Plot topology is controlled by using sites. Drawings may have multiple sites and sites may contain multiple plots. Each site represents a different set of relationships (topology) between objects. Plots must exist within a site and they interact with other objects contained in the site, such as feature lines and alignments.
Any plot segment drawn through an existing plot will subdivide the plot. To prevent this subdivision, you can create new plots in a different site so that they will not be included in the same topology as the original plots. Remember the following points when working with plots and sites:
- Each site has a site plot that represents the extents of all objects within the site.
- All plots within a site are dynamically related to each other. However, plots in one site are not related to plots in a different site.
- While plots within a site cannot overlap, sites can overlap, which in turn enables you to work with overlapping plots. For example, property plots overlapping soil mapping plots.
- Plots can be moved to a different site, but the original relationship to the other plots in the original site is lost.
- Objects within a site do not have to touch each other.
- You can see a complete list of sites and the plots within them on the Prospector tab of Toolspace.
- Use the Copy to Site and Move to Site commands to rearrange where objects are located and to prevent unwanted interaction.
- Certain site properties such as the site plot style are specific to the Plots collection within a site. To edit these properties, right-click the Plots collection under the named site collection.