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dtToolAddVertex Insert

This tool is designed for quickly selecting a feature and then insert new vertices into the existing geometry. The Insert tool remains active for adding new vertices into a selected feature until another tool is activated.

 

Tap / Left click: selects feature on the map at the tapped location for vertex editing mode then you can insert new vertices among two vertices in the selected geometry

Drag / Left drag: moves the selected vertex using crosshairs

Tap and hold / Right click: opens the New Vertex panel or the Existing Vertex panel if you started the Tap and hold / Right click over existing vertex

 

Possible use cases

●In case of point feature and MAP - DigiTerra vector layer format the new geometry will be a multipoint geometry

●In case of line or polyline adds new vertices into the existing geometry

●In case of polygon adds new vertices into the existing geometry

 

Inserting new vertex

InsertVertex InsertVertexResult

 

See also

k-tip-iconThe multipoint geometry can also be created with the Point editing tool, but you cannot convert existing point feature to multipoint

k-tip-iconThe multipoint geometry can also be created with the dtToolNewPart New part tool and you can also convert an existing point feature to multipoint

k-tip-iconThe multipoint geometry can be converted from the selected existing point features with the dtToolMerge Merge tool

k-tip-iconThe feature will be immediately in vertex editing mode if you pre-selected it with the dtToolInfo Identify command prior to activating the dtToolAddVertex Insert tool