[HOT] digitization of buildings

[Tom Taylor]

Ah, that's how it works! I've been trying to figure out for ages why 
buildings were sometimes forced to be square and sometimes not. In 
African cities in particular, buildings are oriented at all sorts of 
angles, and forced-square is a nuisance (have to hold down the SHIFT key 
to override). And the Join trick is new to me. Thanks.

TomT5454

On 12/11/2013 10:23 AM, Dan Marsh wrote:
> In JOSM, square buildings can be added with 2 clicks. Use the building tool
> (B).
>
> If you draw a square building, and then select it, any further square
> buildings you add will be forced to be square with the selected building.
>
> Using this method you can add typical building plans quickly, by adding
> overlapping rectangles, finally drag and select all of those rectangles,
> and press Shift-J to join them all forming one complex building.
>
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