Fill the interior area created by lines

You can fill any enclosed area created by freeform lines, straight lines, or overlapping lines. Lines no longer need to be merged before filling.

Fill the interior area

1. Draw lines that create a closed area.
   This can be:

   • A freeform line
   • Straight lines
   • Multiple overlapping or intersecting lines

   To learn how to draw lines, visit:
   Line Tool—Draw a Straight Line, Connected Lines, Flight Line or Dimension Line
   Draw Tool — Draw a freeform line

2. Select the "Fill/Change Colour Tool" in the top toolbar.

   Quick Key: Or you can press the "G" button on your keyboard.

3. In the Map View, hover over the enclosed interior area.

   The fillable region will highlight automatically.

4. Click the highlighted area.

   The interior will be filled, and the shape will automatically close if needed.

How filling works

• Lines do not need to be merged.
• Any fully enclosed region formed by lines can be filled.
• Intersecting or overlapping lines can create multiple fillable areas.
• The filled result behaves as a polygon and can be edited.

Edit the filled shape

1. Select the "Edit/Measure Tool".

   Quick Key: Press "Q" on your keyboard.

2. Click the filled shape.

The shape can now be edited as a polygon.

See also

Delete the fill area of a shape (rectangle/circle/polygon)

Change the colours of the border and fill area of a shape (circle/rectangle/polygon)

Delete the border of a shape (rectangle/circle/polygon)