Drawing vectors

Vectors represent spatial information as points, lines, and polygons. Use the New Shapes tools to draw vectors.

For more information about drawing vectors, see the following topics:

  1. Adding points to an active layer
  2. Adding a line or a polygon to an active layer
  3. Adding a rectangle or ellipse to an active layer
  4. Tracing a line on an active layer
  5. Drawing a 3-D vector
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