28. Tools for inserting features

28.1. Introduction

To insert features in one layer in editing mode.

Once the tool is executed, press the right button to access to a contextual menu which allows to select between the different tool options, indicate points with its exact coordinates,.....

Let´s see all the available tools:

Icon	Tool	Shortkey	Description
	Insert point		To draw points
	Insert multipoint		To draw multipoints
	Insert line		To draw lines
	Insert arch		To draw archs
	Insert circle (centre and radius)		To draw circles indicating the centre and radius
	Insert circumference (centre and radius)		To draw circumferences indicating the centre and radius
	Insert circle (three points)		To draw circles indicating three points
	Insert circumference (three points)		To draw circumferences indicating three points.
	Insert ellipse		To draw ellipses
	Insert filled ellipse		To draw filled ellipses
	Insert polygon		To draw irregular polygons
	Insert polyline		To draw polylines
	Insert filled regular polygon		To draw filled regular polygons (polygon feature)
	Insert regular polygon		To draw regular polygons (polyline feature)
	Insert filled rectangle		To draw filled rectangles (polygon feature)
	Insert rectangle		To draw rectangles (polyline feature)
	Insert filled spline curve		To draw filled spline curves (polygon feature)
	Insert spline curve		To draw spline curves (polyline feature)
	Rectangular matrix of geometries		To draw rectangular matrix
	Polar matrix of geometries		To draw polar matrix

28.2. Insert point

To draw points.

This tool is available from the "Layer / Insert" menu and from the relevant button bar.

The steps are:

1. Insert point. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Insert point..." that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

28.3. Insertar multipoint

To draw multipoints. A multipoint is a serial of points working as a single features.

This tool is available from the "Layer / Insert" menu and from the relevant button bar.

The steps are:

1. Insert points of one feature. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Indicate a new point..." that opens a window for entering the coordinates. All the points inserted will belong to the same feature.

2. Finish. To finish the point insertion. It can be made pressing “Enter” or in the context menu selecting “Finish”.

28.4. Insert line

To draw lines, indicating the initial and final points which define the line.

This tool is available from the "Layer / Insert" menu and from the relevant button bar.

The steps are:

1. First point. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "First point..." that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

2. Second point. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Second point..." that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

28.5. Insert arch

To draw archs, indicating the initial and final points which define the arch.

This tool is available from the "Layer / Insert" menu and from the relevant button bar.

The steps are:

1. Initial point. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Initial point..." that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

2. Second point. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Final point..." that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

3. Middle point. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Middle point..." that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

28.6. Insert circle (centre and radius)

To draw circles, indicating the centre and radius which define the circle. The circle is a linear feature.

This tool is available from the "Layer / Insert" menu and from the relevant button bar.

The steps are:

1. Centre. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Centre..." that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

2. Radius. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting " Radius (point)..." that opens a window for entering the coordinates, or “Radious (value)...” that opens a window for entering the value.

28.7. Insert circumference (centre and radius)

To draw circumferences, indicating the centre and radius which define the circumference. The circumference is a polygonal feature.

This tool is available from the "Layer / Insert" menu and from the relevant button bar.

The steps are:

1. Centre. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Centre" that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

2. Radius. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting " Radius (point)..." that opens a window for entering the coordinates, or “Radius (value)...” that opens a window for entering the value.

28.8. Insert circle (three points)

To draw circles, indicating three points which define the circle. The circle is a linear feature.

This tool is available from the "Layer / Insert" menu and from the relevant button bar.

The steps are:

1. First point. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "First point" that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

2. Second point. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Second point" that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

3. Third point. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Third point" that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

28.9. Insert circumference (three points)

To draw circumferences, indicating three points which define the circle. The circumference is a polygonal feature.

This tool is available from the "Layer / Insert" menu and from the relevant button bar.

The steps are:

1. First point. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "First point" that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

2. Second point. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Second point" that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

3. Third point. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Third point" that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

28.10. Insert ellipse

To draw ellipses. The ellipse is a linear feature.

This tool is available from the "Layer / Insert" menu and from the relevant button bar.

The steps are:

1. First point of A axis. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "First point of A axis" that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

2. Second point of A axis. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Second point of A axis" that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

3. Length of B axis. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Length of B axis (point)" that opens a window for entering the coordinates, or "Length of B axis (value)” that opens a window for entering the value of the length of the second axis.

28.11. Insert filled ellipse

To draw full ellipses. The full ellipse is a polygonal feature.

This tool is available from the "Layer / Insert" menu and from the relevant button bar.

The steps are:

1. First point of A axis. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "First point of A axis" that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

2. Second point of A axis. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Second point of A axis" that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

3. Length of B axis. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Length of B axis (point)" that opens a window for entering the coordinates, or "Length of B axis (value)” that opens a window for entering the value of the length of the second axis.

28.12. Insert polygon

To draw irregular polygons indicating the different points (vertex): straight lines and archs.

This tool is available from the "Layer / Insert" menu and from the relevant button bar.

