Use this command to specify whether geospatial features are checked out as AutoCAD drawing objects or as features.
These settings determine how you work with your data.
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Allows you to use many common ACAD editing commands |
Allows you to use some common ACAD editing commands in addition to geospatial feature-specific editing commands (for example, MAPFEATURESPLIT and MAPFEATUREMERGE) |
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Edited features represented as AutoCAD geometries (for example, closed polylines are used to represent polygonal features) |
Edited features are represented as geospatial geometries (for example, MAPPOLYGONS). |
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Most existing custom or third-party editing applications (LISP, VB or ObjectARX) should continue to work. Some may require minor updates. |
Supports multipart (multipolygons, multilines, and multipoints) geospatial features and editing, such as the Hawaiian islands. |
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Some existing AutoCAD Map 3D editing commands will continue to work on features (for example, rubbersheeting [ADERSHEET]). |
Preserves and allows you to edit M and Z values. |
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Allows you to use feature styling. |
Allows you to use feature styling. |