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FSX Adding vertex to an existing polygon

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Is there any way I can add new vertices to an existing polygon? I have a rather large poly in which I drew a long straight line that doesn't look that good in scenery. I want to break it down into more vertices without having to redraw the whole thing.
 
I can't recall for sure but usually it would be some sort of modifier key plus a click or perhaps a right click when over the line. As I say I am just guessing :o
 
I don't know what program you are using but if you are trying to add new vertices to SBuilderX:

1. Select the Polygon.
2. Select Polygon Mode.
2. Hold down I key and click on the polygon edge where you want to add the vertex.

Note: I find SBuilderX extremely flakey! If the above method doesn't work, I quit SBuilderX then restart it, load my project and try again. I also find that I can create a polygon and sometimes it will allow me to expand the poly to fill the QMID11 tile and sometimes it won't. So I find I have to quit the program often then reload and try again. Extremely exasperating!
 
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Hi Mike!
I understand your exasperation! at first I found SBX difficult to learn to use because of a lot of issues. Now I managed to flatten that learning curve but as you say, the author has failed to do a lot of error checking as well as improve on the user interface. Anyway, I am glad this program exists to replace FSX KML which is by now totally broken.

The procedure you indicated is correct and works (yet another undocumented feature?), I nearly got lost on the I thing and realized you meant pressing the "I" (for Insert) key.

As for the QMID Fill, right again, sometimes it lets you, sometimes it doesn't. I found that first selecting the polygon then switching to Polygon mode then the QMID context menu options would appear.

I am sure one year from now I would have forgotten all these pearls of SBX wisdom! pity they don't appear to be well documented.
 
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