and don't' forget to: 7) Delete "hole"
I can't remember how many times I've left an "eraser" object in a layer by accident. Regards, Warren Vick Europa Technologies Ltd. http://www.europa-tech.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Uffe Kousgaard Sent: 14 July 2006 07:54 To: Mapinfo-L Subject: Re: [MI-L] Make a whole in a region object This is already possible with a few steps in MapInfo. I don't think you can make it much simpler by writing a tool. 1) Make layer editable 2) Select the region 3) Objects > Set Target (ctrl T) 4) Draw "hole" 5) Select "hole" 6) Objects > Erase Done. Kind regards Uffe Kousgaard www.routeware.dk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Boyd Townsend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 8:03 AM Subject: [MI-L] Make a whole in a region object > Can anyone assist. > > I am wanting to develop a simple tool for a user which will essentialy > make a hole in a region object. > > For example. > > We have a region object which depicts an area of land burnt by fire. > Within that region there are small pockets which were not burnt. We would > like to be able to draw in those unburnt portions into the existing > region. > > Essentially the user would draw a small area within the existing > region > which would then be erased from that region making a hole in it. (If this > makes Sense). > > Can anyone make a suggestion on what road I would best take to acheive > this??? > > In anticipation - Thanks > > Boyd Townsend > CSO - Northern Rivers > NSW Rural Fire Service > > > This email message is intended only for the addressee(s) and contains > information which may be confidential. > If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender and delete > this email and any copies or > links to this email completely and immediately from your system. Views > expressed in this message are > those of the individual sender, and are not necessarily the views of the > NSW Rural Fire Service. > > _______________________________________________ > MapInfo-L mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l _______________________________________________ MapInfo-L mailing list [email protected] http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l _______________________________________________ MapInfo-L mailing list [email protected] http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
