New point by selection

GEOVIA Surpac

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You can use this function to select a point in Graphics and add it to the end of the digitiser string.

To run this function: Type DIGITISER SELECT in the Function Chooser, and press ENTER.

When you run this function, a prompt is displayed instructing you to select a point in Graphics.

Field	Description
String	Display only. The digitiser string number.
Z	The elevation at which the point is digitised. Note: If the active plane is not horizontal, this field is disabled.
Desc	The description value to apply to the digitised point. Note: If you want to add descriptions to more than one description field, enter the information for each field separated by a comma. The descriptions fields are used sequentially. That is, the first value is entered in D1, the second in D2.
Snapping properties
Use Desc of selected point	The values entered in the description fields of the new point are taken from the description fields in the existing point if you are using snap to point. The values entered in the description fields of the new point are taken from the description fields of the nearest point if you are using snap to line or snap to triangle. If you are using no snap, no values are added to the description fields.
User entered Desc	The values you typed in the Desc field are entered in the description fields for each point.
Project selections to the current plane	Selected: When you are snapping to existing data (for example, point, line, or triangle), the point is projected onto the active plane. Cleared: When you are snapping to existing data (for example, point, line, or triangle), the point is digitised at the exact location of the existing data.