You can add a new or existing link to a network or polygon topology. The current drawing must be where the topology was created.
To create a link and add it to a topology
- Open the drawing where the topology was created and load the topology.
- Do one of the following:
- To create a new link in a network topology, in Map Explorer, right-click the topology name. Click Insert New Link.
- To create a link in a polygon topology, type MAPIL on the command line.
- At the prompt, click the start point for the new link.
- When prompted, click the next point(s).
- To finish entering points, press Enter.
- Optionally, modify the values for resistance and direction.
To add an existing link to a topology
- Open the drawing where the network or polygon topology was created and load the topology.
- Do one of the following:
- To add a link to a network topology, in Map Explorer, right-click the topology name. Click Add New Links.
- To add a link to a polygon topology, type MAPAL on the command line.
- At the prompt, click the link to add to the topology.
- Click any additional links to add.
- When you finish selecting links, press Enter.