Feature End-to-End Connection Line
End-to-End Connection Line

Feature Description

End-to-End Connection Line: Connects the start and end points sequentially according to the order of line objects (selection order or SMID order). Specifically, connects the end point of the first line object to the start point of the second line object, then the end point of the second line to the start point of the next line, and so on. The direction of the resulting connected line will be the same as the first line object.

  • The Join Line Objects feature applies to 2D line layers and CAD layers.
  • The Join Line Objects feature is only available when line objects are selected.
  • This operation does not support complex objects and compound objects. For object type descriptions, please refer to Feature Drawing Overview.
  • Line object order explanation. When performing end-to-end connection, the order of line objects needs to be determined to establish connection sequence. The application provides two methods: 1) Hold Shift key to select multiple line objects - connects according to selection order; 2) Select objects by dragging a box - connects based on ascending SMID order of selected line objects.

Feature Entry

  • Features Tab->Feature Editing Group Dropdown->End-to-End Connection Line.

Steps

  1. When the layer is editable, select one or more line objects to connect.
  2. In the Features tab's Feature Editing group Gallery control, click the End-to-End Connection Line button under Edit EndPoint group to execute the connection operation.
  3. The End-to-End Connection Line dialog appears. Configure attribute settings for the new object here.

    The dialog allows separate operation settings for each field or batch settings for multiple fields. Below are dialog explanations:

    • Editing Layer: Lists all editable layers in current map. Use the dropdown arrow to select target layer.
    • Field List Area: Displays all non-system fields and editable system fields in current editable layer, including field name, type, and operation method for new object attributes after connection. Default uses first object's field attributes.
    • Operation Method Settings: Provides four operation types:
      • Null: New object's field value will be empty.
      • Sum: New object's field value equals the sum of corresponding field values from connected objects.
      • Weighted Mean: New object's field value equals weighted average of all connected objects' field values. Requires specifying weight field. Without weight field, calculates simple average (sum divided by object count).
      • Save Geometry: New object's field value matches selected object's corresponding value. Use dropdown arrow to select source object properties.
  4. Click OK to complete line connection operation.
Figure 1: Line Objects Before Connection Figure 2: End-to-End Connection Line