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SuperPad Edit Tools

 

 

When you want to use SuperPad edit tools to edit SuperGIS Server feature service layer, firstly you need to make the service layer on SuperPad editable. Then, you can use the tools provided by SuperPad to edit the features. Basically, SuperGIS Server feature layers and other local host layers are manipulated in the same way; you can regard it as manipulating point layer, line layer, or polygon layer on the local host.

 

The editing functionality of SuperPad mainly depends on switching the various tools. For example, while selecting features to edit, you need to use Edit Selected Feature menu and use feature editing tools to edit an entire feature or vertex (line layer/polygon layer). Therefore, before starting editing, please choose the tools you need firstly. The following is the descriptions of the editing functions of each edit toolbar.

 

 

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Edit Selected Feature Menu:

With the menu, you can select the feature you want to edit or cancel the selection. If PDA has GPS functions, you can use GPS current position to select features. You can zoom the map to the extent of the selected features to edit the features more clearly.

 

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name

description

Edit Selected Feature

Select the feature to edit.

Select at GPS position

Select feature at GPS position.

Clear Edit Selection

Clear the feature's edit selection.

zoom to Editing Feature

Zoom the editing feature to the map center.

Repeated Attribute

Repeat the attribute of the last created feature.

 

 

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Feature Editing Tool Menu:

With the feature editing tools, you can move, offset, remove vertex and feature, and even insert a vertex; besides, you can draw a line as well.

 

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description

edit vertex

Edit the vertices of the feature.

move vertex

Move the vertices.

insert vertex

Insert a new vertex into the feature.

rotate feature

Rotate the feature.

segment polyline

Continue to digitize new vertices after the last vertex.

move vertex

Move the entire feature.

delete vertex

Delete the entire feature.

offset vertex

Offset the entire feature.

scale feature

Proportionally scale the feature with the feature¡¦s center as the datum point.

resize feature

Resize the feature in width or height.

 

 

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New Feature Tool Menu:

You can add new features for different types of layers, including point, line, and polygon.

 

(1) point: creating points.

(2) line: adding line features by using line, polyline, and freehand polyline.

(3) polygon: adding polygon feature by using rectangle, polygon, ellipse, circle, and freehand polygon.

 

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name

description

point

create a point feature (point layer).

line

create a line feature (line layer).

polyline

create a polyline feature (line layer).

freehand line

create a freehand line feature (line layer).

polygon

draw a polygon to create a polygon feature (polygon layer).

rectangle

draw a rectangle feature to create a polygon feature (polygon layer).

circle

draw a circle to create a polygon feature (polygon layer).

ellipse

draw a ellipse to create a polygon feature (polygon layer).

freehand polygon

draw a freehand polygon to create a polygon feature (polygon layer).

 

 

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Feature Editing Tool 2 Menu:

you can use Edit Attribute window to edit the attributes of the feature or use Edit Space window to edit the spatial data of the feature.

 

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description

feature attribute

shows the attributes of the selected feature.

Edit attribute

edit attribute data.

Edit Geography

edit the XY coordinates of each vertex.

 

 

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Add Graphics Layer Feature tool Menu:

 

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name

description

text point

create a text point.

text line

create a text line.

text polygon

create a text polygon.

text rectangle

create a text rectangle

text ellipse

create a text ellipse.

 

 

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GPS editing tools:

when you activate GPS, you can add new features by capturing the GPS current position.

 

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name

description

create a point by using GPS

create a new point feature by using GPS current position.

add a vertex

create a new vertex by using GPS current position.

add vertices continuously

create vertices according to the GPS track.

 

 

Note: In using SuperPad, not all of the edit tools can be applied at the same time. Some tools are enabled in some particular conditions. For example, GPS related tools become enabled when you turn on GPS. An enabled tool is displayed in colors. On the contrary, if a tool is disabled, the tool is displayed in gray. About the detailed manipulation of SuperPad edit tools, please refer to SuperPad manual.  

 

 

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