Lines by Description
This feature allows you to connect lines between all the points in
a coordinate file having a common description.
Prompts
After choosing the Lines by Description menu item you will see the
CGSurvey Draw Lines by Desc dialog.
Layer: Specify the name of
the layer the lines are to be drawn on.
Desc: Specify the
description of the points you want to connect. Case is ignored and,
unless the checkboxes described below are checked, only the leading
characters of the point description are considered for a match.
Match text anywhere in
desc: If this checkbox is checked, the entire point
description field will be searched for the characters specified in
the Desc: edit box. For example:
Input Description Point
Description Match
MH
SanMH
Yes
Force match to be whole
word: If this box is selected, the match must be a complete
word in the point description, not just a portion of a word. For
example:
Input Description Point
Description Match
RD
CL
RD
Yes (whole word)
RD
CLRD
No (not whole word)
Connect Mode
Sequential: Connects the
points in point ID order.
Closest: Ignores point ID
and connects to the closest point with named description.
Pulldown Menu Location:
CG-Survey >CGDraw>Lines and Polylines>Lines by
Description
Keyboard Command: LBD,
CG_LBD
Prerequiste:
Coordinate file