Edit Line

Editing tool for the active line. There is also always one active point within the active line.

Active line point means also that the previous line section is active. Depending on the edit operation, target may be the active line point or the active line section.

Category code, Feature code

Currently assigned Category and Feature codes of the selected line.

Line id

Id of the currently selected line.

Constant height

Displays the constant line height, if all points of the active line have same Z-coordinate value. Can be used to force constant height to the line by selecting the checkbox and giving the new height.

3D length, 2D length, 2D area

Fields display calculated properties of the selected line.

Switch point

Changes the active point within the line. The left arrow button moves towards the start of the line and the right arrow button towards the end of the line.

When pressed with the Shift-key, buttons activate the first or last point, respectively.

See also: Keyboard

Actions

Line edit operations.

Join

Starts the line joining mode. There must be active line before starting the mode.

Turn

Turns the line direction by changing the point order within the line. The active point within the line is changed to the opposite end of the active line section.

Close

Closes the line by adding new point at the end of the line with the start point coordinates. The line then forms closed polygon and is considered as an area by some operations.

Duplicate

Duplicates the active line. The new line is stored to the active element, which can be different from the original line element.

Cut

Splits the active line to two separate lines. By default, removes the active line section between new lines.

Popup option menu has following additional operations:

Shift: Keep common point Keeps the active section end point in both new lines.

Remove

Removes the active line.

Popup option menu has following additional operations:

Ctrl: Remove active point Removes the active line point. This option works also with the global Delete-key shortcut.

Apply

Applies changes to the active line.