[Gvsig_english] Splitting polygons

[Benjamin Ducke]

> To digitize a farm and all its camps it is useful to digitize the
> outer boundary as a polygon and then split it into its component
> camps. This
> ensures that overlapping 'doesn't occur' when you are working with
> shape files.

Note that gvSIG version 1.9 and up also has an auto-adjusting polygon
tool in the CAD editor. With this, you can merrily digitize across
the boundaries of existing polygons. Once finished, the polygon will
be cut into shape to remove all overlaps. Very useful for topologically
correct editing.

Ben


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