The steps are:

1. Insert point. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Insert point..."that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

2. Between one point and the other one, it´s possible to indicate if the join will be with a line or an arch, from the console command or with the context menu selecting “Arch mode” or “Line mode”

3. Finish. To close the polygon from the console command or from the context menu selecting “Finish”.

28.13. Insert polyline

To draw polylines indicating the different points (vertex): straight lines and archs.

This tool is available from the "Layer / Insert" menu and from the relevant button bar.

The steps are:

1. Insert point. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Insert point..." that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

2. Between one point and the other one, it´s possible to indicate if the join will be with a line or an arch, from the console command or with the context menu selecting “Arch mode” or “Line mode”

3. Finish polyline. There are two options:

• Finish: To finish the polyline from the console command or from the context menu selecting “Finish”.

• Close polyline: To close the polyline by joining the last vertex and the first one, from the console command or from the context menu selecting “Close polyline”.

28.14. Insert filled regular polygon

To draw filled polygons indicating the number of sides, if it is inscribed or circumscribed, and the center of the polygon. The full regular polygon is a polygonal feature.

This tool is available from the "Layer / Insert" menu and from the relevant button bar.

The steps are:

1. Sides. Number of sides for defining the polygon. You can enter them using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Sides".

2. Inscribed or circumscribed. It allows to indicate if the polygon is inscribed or circumscribed to the circumference which defines it, from the console command or with the context menu selecting “Inscribed” or “Circumscribed”.

3. Centre. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Centre" that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

28.15. Insert regular polygon

To draw regular polygons indicating the number of sides, if it is inscribed or circumscribed, and the centre of the polygon. The regular polygon is a linear feature.

This tool is available from the "Layer / Insert" menu and from the relevant button bar.

The steps are:

1. Sides. Number of sides for defining the polygon. You can enter them using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Sides".

2. Inscribed or circumscribed. It allows to indicate if the polygon is inscribed or circumscribed to the circumference which defines it, from the console command or with the context menu selecting “Inscribed” or “Circumscribed”.

3. Centre. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Centre" that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

28.16. Insert filled rectangle

To draw rectangles defined by two points of the opposite corners. The filled rectangle is a poligonar feature.

This tool is available from the "Layer / Insert" menu and from the relevant button bar.

The steps are:

1. First point. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "First point" that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

2. Second point. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Second point" that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

28.17. Insert rectangle

To draw rectangles defined by two points of the opposite corners. The rectangle is a linear feature.

This tool is available from the "Layer / Insert" menu and from the relevant button bar.

The steps are:

1. First point. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "First point" that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

2. Second point. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Second point" that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

28.18. Insert filled spline curve

To draw filled spline curves. The filled spline curve is a polygonal feature.

This tool is available from the "Layer / Insert" menu and from the relevant button bar.

The steps are:

1. Insert point. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Insert point" that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

2. Finish. To finish the spline curve joining the last vertex with the first one, from the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Finish".

28.19. Insert spline curve

To draw spline curves. The spline curve is a linear feature.

This tool is available from the "Layer / Insert" menu and from the relevant button bar.

The steps are:

1. Insert point. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Insert point" that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

2. Finish spline. There are two options:

• Finish. To finish the spline from the console command or from the context menu selecting “Finish”.

• Close spline. To close the spline by joining the last vertex and the first one, from the console command or from the context menu selecting “Close spline curve”.

28.20. Insert rectangular matrix

To copy a feature a determined number of times with a rectangular matrix shape.

This tool is available from the "Layer / Insert" menu and from the relevant button bar.

The steps are:

1. Select the feature or features on which to apply the tool. If there are selected features previously to the use of the tool, the tool will be applied on these. To end the selection, press "Enter".

2. Column number. To indicate the number of columns of the matrix, from the console command or from the context menu selecting “Column number”.

3. Row number. To indicate the number of columns of the matrix, from the console command or from the context menu selecting “Row number”.

4. New point. This point will be used as the movement centre for defining the matrix. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Indicate new point" that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

5. Distance between columns. It allows to indicate the distance between the columns of the matrix, from the console command or with the context menu by selecting any of the two options (insert point or distance value).

6. Distance between rows. It allows to indicate the distance between the rows of the matrix, from the console command or with the context menu by selecting any of the two options (insert point or distance value).

28.21. Insert polar matrix

To copy a feature a determined number of times in a polar matrix.

This tool is available from the "Layer / Insert" menu and from the relevant button bar.

The steps are:

1. Select the feature or features on which to apply the tool. If there are selected features previously to the use of the tool, the tool will be applied on these. To end the selection, press "Enter".

2. Total feature number. To indicate the number of features of the matrix, from the console command or from the context menu selecting “Total feature number”.

3. Rotate features. To indicate if the features will be rotated or not, from the console command or from the context menu selecting “Yes” or “No”.

4. Centre. This point will be used as the centre of the matrix. You can enter it graphically by clicking with the mouse, specifying the coordinates of the point using the console command or with the context menu by selecting "Centre" that opens a window for entering the coordinates.

5. Angle between features. It allows to indicate the angle between the features of the matrix, from the console command or with the context menu by selecting any of the two options (insert point or distance value).