Options

Type an identifier for the polygon as you want it to appear in the Selection Explorer and graphic views. You can also use the name to select the polygon in the Advanced Select command.

Select the layer on which you want to create the polygon.

Optionally, select <<New Layer>> to create a new layer for the polygon.

Select the fill color for the new polygon.

Optionally, select one of the following:

• Select By Layer to use the color specified for the layer on which the polygon is being created.
• Select By Block / Feature to use the color specified for a block or feature associated with the polygon.

Enter the percentage of transparency to be used for the fill in the new polygon.

A value of 100 causes the fill for the polygon to be totally transparent, regardless of the fill color selected. A value of 0 causes the fill for the polygon to be totally opaque, using the selected fill color. The default is 50 (partially transparent).

Select a display style from the list to be applied to the line segments that define the polygon.

Optionally, select one of the following:

• Select By Layer to use the line style specified for the layer on which the polygon is being created.
• Select By Block / Feature to use the line style specified for a block or feature associated with the polygon.
• Select <<Import line styles>> to open the Line Style Manager where you can browse for a line style file and add new line styles to the list.

Type a new value for the scale (1 is the default).

The higher the line style scale number, the larger the scale. If, for example, you have a dashed line with 12 dashes and you change the line style scale from 1.0 to 2.0, the line will then have 6 dashes.

Note: If your graphic view is showing lines at a small scale, some line styles display as solid to improve performance. You may have to zoom in to see a line's style.

Select the color for the line segments that define the polygon.

Optionally, select one of the following:

• Select By Layer to use the color specified for the layer on which the polygon is being created.
• Select By Block / Feature to use the color specified for a block or feature associated with the polygon.

Select the appropriate option for how smoothly surface colors graduate at the polygon's border line.

• Select Soft to specify that shading for the line gradually change, giving the visual appearance of a soft edge.
• Select Sharp to specify that shading for the line abruptly change, giving the visual appearance of a sharp edge.
• Select Sharp and texture boundary to specify that the line be a drapeline as well.

Select the check box to specify that an interpolated elevation be used for the end segment in cases where elevations are specified for the preceding segments but not the end segment.