DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2009, User Manual

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Using the Draw Tools
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To Break
Use the following steps to break linear objects.
1. Click the Draw tab.
2. Click the Select tool and select the line object you want to break.
• A box displays around the active line.
• The shape points used to create the line display as small, magenta
squares.
3. Click the shape point where you want to break the line, right-click, point to
Manage Draw, and then click Break Line.
OR
Break the line by pressing CTRL+B or the keyboard shortcut combination you
assigned for the breaking function.
The line is broken into two segments at the designated point and you can edit
each line separately.
Note It is important that you perform steps 2 and 3 consecutively. If you
pan the map, use another tab, and so on between steps, you may need to
repeat the steps again to break your linear object.
Routable Roads, Tracks, Lines, Arcs, and Splines
Drawing Routable Roads on the Map
The Routable Road tool allows you to add a new road to a draw layer in the current
map file. You can then incorporate any new roads you add to a route when you
create a route. You must be at data zoom level 11-0 or greater when adding roads
with the Routable Road tool.
To Draw Routable Roads
Use the following steps to add routable roads to a road layer.
1. Click the Draw tab.
2. Click the Routable Road tool .
3. Type the name of the road you want to add in the Road Name text box.
Name each routable road you add so you can locate it using the find feature.
4. Hover the mouse pointer over existing roads to display the yellow diamond
symbol . The yellow diamond symbol indicates where on an existing road
the point for your new road will connect (connection point).
Notes
• The new road must connect to an existing non-limited access road for
routing to occur on the new road.
• Each time you intersect an existing road, hover the mouse over the
road to display the yellow diamond symbol and click to create a
connection point before continuing to draw. If you draw the line over
the road without creating a connection point, routing cannot occur
along the intersection.
5. Once you locate the connection point for your new road, click the map to
place the first point. Click point-to-point or drag to add the new road to the