Using the Draw Tools
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Click Delete in the Draw dialog area.
OR
Press the DELETE key on your keyboard.
OR
Right-click the object and then select Manage Draw/Delete Draw Object.
Tip To bring back the last draw object you deleted, click the Undo button
to undo the
last action. You can undo approximately 200 events in a single map file.
Note You can also delete a draw object using the right-click feature in the draw file list.
Click the File button in the Draw tab, click to select the Draw File that contains the object
you want to delete, click More, right-click the object, and then click Delete.
To Delete Multiple Draw Objects
Use the following steps to delete several draw objects.
1.
Click the Draw tab.
2.
To select multiple draw objects, click the Select tool
, click the first draw object
on the map to select it, and then press and hold the SHIFT key on your keyboard
while clicking each additional draw object you want to delete. A box displays around
each selected object.
OR
To select multiple draw objects, click the Select tool
, drag a box over the draw
objects you want to delete.
3.
Click the Delete button in the Draw dialog area.
OR
Press the DELETE key on your keyboard.
OR
Right-click the object and then click Manage Draw/Delete Draw Object.
A message box displays asking if you want to delete the draw objects from the
current file.
•
If you click Yes, all selected draw objects in the file are deleted. You cannot
undo this action.
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If you click No, no objects are cleared from the file.
To Delete All Draw Objects
To delete all draw objects from an unsaved draw file, click the Draw tab and, click a draw
object button that represents the draw file you want to clear (for example, if you want to
clear a RoadLayer, click the Routable Roads tool
) and then click Clear All. A message
box displays asking if you want to clear all draw objects from the current file.
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If you click Yes, all draw objects in the file are cleared. You cannot undo this
action.
•
If you click No, no objects are cleared from the file.
Snapping Draw Objects
You can snap any draw object to the exact coordinates of a point in another draw object.
You can also snap the central shape point of an arc to another object.
