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Feature Objects: Gms Tutorials

Feature Objects are basic objects used in numerous ways in GMS. Feature Objects have been patterned after Geographic Information Systems (GIS) they include points, nodes, arcs, and polygons.

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Feature Objects: Gms Tutorials

Feature Objects are basic objects used in numerous ways in GMS. Feature Objects have been patterned after Geographic Information Systems (GIS) they include points, nodes, arcs, and polygons.

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GMS TUTORIALS

Feature Objects

This tutorial gives an introduction to feature objects. Feature objects are basic objects used in numerous ways in GMS.

1.1

Outline
This is what you will do: 1. Create feature objects 2. Select feature objects

1.2

Required Modules/Interfaces
You will need the following components enabled to complete this tutorial: Map, GIS

You can see if these components are enabled by selecting the File | Register. If you do not have these components enabled, you can complete the tutorial in Demo Mode. You can switch to Demo Mode by selecting the File | Demo Mode menu command.

Getting Started
Lets get started. 1. If necessary, launch GMS. If GMS is already running, select the File | New command to ensure that the program settings are restored to their default state.

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Feature Objects
Feature Objects have been patterned after Geographic Information Systems (GIS) objects and include points, nodes, arcs, and polygons (Figure 3.1). You can use Feature Objects in many ways in GMS, and they are used in several tutorials.
Point

Node Vertex

Arc

Polygons

Figure 3.1 Feature Objects.

3.1

Points
Points are xy locations that are not attached to an arc. Points have unique ids and can be assigned properties. Points are typically used to represent wells.

3.2

Arcs
Arcs are sequences of line segments or edges which are grouped together as a single polyline entity. Arcs have unique ids and can be assigned properties.

3.3

Nodes and Vertices


The two end points of an arc are called nodes and the intermediate points are called vertices. Nodes have unique ids and can be assigned properties. Vertices are used solely to define the geometry of the arc. Vertices cannot have properties.

3.4

Polygons
Polygons are a group of connected arcs that form a closed loop. A polygon can consist of a single arc or multiple arcs. If two polygons are adjacent, the arc(s) forming the boundary between the polygons is shared (not duplicated).

3.5

Coverages
Feature objects are grouped into coverages. Each coverage represents a particular set of data.

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3.6

Creating Feature Objects


Lets create some feature objects now. 1. In the Project Explorer, right-click and select the New|Coverage command. The new coverage item is now the active coverage, meaning that when we create feature objects, they will be added to this coverage. 2. Switch to the Create Point tool .

3. Click with the mouse to create points in any location. 4. Switch to the Create Arc tool .

5. Create an arc by clicking with the mouse. Single-click to create arc vertices and double-click to end the arc. Polygons must be created using the Feature Objects | Build Polygons menu command. Although you may have created a closed loop with one or more arcs, a polygon wont exist until you select the Feature Objects | Build Polygons menu command. 6. Create a polygon by creating a closed loop with one or more arcs. 7. Select the Feature Objects | Build Polygons menu command. There will now be a polygon where you created your closed loop of arcs. Until you use the Build Polygons command, you wont have polygons only arcs. Feel free to experiment with the other Feature Object tools.

3.7

Selecting Feature Objects


There are different tools for creating feature objects and selecting feature objects. Refer to Figure 3.2 below. The different selection tools select different types of objects. 1. Hold the mouse cursor over a tool for a couple of seconds until the tool name appears.

can be used to select all different types of feature objects. The other The Select Tool tools can only select one specific type of object. The Select Tool will probably be what you use most often, but you can use the other tools when necessary for example if there are different types of objects close to each other. 2. Use the Select Tool to select different types of feature objects.

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3. Try out the other selection tools.

Selection tools

Creation tools

Figure 3.2 Feature Object Tools.

Conclusion
This concludes the tutorial. Here are the things that you should have learned in this tutorial: Feature Objects are points, nodes arcs and polygons, organized in to coverages.

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