Clicking the Add From Map button takes you to this Map page.
Layers section
Purpose: Toggle any layers assigned to the current project.
Map buttons
- Center button: Move the map view to your current GPS location.
- Clear button: Delete any geometries drawn on the map.
- Draw button: Generate the location you are working in and filter the pay items by that location. Opens a pop-up with three options to generate the geometry:
- Sketch: Select points by clicking on the map to outline the area you are working on.
Note: If you do not select the points in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction, an error will occur.
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- Text Entry: A pop-up will appear where you can enter the station and offset of up to four points to generate the geometry.
- Import: If you want to use this option, contact your CIMS Lead.
- Resize button: Resize a previously created piece of geometry.
- Undo button: Undo an action taken while sketching out a geometry.
- Redo button: Redo an action previously undone via the Undo button.
- Finish button: Finalize a geometry you have sketched using the Sketch option.
- Cancel button: Cancel a geometry you are sketching before it is finalized.
- Show button: Display the selected alignment by moving the map view to the alignment and highlighting it with a series of purple diamonds.
- Select button: Select an alignment where the center black crosshair is currently positioned on the map. The alignment will then be shown in the Select Alignment drop-down.
Station, Offset, and Select Alignment section
Purpose: See the station, offset, and alignment of the point you select on the map. Click anywhere on the map to see this information.
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