DELETE OUTSIDE BOUNDARY (DelOut)

Type: Batch application

Deletes all entities outside a boundary line. Lines are trimmed to edge of boundary.

Detailed Description

Searches for polygon in the user defined boundary layer, and deletes all entities that fall outside the polygon. Lines that pass through the boundary line are trimmed to the boundary, and only the inside portion of the lines are kept. There is also a mode that will change graphic pointers on lines and symbols rather than delete entities.

Layers that are turned off will not be considered even if specified. This routine is un-doable.

Available Key-ins

Key-in	Description	Range
PARFIL=	Load parameter file	Delete Outside Boundary parameter file name (.dob)
RUN	Run Delete Points in Polygons

Parameters for Delete Points Inside Polygons

Workspaces mode

Defines the workspace compare mode.

Do not compare between workspaces	Source entities will only be compared against boundary lines in the same workspace.
Compare between workspaces	Source entities will be compared to boundary lines other workspaces.

Workspaces to consider

Defines the workspaces to consider. If workspaces mode is set to “Do not compare…”, then this option is displayed, and applies to the boundary line and source entities.

Workspaces to consider for boundary line

Defines the workspaces to consider when searching for the boundary line. If workspaces mode is set to “Compare between…”, then this options is displayed. This allows the workspaces to consider for the boundary line to be set separately from the workspaces to consider for source entities. For example, you may want to only search the current workspace for the boundary line, but delete entities outside the boundary in all open workspaces.

Workspaces to consider for source entities

Defines the workspaces to consider for source entities. If workspaces mode is set to “Compare between…”, then this options is displayed. This allows the workspaces to consider the boundary line to be set separately from the workspaces to consider for source entities.

Include open lines

Determines if open lines in the boundary layer should be treated as polygons.

Yes	Open lines will be considered polygons by assuming a closing segment between the last and first points.
No	Only existing polygons (closed lines) will be considered.

Boundary layer

Defines the layer to search for boundary lines. Normally there should only be one line in the boundary layer. Layers that are turned off will not be considered even if specified.

Source layers

Defines the layers to search for entities outside the boundary line. This may be entered as a number line. Layers that are turned off will not be considered even if specified.

Line graphic pointer to change to

Defines the graphic pointers to set lines to if the Change mode is “Set graphic pointer”.

Symbol graphic pointer to change to

Defines the graphic pointers to set symbols to if the Change mode is “Set graphic pointer”.

Change mode

Defines the action to take on symbols that fall within the polygons.

Delete	Delete the source entities (lines that cross boundary will be trimmed)
Change graphic pointer	Change the graphics pointer of the entity as defined by “Line graphic pointer to change to” and “Symbol graphics to change to” options. Text entities will not be changed if this mode is used.