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7.
In the Figure Properties dialog box, click point 288 and then click the
red X icon. Remove points 289, 290, and 291 in the same manner.
8.
Click OK to close the Figure Properties dialog box. Now only the
north building is shown in the drawing.
9.
Right-click Figures on the Survey tab, and select Create Figure
Interactively.
10.
When prompted, enter
BLD2
as the figure name, and click OK.
11.
Click the four points that make up the smaller building, and then
press Enter.
12.
In the Figure Properties dialog box, set the Closed value to Yes. If neces-
sary, adjust the order of the points using the arrow buttons. Click Apply
and then OK when the blue figure outline appears as a rectangle in
the drawing. The building figure now appears as it should, and the two
separate buildings are represented properly, as shown in Figure 3.7.
FiGuRE 3.7
The result of editing the building figures
13.
Save and close the drawing.
You can view the results of successfully completing this exercise by opening
Edit
Survey Figures - Complete.dwg
. The survey database named
Essentials 6
is provided for the next exercise and matches what you should have at the end of
this exercise.
Creating Additional Points
You may occasionally need to create your own points to establish key locations in
the drawing. For example, early in the design, you may want to show specific loca-
tions for proposed test borings or property corners that need to be found. Another
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