[Qgis-user] Polygon

[James Bambury]

Hi,

Probably worth noting that drawing Arcmap 'annotation' style
polygons/arrows etc isan option in Q's print layout views but, like in Arc
layout view, symbol locations will be based on page coordinates.

There is no direct equivalent to ArcMaps draw/annotations in the map canvas
view.

James

On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 at 14:01, Michael Harte <mharte at ozemail.com.au> wrote:

> Keith,
>
> I know what you mean.  In the Arc software you are able to draw a
> "graphic" point, line or polygon.  You cannot do this in QGIS.  In QGIS the
> geometric feature must be a feature in a spatial data file.
>
> To do this (in 2.x):
>
>    1. Open QGIS.
>    2. Set the projection/coordinate system for the map window as desired
>    (click icon in lower right hand corner to bring up the coordinate system
>    dialogue - click "on the fly" at top to activate ability to set coordinate
>    system).
>    3. Load in any vector or raster data file you want to use for
>    referencing the polygon.
>    4. In the "add data" toolbar click the "create shapefile" button.
>    5. You get two dialogue boxes - in the first set the coordinate system
>    for the new shapefile and add any attribute fields you might want in the
>    table.
>    6. Click OK.
>    7. In the second browse to the desired storage directory , name and
>    save the new shapefile.
>    8. The new, EMPTY shapefile will appear in the table of
>    contents/layers list.
>    9. Click the name of the new shapefile to make it the active file
>    (like old ArcView 3.x).
>    10. In the "editing" toolbar click the "pencil" button to toggle
>    editing on.
>    11. In the "editing" toolbar click the "add feature" button.
>    12. Place cursor in map window and left click everywhere you want a
>    vertex/corner for your polygon.
>    13. Right click to end polygon creation.
>    14. In the "editing" toolbar click the "save" button to save the
>    polygon.
>    15. In the "editing" toolbar click the "pencil" button to toggle
>    editing off.
>    16. You have a polygon and it will be georeferenced.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Cheers, Mike
>
>
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