Drawing and Editing Network Features

as covered in docid\ gnsfn42aekmwb6tbl3whh , network features are the points, lines, and polygons your team draws and manages directly within optioneer they represent project specific elements such as start and end points (point) substation locations (point) route centerlines (line) alignments (line) laydown areas (polygon) substation footprints (polygon) survey findings (point, line, or polygon) network features are managed from the network features panel on the left hand side, where they are grouped into three tabs points , lines , and polygons selecting a tab displays all drawn objects of that type, where you can toggle the visibility of individual features points points are used to define the start, end, or waypoints along a route they are not processed as constraints in optioneer adding a point points can be added in four ways add feature button — click to place a point directly on the map point inspection tool — click any location on the map to inspect and save it as a point import — import from a csv file by uploading or dragging and dropping the file, then mapping the following fields to your column headers point — the name of your point latitude — the latitude coordinate longitude — the longitude coordinate description — text to appear in the description field editing a point hover over the point in the network features list and click the three dot menu select edit , make your changes — such as the point's location, name, or description — then click save lines lines indicate the location of a centerline they are not automatically processed as constraints in optioneer to validate or compare a route developed outside of optioneer, it must first be added to the project area adding a line lines can be added in three ways add feature button — click to begin drawing a line on the map you need at least two points to define a line click the stop icon when finished, or the pencil icon to resume drawing import — import from a geojson, zipped shapefile, kml, or kmz file extract from an option centerline — edit and save an existing option centerline, which saves it directly to lines in network features editing a line hover over the line in the network features list and click the three dot menu — if it doesn't appear, scroll to the right select edit , make your changes, then click save lines can be edited in the following ways move waypoints — click and drag the red vertices to reposition them add waypoints — click and drag an orange vertex to create a new point along the line delete waypoints — click a vertex to highlight it, then press backspace change appearance — select edit style from the three dot menu next to the line buffering a centerline buffering creates a corridor or route boundary around a line or option select your line from network features or your option from the results library — alternatively, click directly on the line or option on the map if selecting from the map, open the point inspection tool and navigate to objects (for lines) or options (for options) click the three dot menu and select buffer choose a buffer distance from the menu or enter a custom value note the buffer distance is measured from the centerline outward — it is not the total corridor width polygons polygons represent defined areas within your project, such as route corridors, substation footprints, or laydown areas adding a polygon polygons can be added in three ways add feature button — click directly on the map to begin drawing a minimum of three clicks is required to form a polygon double click to finalize the shape import — import from a geojson, zipped shapefile, kml, or kmz file extract from a polygon result — extract a result type such as a corridor, similar to the process for lines editing a polygon hover over the polygon in the network features list and click the three dot menu — if it doesn't appear, scroll to the right select edit , make your changes, then click save polygons can be edited in the following ways move waypoints — click and drag the red vertices to reposition them add waypoints — click and drag an orange vertex to create a new point along the boundary delete waypoints — click a vertex to highlight it, then press backspace change appearance — select edit style from the three dot menu next to the polygon note the accuracy slider adjusts the number of editable vertices higher accuracy adds more vertices for finer adjustments deleting a network feature to delete any point, line, or polygon, hover over it in the network features list, click the three dot menu, and select delete