Documentation | Help File | UI | 2D Mode | Menu | Shape | Simplify shape

Clicking on the Shape/Simplify Shape menu item provides the means for simplifying a shape or a group of shapes by reducing the number of vertices. The reduction is performed on the basis of an adjustable simplification factor.

To simplify a shape by reducing the number of vertices

1. Activate (highlight) the layer containing the shape to be simplified. Do this by clicking on its name in the Legend.
2. Use any of the following selection methods to select the shape: Localize, Select by Point, Select by Line, Select by Polygon, Select by Circle, Select by Rectangle, Select by Line Free, Select by Clipboard, Select by Query, Select All.
3. Click on the Shape/Simplify Shape menu item - this invokes the Shape simplify dialog box.
4. Set the simplification factor in the Simplify factor field.
5. Click on the OK button.

Shape simplify dialog box.

• To smoothen a shape, use the Smooth shape feature.