Using the Free Form Create Tool
A site plan is more than just single-family lots. Areas are usually dedicated for open space, stormwater-management facilities, parks, and public utility lots. The Free Form Create tool can be useful when you’re creating these types of parcels. This tool, like the precise sizing tools, creates an attached parcel segment with the special diamond-shaped grips.
The lot numbers were designed by the authors for the exercises. Your lot numbers may vary from those shown in the exercises.
In the following exercise, you’ll use the Free Form Create tool to create a new parcel:
1. Open the CreateFreeForm.dwg file. Note that this drawing contains a series of subdivision lots.
2. Pan over to Lot 17. You can see the lot line ...
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