Creating segmented construction lines

This topic applies to ArcEditor and ArcInfo only.

The Segmented Line tool is used to digitize construction lines that are already split or segmented with a number of segments that you have specified. The segments will expand to fit the length of the digitized construction line.

Segmented Line tool

Steps:

To create a segmented construction line, follow these steps:
1. In an edit session in ArcMap, click the Parcel Editor arrow on the Parcel Editor toolbar and click Plan Directory to open the Plan Directory dialog box.
If you're working in manual mode using fabric jobs, open the Plan Directory dialog box in an open fabric job.
2. On the Plan Directory dialog box, right-click the plan in which you want to digitize construction lines and click Construction.
The Parcel Details dialog box becomes visible, with the Construction grid active.
If you are working with parcels in a local coordinate system, the data frame switches to a local data frame.
Tip:

If you are not working with plans, right-click the system default plan named <map>.

Tip:

If you are working in manual mode using fabric jobs, you can right-click the plan listed in the Parcel Explorer window, if the plan is part of the open job.

3. Click the Segmented Line tool on the Parcel Details dialog box.
4. Click the starting point or from-point of the construction line.
5. Using the Segmented Line tool,, right-click and enter the number of segments to add to the construction line on the Enter the number of segments dialog box.
6. Click OK to segment the line.
Tip:

Instead of right-clicking to type the number of segments in a dialog box, type the number of segments with the Segmented Line tool active.

The length of the segments expands proportionately to fit the length of the digitized construction line.