ArcPad has the following tools for creating polygon features:
- Rectangle: This tool creates a rectangle using the coordinates from where the
pen first touches the screen to where the pen is lifted. The rectangle is
automatically completed when the pen is lifted.
- Polygon: This tool captures a vertex each time the pen taps the screen or each
time the Add GPS Vertex button is tapped. The Add GPS Vertices Continuously
button can also be used to capture vertices from the GPS. Offsets can also be
used to create vertices for a polygon. The polygon is completed when the Proceed
tool on the Command bar is tapped.
- Ellipse: This tool creates an ellipse using the coordinates from where the pen
first touches the screen (the origin) to where the pen is lifted (the radius).
The polygon is automatically completed when the pen is lifted.
- Circle: This tool creates a circle using the coordinates from where the pen
first touches the screen (the origin) to where the pen is lifted (the radius).
The polygon is automatically completed when the pen is lifted.
- Freehand Polygon: This tool creates a sketch polygon based on the line drawn
with the pen. The polygon is automatically completed when the pen is
lifted.
All of the polygon tools can be
used with the mouse pointer or
pen. The Polygon tool can also
be used with the incoming GPS
coordinates or with offsets.
All of the polygon features are
created in a polygon layer—a
shapefile, an ArcPad AXF layer,
or a graphics layer. The new
polygon feature is stored as x,y
and, optionally, z coordinates.
