
MAPCLPLINE
Creates polylines from a polygon topology
Create menu ➤ Create Closed Polylines
Menu
MAPCLPLINECommand Line
Create Closed Polylines dialog boxDialog Box
Managing Topologies
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Overview of Managing Topologies (page 899)
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Loading or Unloading Topologies (page 906)
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Highlighting and Identifying Topology (page 909)
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Viewing Topology Data (page 913)
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Viewing Topology Statistics (page 915)
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Saving Topology to Source Drawings (page 916)
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Correcting or Completing a Topology (page 918)
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Saving and Loading Settings Using Profiles (page 922)
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Renaming Topologies and Changing Their Descriptions (page 924)
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Deleting Topologies (page 925)
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