MOVE-COPY POLYGON (MovPol, CopPol)

Type: Interactive Application

Moves or Copies entities defined by a polygon.

Detailed Description

Allows a polygon to be selected, and then interactively moves or copies the entities inside the polygon.

Although this one application is used for moving and copying polygons, it can be started with two different commands. The MovPol command will always start in Move mode, and the CopPol will always start in Copy mode.

Entities may be selected by clipping, crossing, or inside. Entities from multiple workspaces may be moved or copied, with the new data going into the current workspace.

Local Commands

Key-in	Description	Range
WSTC=	Workspaces to consider	0=Current 1=All
ACT=	Action	0=Move,1=Copy
SELMOD=	Selection Mode	0=Clip,1=Crossing,2=Inside
DELX=	Delta Shift X	Floating point
DELY=	Delta Shift Y	Floating point
DELZ=	Delta Shift Z	Floating point
MINLINDIS=	Minimum line distance	Floating point

Parameters Dialog

Selection mode

Defines the selection mode for entities inside the polygon.

Clip	Select all entities that cross or are inside the polygon, and clip lines to the polygon boundary.
Crossing	Select all entities that cross or are inside the polygon. Does not clip lines to the polygon boundary.
Inside	Select all entities that fall completely inside the polygon.

Action to take on data

Defines the action to take on the selected entities.

Copy	Copies the data, leaving the original entities unchanged.
Move	Moves the data, deleting or clipping the original entities.

Workspaces to consider

It is possible to copy or move data from up to 2000 workspaces if this parameter is set to All open. All new entities are placed in the active workspace.

Minimum line distance

Any resulting clipped line that is shorter than this ground distance will be deleted.

Offset Dialog

Shift X (ground), Shift Y (ground), Shift Z (ground)

These parameters define an offset to apply to all selected entities. When Ok is pressed, the entities will be offset using these values.

Examples

Original data with selected polygon shown in bold blue.

Selection Mode: Copy

Action to take on data: Clip

Selection Mode: Move

Action to take on data: Clip

Selection Mode: Copy

Action to take on data: Crossing

Selection Mode: Move

Action to take on data: Inside

Button Assignments

Move-Copy Polygon – Lock on

	Button	Description	Displays Next
1	Id line	Identifies polygon. The line does not have to be closed.	Confirm
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7	Enter params	Enter parameters from dialog box	Params Dialog
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Move-Copy Polygon – Confirm

	Button	Description	Displays Next
1	Accept line	Accepts polygon chosen.	Origin
2	Reject line	Rejects polygon chosen.	Lock On
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Move-Copy Polygon – Origin

	Button	Description	Displays Next
1	Dig origin	Selects origin point for move or copy.	New
2	New polygon	Allows new polygon to be chosen.	Lock On
3	Enter offset	Allows entry of exact x,y,z offset instead of digitizing origin and new points.	Offset dialog
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0	Toggle Snap	Turns snap on/off
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Move-Copy Polygon – New location

	Button	Description	Displays Next
1	Dig new loc	Selected new location point for move or copy. If using copy mode, continually prompts for new location until New Polygon or End is selected.	New location in Copy Mode, Lock On in Move Mode
2	New polygon	Allows new polygon to be chosen.	Lock On
3	Enter offset	Allows entry of exact x,y,z offset instead of digitizing origin and new points.	Offset dialog
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0	Toggle Snap	Turns snap on/off
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