Multi-Draw

This feature allows you to complete several drawing operations at the same time.  For example,  in one operation you can plot points and generate a coordinate table for the points at the same time.  Or you can draw lines by points and place calls on the resulting lines at the same time.

Prompts

When you choose Multi-Draw from the CGDraw menu, the Multi-Draw dialog box is displayed.

Specify Points

Use the radio buttons to indicate how you want to specify the points that will be used for the drawing operations.  You can Choose Points Interactively using the standard C&G point sequence command  line interface or you can Use Point Group.

NOTE:  If you Choose Points Interactively, you will not have the option of plotting points or creating a coordinate table.
If you click Use Point Group, you must specify a Point Group Name and the point group description for the points you wish to use.  You can either type the full path (including the drive letter) to an existing point group file or you can click the Browse button and use the file dialog box to specify the Point Group file.

NOTE: In this context, Description refers to the Point Group description, NOT the description for the individual points as found in the coordinate file.

Drawing Operations

In this area of the dialog box you must specify which drawing operations to perform and, if needed, make the necessary settings changes required for the drawing operations.  Any settings changes are saved to the drawing and thus remain in effect after this command is completed.

Plot Points: Checking this checkbox will cause the selected points to be plotted.
Point Settings button: selecting this button will bring up the Drawing Settings dialog box allowing you to make changes to the drawing settings.

Coordinate Table: Checking this checkbox causes a coordinate table to be created for the points selected.

Table Settings button: will bring up the Coordinate Table Settings dialog box allowing you to make changes to layer, text size and line spacing.

Draw Lines/Arcs: Checking this checkbox causes lines and or/arcs to be drawn between the points specified.

Line Settings button: Will bring up the Linetype Manager allowing you to select the linetype.

Draw Breaklines: Checking this checkbox causes breaklines to be drawn between the specified points.  Breaklines are for use in topographic operations (see CGTopo).

Topo Settings button: displays the CGSurvey Auto Contouring settings dialog box allowing you to make changes to the current topo settings.

Draw Calls: When Draw Calls is checked, calls will be drawn between the points specified.

Call Settings button: will display the Call Settings dialog box allowing you to make changes.

If Use Call Table is checked: all call information will be placed in a call table, rather than along the line work. The Call Table Settings button displays the Call Table Settings dialog and allows you to set the layer calls will be placed on, the text size, the line spacing, the first course label, etc.

If Use Curve Table is checked: all curve information will be placed in a curve table, rather than along the line work. The Curve Table Settings button displays the Curve Table Settings dialog and allows you to specify: which components will be shown in the curve table,  which layer the table will go on, the text size, the line spacing, the first course label, etc.

The Layer Settings button: displays the Layer Manager dialog.  Here you can create any layers you need or set the current layer as required.
When you are satisfied click OK. 

If you choose Use Point Group: the drawing operations you have selected will be completed immediately. 

If you have selected Choose Points Interactively: enter or pick the desired points at the following standard C&G point sequence command line prompt:

Note: When entering the points at the command line, some drawing operations may occur as you enter the points.

Placement of coordinate, call and or curve tables

No matter what point selection method you use, if you specified that any tables be drawn, the coordinate, call or curve table will be placed at the cursor and you will be asked to move the cursor to the desired location.   Clicking the left mouse button will place the table in the drawing at the cursor location.

Pulldown Menu Location: CG-Survey > CGDraw>Mult-Draw
Keyboard Command: MD, CG_MULTI_DRAW
Prerequiste: Coordinate File and/or Point Group