TransCAD

Creating and Editing Geographic

Files

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Geographic File Formats

TransCAD geographic files come in two formats, with
two file extensions:
A compact, read-only format that displays very quickly (.CDF)
A standard, editable format that takes more disk space and
displays less quickly (.DBD)

When you create new geographic files, they are in the

standard, editable format, so you can modify them right
away. But most TransCAD geographic files are delivered
in the compact, read-only format, and before you can
edit them, you must first convert them in to the standard
format.
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To Convert Between Geographic

File Formats

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To Create a New Point or Area

Geographic File

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To Create a New Line Geographic

File

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Using the Point Editing Tools

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Using the Line Editing Tools

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Setting One-Way Segments

TransCAD offers two ways to set the directionality of segments
in a line layer:
Selecting segments and marking them as one way north, south, east,
or west, using the Network/Paths-Link Directions command. This
requires you to first select all the segments that are to be set as one
way. This command also lets you reset one-way segments as two way.
Indicating nodes along a shortest path and setting segments as one
way in the direction of the path, using the Tools-Map Editing-Set
One-Way Segments command

However, this product will not run on Academic TransCAD. You

need full TransCAD.
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To Copy and Paste Segments

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To Add Areas or Split Areas into Parts

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To Cut a Hole in an Area

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To Change a Hole into an Area

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To Remove a Hole
Follow the procedure
above to change the
hole into an area

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Click on the
surrounding area and
then on the are that
used to be the hole.

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To Create an Area with Islands

Use the Join tool
to join any islands
together into a
single area.

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To Split Off One Island into a

Separate Area

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To Move an Area Centroid

Drag it to the desired location

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To Create a Geographic File of

Centroids

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