Quick Start Guide - Golden Software

DidgerDidger ObjectsYou can transfer paper document information, image or vector file information, or datafiles into other formats with Didger. In Didger, you can draw symbols, polylines,polygons, circles, rectangles, spline polylines, spline polygons, wrapped polylines, andtext from your source documents and associate information such as IDs or numericdata with each digitized object. This information can then be exported for use in otherprograms. You can draw objects with a digitizing tablet, or with the mouse.Didger objects are represented in your project using special properties, such as fillpatterns and color. You can control the properties in the Property Manager for eachobject in the project.SymbolsSymbols are isolated locations indicating objects such as well locations,sample locations, benchmarks, and so on. Symbols are occasionallyreferred to as points. Individually drawn symbols, points on a postmap, or calibration markers are symbols. Polygon markers are a specialtype of symbol.PolylinesPolylines are non-closed shapes containing one or more line segments joined end toend indicating objects such as roads, streams, or contours. Polylines areoccasionally referred to as curves or lines. The beginning and endingnodes are displayed when the Show Line Nodes option is checked onthe Tolerance Settings page in the Tools | Project Settings dialog.The vertices, or intermediate ends to each line segment, can also bedisplayed. Spline polylines and wrapped polylines are a special type ofpolyline.PolygonsPolygons are closed shapes containing at least three line segmentsjoined end to end, indicating boundaries such as county or stateoutlines. The beginning of the first line segment is joined to the endof the last line segment to created a closed object. Vertices define theend of each line segment along a polygon. Polygons are occasionallyreferred to as areas. Rectangles, circles, and spline polygons arespecial types of polygons.14