[OSM-talk] JOSM geometry support

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

Question:

"I have drawn a rectangular building but it looks more like a trapezoid, 
what can I do?"

Answer:

Select the four corner nodes and execute the "align nodes in circle" 
function. Oddly enough, the results sometimes get better if you click 
repeatedly.

Question:

"But now the building is at an angle to the road and I want it to be 
parallel!"

Answer:

Download the latest JOSM build (the one that's going to be available in 
a few hours) and you'll find a "rotate" mode hidden below the "move 
node"-button on the left; select the object you want to rotate, grab one 
corner and rotate it as you would in a drawing program.

Question:

"I want more geometry support - I want functions offered by traditional 
drawing programs, like aligning, distributing, or cloning objects... 
when entering a building I just want to put one node and then enter 
'building, rectangular, 100 metres in direction 210°, width 30 metres' 
and I want JOSM to put the other three nodes accordingly and add 
segments and a way..."

Answer:

I think we should collect these requirements and make a "geometry" 
plugin. (Maybe move the "align nodes in circle/in line" functions there 
as well.) I'm a bit unsure at the moment how one would best implement 
these functions without interfering too much with traditional JOSM 
functions - maybe create an extra layer or so... what geometry functions 
do *you* want and how would you like them?

Bye
Frederik

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