To Create a New Feature from Existing Geometry

You can create features using drawing object geometry.

To create a new feature from geometry

  1. In the Display Manager , right-click the layer to which you want to add the feature. Click New Feature from Geometry.
  2. When prompted, select the object or objects to convert to features. Press Enter.

    All selected objects are converted into a single feature. To create multiple features, perform this operation on one object at a time.

  3. When prompted to erase the drawing object, do one of the following:
    • Click Yes to erase the original drawing object.
    • Click No to keep the drawing object in the drawing.

      Keep the object if you plan to use it to create other features. You can store drawing objects on a separate layer and turn off visibility for the layer.

      To add information to the feature, see To Edit Using the Data Table.

  4. Check in the new features.