ADE now supports the placement of custom ground lines and polys.  There are two new buttons available in the button bar

1. Custom Ground Polys
2. Custom Ground Lines

1. Select the Custom Ground Poly Mode by clicking the button
2. Draw the polygon in the usual way remembering to double click the last point to complete the poly
3. The Custom Editor will open to allow entry of the required properties

Completing the edit will close the editor and the poly will be displayed.  The tooltip will show details of the poly

1. Click the Custom Ground Line Button
2. Draw the line remembering to double click the last point to complete the line
3. The custom editor opens to allow entry of the required properties

Completing the edit will close the editor and the line will be displayed  The tooltip shows details of the line.

1. Use Cancel in the Editor to cancel the add of a poly or line.  
2. You can also use the Undo button to remove any poly or line that you add and do not want.

Custom Ground Polys and lines can be moved, edited or deleted in the same way as any other ADE object.  However it is important to understand that the Editor will not automatically open if you add or delete or move vertices.  In this case you should manually open the editor for the object to handle changes to the texture mapping that may be required.

ADE has a number of helper shapes that can be used to create objects like aprons or custom ground lines and polys.  To add a helper shape use Right Click > Add Helper Shape

1. There are a number of helper shapes available that can be turned into custom ground polys.
2. Depending on the shape selected these properties will change.  In this case the selected shape is a rectangle and the width and height can be defined
3. The heading of the shape can be defined
4. Save to create the object or cancel if you change your mind

1. When created a helper shape is displayed with a black border
2. Select the helper shape to move it or use the handle to change the heading.  If you have a ProKey then small handles around the object allow it to be resized.  Without the ProKey the helper can be re-sized using the keyboard
3. Helpers can be editied in the same way as other objects and the Helper Shape property dialog.  You can change all the properties except the shape type.  In this case the height and heading have been updated

The shape is updated

1. Select the Helper Shape
2. Right Click
3. Select Make GP Poly

The Editor will open so that you can set the required properties

1. Use the right click menu to add a helper shape
2. There is currently only one shape available that will create a line - the Arc
3. The size properties are changed to allow you to enter the sizze of the major and minor axes.  For an arc based on a circle keep these the same
4. A new property is displayed to enter the degrees of arc
5. Click Save to create the helper or Cancel if you change your mind

1. The helper is drawn as the arc you define
2. A selected arc shows the bounding box that was used to create it.  In this case we can see that the arc is drawn over just 45 degrees
3. The arc properties can be edited as for other helper shapes

This arc has been edited to give an arc of 135 degrees at a hading of 210 degrees

1. Select the Helper
2. Right Click and Make GP Line

The Custom Ground Line is created based on the properties set in the editor

These can be shown or hidden in the display via the View Menu

Use the List menu and select GP Objects

The list displays all the custom ground lines and polys in the project.  You can edit or delete these from the list