Reshape Polyline Command

The Reshape Polyline command allows the user to reshape an already drawn polyline by drawing a new polyline that intersects it or by selecting a trace line that intersects the polyline to be reshaped.

Follow the steps below to use the Reshape Polyline command:

1. From the Map Edit ribbon menu, select the Reshape Polyline command.
   
2. The Reshape Polyline dialog box will be displayed.
   

The following sections describe how to use the Reshape Polyline command and interact with the above dialog box.

Selecting Polyline to Reshape

The Select Polyline to Reshape section allows the user to select the already drawn polyline from the Map View to be reshaped.

Follow the steps below to reshape a polyline:

1. Click the [Pick] button. The Reshape Polyline dialog box will temporarily disappear, and a prompt will be displayed on the status bar directing the user to select the polyline to be reshaped.
   
2. Select the polyline on the Map View. Note that the user can select only one polyline at a time.
3. The Reshape Polyline dialog box will be redisplayed and the status of the Pick polyline read-only field will be changed from Not Selected to 1 Selected.
   Note that if a polyline has been preselected before running this command, then the selected polyline will be displayed in the Pick polyline read-only field.
4. The user can click the [Clear] button to cancel all the previous selections and redo the entire process.

Draw Intersecting Reshape Polyline

This section allows the user to draw a polyline on the Map View that the reshaped polyline should follow. The drawn polyline must intersect the original polyline two or more times. The start and end portions of the original polyline to be reshaped will be retained.

Follow the steps below to draw an intersecting reshape polyline on the Map View:

1. Select the Draw Intersecting Reshape Polyline radio button. Note that this radio button section is selected by default.
2. Click the [Draw] button. Use the Draw curvilinear reshape polyline checkbox option to draw the polyline using a curvilinear segment.
   
3. The Reshape Polyline dialog box will temporarily disappear, and a prompt will be displayed on the status bar directing the user to draw a trace polyline that intersects with the polyline to be reshaped.
4. Draw a polyline on the Map View representing the change in shape for the selected polyline. While drawing the polyline, the user can use the [Ctrl] key to switch between curvilinear and linear digitizing. Refer to this article in our knowledge base to learn more about element digitizing on the Map View.
5. When finished, press the [Enter] key or right-click and select Done from the displayed context menu.
6. The Reshape Polyline dialog box will be redisplayed and the status of the Draw reshape polyline read-only field will be changed from Not Drawn to Drawn.
   
7. Click the [OK] button and the software will then reshape the selected polyline.

Use Intersecting Trace Polyline

This section allows the user to select an existing polyline on the Map View that the reshaped polyline should follow. The selected polyline must intersect the polyline two or more times. The start and end portions of the original polyline to be reshaped will be retained.

Follow the steps below to select a trace polyline from the Map View:

1. Select the Use Intersecting Trace Polyline radio button to enable this section.
2. Click the [Pick] button.
   
3. The Reshape Polyline dialog box will temporarily disappear, and a prompt will be displayed on the status bar directing the user to select the trace polyline that intersects with the polyline to be reshaped.
4. Select the trace polyline from the Map View. Note that the user can select only one trace polyline at a time.
5. The Reshape Polyline dialog box will be redisplayed and the status of the Pick trace polyline read-only field will be changed from Not Selected to Selected.
   
6. Click the [OK] button and the software will then reshape the selected polyline.