Surface and Area Components

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Surface and Area Components

When you place surface or area components on the map, you can right-click to select various placement options.

These functions are used, among other things, to create components based on existing objects, copy geometries, create parallel zones, and place objects using coordinates or geodetic information.

Function	Description
Create Component	Creates the selected component on the map.
Parallel Copy	Creates a new component parallel to an existing object.
Parallel Copy Line Object or Polygon Segment	Creates a parallel component based on a line object or a polygon segment.
Copy Other Geometry	Creates a component by copying the geometry from an existing object.
Parallel zone	Creates a zone around an object at a specified distance.
Enter Coordinates	Opens a dialog box where coordinates can be entered manually.
Place Relatively	Used to place the component relative to another object on the map.
Geodesy	Opens the geodetic placement tool.
Remove Last Point	Deletes the most recently placed breakpoint.
Cancel	Cancels the current placement.

For more information about placement methods, see the sections Placing objects using coordinates, Placing objects relative to other objects, and Geodesy.