Adding Nodes to an Object Using the Overlay Nodes onto Target Command - MapInfo_Pro - 2023

When you choose to overlay nodes onto an object using the Overlay Nodes onto Target command, MapInfo Pro calculates all points where the target objects intersect the currently selected objects. MapInfo Pro then adds nodes to the target objects at the points of intersection unless the target objects already have nodes at those locations. If the target objects do not intersect the selected objects, MapInfo Pro does not add any nodes.

If you use Overlay Nodes onto Target to add nodes to a line, MapInfo Pro converts the line to a polyline. If you use Overlay Nodes onto Target to add nodes to an ellipse, rectangle or rounded rectangle object, MapInfo Pro converts the object to a region. Overlay Nodes onto Target does not affect text or point objects, and you may not use point or text objects to add nodes to other objects.

To add nodes to an existing object:

1. Select one or more objects in the editable map layer of the active Map window. These are the objects to which you want to add nodes.
2. On the SPATIAL tab, in the Edit group, click Set Target. The objects you selected in Step 1 appear in a different style to indicate that they are the editing targets.
3. Select one or more objects from any layer of the active Map window. Presumably, these are objects that intersect your target object(s).
4. On the SPATIAL tab, in the Edit group, click Nodes and Overlay Nodes onto Target.

MapInfo Pro adds nodes, if appropriate, to the target object(s).