Edit unfinished vertices

Vertex Editing is an editing mode that allows you to edit unfinished vertices and segments while you draw a feature. The workflow is comparable to editing vertices. This setting is available on the construction toolbar when a line or polygon feature construction tool is active.

When you use vertex editing, consider the following:

• When vertex editing is off, vertices and segments cannot be modified while you draw a feature once you create them.
• To draw a closed polyline feature with the last vertex at the same location as the first vertex, turn vertex editing off.
• To set vertex editing on by default, enable this setting in project options.

To edit unfinished vertices and segments while you draw a feature, complete the following steps:

1. Create at least two unfinished segments using a polyline or polygon feature construction tool.
2. On the segment construction toolbar, click Vertex Editing and confirm it is turned on.

   

3. To edit a vertex, hover over the vertex until the vertex pointer appears. Drag the vertex with the pointer, or right-click it and click one of the following commands:

   M value	Edit vertex m-values for polylineZM features.
   Add Vertex	Add a vertex with the same x-, y-, z- and m-values as the right-clicked vertex.
   Delete Vertex	Delete the right-clicked vertex.
   Move	Move the right-clicked vertex by the specified x, y, z distances.
   Move To	Move the right-clicked vertex to the specified x, y, z location.
   Reverse Direction	Change the direction of a sketch. The first vertex in the sketch becomes the last vertex.
   Trim Before	Delete all vertices in a sketch from the start vertex to the right-clicked vertex.
   Trim After	Delete all vertices in a sketch from the right-clicked vertex to the end vertex.

4. To modify a segment, hover over the segment until the segment pointer appears. Drag the segment with the pointer, or right-click it and click one of the following commands:

   Add Vertex	Add a vertex at the right-clicked location.
   Change segment	Change the right-clicked segment to a line, an arc, or a Bezier curve.
   Reverse Direction	Change the direction of a sketch. The first vertex in the sketch becomes the last vertex. Note: This command is available only with line feature sketches.
   Change Length	Change the total length of a sketched line to the specified value. A positive value preserves the location of the first vertex. A negative value preservers the location of the last vertex. Note: This command is available only with line feature sketches.

5. To finish the feature, click Finish , or press the F2 key.