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dtToolEllipse Ellipse

Activates the ellipse polygon feature type for data capture. Tap the map to add two vertices: top left (1) and bottom right (2) vertices of a new polygon feature into the edited layer using crosshairs. Once you placed the second vertex on the map DigiTerra Explorer proceeds to capture attributes according to the Settings > Record > New record: <selected option>. The ellipse polygon feature type remains active for data capture until another tool is activated. The Ellipse button allows capture on the screen with the pen or mouse but not with incoming GPS coordinates.

 

Tap / Left click: adds two vertices: top left (1) and bottom right (2) vertices of a ellipse into the edited layer at the tapped location one by one then creates the feature

Drag:  adds two vertices: top left (1) and bottom right (2) vertices of a ellipse continuously into the edited layer using crosshairs then creates the feature

Tap and hold / Right click: displays the Context menu

 

Context menu

 

EditingContextMenu-3Commands

Undoes the last edit made to a feature

Undoes all edit made to a feature

 

hmtoggle_plus1Troubleshooting

The polygon feature type for data capture is only available when editing is turned on for the active layer on the Layer Manager and the layer's feature type is POLYGON, anyway the following cases are possible:

 

1.If the active layer is a POLYGON feature layer but the editing is turned off or the layer locked on the Layer Manager the following message box appears to enable editing in the active layer:
PolygonEditCase1
 

2.If the active layer is a POLYGON feature layer but the edited layer is a point or line feature layer (or a data table or a text file) the following message box appears:
PolygonEditCase2
 

3.If the active layer is a raster layer or there is no vector layer on the Layer Manager the New work layer panel appears to select an existing layer from the project or create a new one:
NewWorkLayer

 

Available in

 

new-16x16 = new feature

Basic

Advanced

Professional

Availability of the "Free Polygon" tool in different editions

no-16x16

yes-16x16

yes-16x16

 

Ellipse

EllipseDrawing Ellipse

 

Ellipse context menu

EllipseContext