Cut out, split, and extend areas

What it's useful for

• A concrete pad sits inside the asphalt lot outline, so cut it out of the asphalt area.
• A pay limit crosses one pavement area, so split it on that line to get each side's square yards separately.
• An addendum extends the curb past where your line stopped, so continue the existing line from its last point.

Cut a hole out of an area

Every area belongs to a condition: a named, colored measurement group with a unit, such as square yards (SY). A cutout reduces only its own area's quantity and is deleted with that area.

With one area selected, Cut out area (X) in the selection panel, or the X key, starts the same tool.

1. Right-click the area you want to cut.
2. Choose Cut out an area.
3. Click each corner of the hole inside the area; the bottom bar shows the quantity removed.
4. Double-click to finish the hole.
5. Outline the next hole, or press Esc to stop cutting.
6. Click the area and check its net quantity in the selection panel.

Split an area into two

Both pieces keep the original area's condition. To report one piece under a different condition, move it afterwards.

1. Right-click the area.
2. Choose Split into two areas.
3. Click near the outline where the cut starts; the point snaps to the nearest edge.
4. Click any bends in the cut inside the area.
5. Double-click near the opposite edge to finish the cut.
6. Click each piece to check its quantity.

Extend an area or line with Add points

New points join after the shape's last point: a line continues from its end, and an area closes from your newest point back to its first corner.

1. Right-click the area or line.
2. Choose Add points (continue drawing).
3. Click the new points.
4. Double-click to finish, or press Esc.

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