Graham,
My company, Kiev Software Factory, has the MapInfo add-on called
Enhanced Drawing Tool, which among other useful additions to standard
MapInfo drawing abilities, can display the length of the segment you are
drawing. You can see the information about EDT at:
http://www.ksf.kiev.ua/prodmain.htm
Find Enhanced Drawing Tool description. You can download trial version
of the product from our web site.
Dmitry Bogdanov
GIS Department Manager
Kiev Software Factory Ltd.
room 46 9/12 Baumana St, Kiev, Ukraine 252190
Tel: (380 44) 442-6077; (380 44) 443-7925
Fax: (380 44) 443-7925
Internet: http://www.ksf.kiev.ua
>Version 4.5 Mapinfo
>Are there any tools out there which will actually show the distances
>which are being moved by the cursor as one is creating a
>polygon/line? This would be of great assistance as we are often
>taking areas out from within polygons which are specific distances
>from corners and edges etc which as you will appreciate with the
>current tool is quite a long, tedious and manipulative operation to
>create the correct size of polygon.
>I would be indebted for any feedback on this particular subject.
>Graham Haughs
>SAC Advisory Office
>Clifton Road
>Turriff
>AB53 4DY
>Scotland
>UK
>Tel: 01888 563333
>Fax: 01888 563757
>Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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