Move/Reshape Feature(s)

The Digitizer Move/Reshape Feature(s) menu offers a variety of tools to move and reshape vector features selected with the Digitizer tool. The options will vary slightly based on the type of feature selected (point, line or area feature).

Enable the Show Area and Line Vertices option (Shift+V is a keyboard shortcut to toggle this setting) to have access to all of the features described below. Also select the vertices to work with before performing any of the described vertex operations except inserting new vertices.  

Move/Reshape Point, Line, or Area features:

• MOVE - Selected Feature (Ctrl+Shift+M)
  
• SHIFT - (Offset) Selected Features
• Edit Length of Area and Line Feature Segments
• ROTATE/SCALE - Rotate/Scale Selected Feature(s)
• Drag to Rotate Selected Features Around Center
• Drag to Scale Selected Features Around Center
• Move Selected Point Features to Selected Lines
• Restore Original Shape of the Selected Feature

Move/Reshape Point features only:

• Restore Original Position of the Point
• Set Point Feature Position

Move/Reshape Line or Area features:

• EXTEND - Select Feature to Extend Lines to
• SIMPLIFY - Simplify (Reduce) Vertices of Selected Line/ Area Feature(s)
• SMOOTH - Smooth Selected Line/ Area Feature(s)
• Resample/ Split Selected Feature(s) at Specified Spacing...
• Reverse Order of Vertices in Selected Area(s)/ Lines(s)
• Insert New Vertex In Selected Feature(s)  

Move/Reshape Area features only:

• Cut Selected Area(s) from Another Area (Add Islands)
• Cut Selected Area(s) from all Overlapping Areas (Add Islands)