Paste command (Edit menu)

Use this command to insert data into the sample design. The type of data depends on the current active view.

Map View

Coordinate data can be pasted into the map view to create new polylines (series of connected points) or new sample areas. The data is text that contains one point per line. The format of a line of data is:

X-Coordinate , Y-Coordinate

The coordinates may be separated by commas, spaces, or tabs.

Blank lines indicate the start of a new polyline. If the first point in a polyline is the same as the last point (indicating a closed polygon), then a sample area is also created. For example, if the following text is copied and pasted into the map view of a blank project, a square and a triangle will be created along with two matching sample areas.

0,0

1000,0

1000,1000

0,1000

0,0

1500, 0

2000,500

1500, 1000

1500, 0

Coordinate View

Sample attribute data can be pasted into the coordinate view. Pasting works essentially the same as the Map / Sample Points / Import command except that data comes from the clipboard instead of from an ASCII text file. The data format is the same for both commands.

Shortcuts

Keys: CTRL+V