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Preview a parcel split or a merge

Who can do this

Owners, administrators, and colleagues who can add work to the project (branch managers and members, project leads and contributors) Every plan.

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Draw a proposal over the release to see the shapes and areas a split or a merge would give, without changing anything that is published.

  1. With a project open on the map in 2D, choose More on the tool strip, then Split parcel or Merge parcels. The status bar says what to click.

    The More menu on the tool strip, with Split parcel, Merge parcels and Clear measurements.The More menu on the tool strip, with Split parcel, Merge parcels and Clear measurements. Dark theme.

  2. To split, select one parcel, then draw one straight cut fully across it. The Inspector shows the two new shapes and their areas.

  3. To merge, select two adjacent parcels. The Inspector shows the merged shape and its area.

What happens next

The proposal stays on the map as a preview. Select a preview to see its shape and its parent parcel in the Inspector.

Undo parcel edit removes the latest preview, and Clear parcel edits removes them all.

If something goes wrong

  • The tools do not work in 3D. Switch to 2D first.
  • A preview is not a corrected survey and changes no boundary in the release. If the survey needs correcting, upload a new release.

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