Polygons Report

Produces a report in a user specified format of selected polygons and their attributes.

The report may be generated to the printer, a file or the screen.

The Report/Polygons command is selected from the Plan View Utilities task.

Polygon Report dialog box

Item	Used to
Search Criteria Radio Buttons
Polygon No.	Select polygon identifiers as the means of identifying which polygons are to be selected for the report.
Description	Select polygon descriptions as the means of identifying which polygons are to be selected for the report.
Group	Select group as the means of identifying which polygons are to be selected for the report.
Edit Fields
Polygon No	Key in the polygon identifier or range of identifiers to be selected for the report. For a range, key in the two identifiers separated by two dots. This field will only be available if the Polygon ID. radio button is active.
Description	Key in the description of the polygons to be selected for the report. This field will only be available if the Description radio button is active.
Group	Key in the group name of the polygons to be selected for the report. This field will only be available if the Group radio button is active.
Format
Position	Select which attributes are to be output. Using the arrow up/down keys to increase or decrease the column number can set the column position of each attribute type. The column numbers increase from left to right. Set the Position to 0 (zero) to remove the attribute type in the report.
Sort By
Polygon ID	Select polygon identifiers as the means of sorting the order of the polygons in the report.
Description	Select polygon descriptions as the means of sorting the order of the polygons in the report.
Header	Select whether header information is to be included in the report. Header information includes the details of the current data base at the head of the report. These details may also be viewed or edited in the Utilities/Edit/Details command.
Surround	Select whether the lines around the perimeter of the polygons are to also be reported on. If this option is selected, each polygon record is followed by a sub report listing the following information about each line segment making up the polygon. Line type (line, spline, arc etc); Start and end point of the line segment; Bearing of the line segment where applicable; Distance of the line segment where applicable; Chord bearing and distance as well as arc distance and radius if the line segment is an arc; Perimeter of the polygon where applicable. The dimensions will be shown in the report as rounded if the Rounding check box is selected in the Utilities/Display/Features command.
Compute area from rounded dimensions	Select whether header information is to be included in the report. Header information includes the details of the current data base at the head of the report. These details may also be viewed or edited in the Utilities/Edit/Details command.

Select whether the rounded bearings and distances are to be used to compute the polygon area.

Refer to the Rounding and Precision topic.

This option is only available if the Rounding check box is selected in the Utilities/Display/Features command.

OK generate the report.

If Block is inactive, then the following applies:

Only those polygons nominated via the edit fields will be output.

If Block is inactive and the edit field is blank, then the following applies:

In polygon ID mode, all polygons will be output.

In group or code mode, a blank field is invalid; no polygons will be output and an error message will result.

In description mode, all polygons without a description will be output.

If Block is active, then the following applies:

Only those polygons which are both defined by the block, and nominated via the edit fields will be output.

If Block is active, and the edit field is blank, then the following applies:

In Polygon ID mode, all polygons defined by the block will be output.

In description mode, all polygons defined by the block and without a description will be output.

In group mode, a blank field is invalid; no polygons will be output and an error message will result.

Cancel Close the dialog box.

A polygon must be on a currently displayed group before it may be included in the report. Refer to the Utilities/Display/Groups command.

Polygons must also be selected for display in the Utilities/Display/Features command before a polygon report may be generated.

Be careful that you make the correct selections regarding rounding.

If you want rounded dimensions in the report, but want the area to be computed from precise dimensions, select the Rounding check box in Display/Features, but do not select the "Compute areas from rounded dimensions" check box.

If you want rounded dimensions in the report, and the area to be computed from the rounded dimensions, select the Rounding check box in Display/Features, and also select the "Compute areas from rounded dimensions" check box.

If you want precise dimensions and precise computed areas in the report, do not select the Rounding check box in Display/Features.