Feature builder reference

Feature builders are semiautonomous feature constructors by which group templates create and place features relative to the primary feature geometry that is sketched with a group template construction tool.

Some builders include definable parameters that allow you to control the placement of features along the sketched geometry, for example, the distance from a vertex at which a point feature is created.

The feature builders listed below are assigned and configured in the Template Properties dialog box on the Builders side tab.

Feature builders

Group template feature builders

Primary template geometry	Feature template geometry	Feature builder
Point	Point	Multiple point features
Point	Line	Radial lines
Point	Polygon	Buffer
Point or Line	Point	Points along
Point or Line	Point	Point at beginning of line
Point or Line	Point	Point at end of line
Point or Line	Point	Point at every intersection
Point or Line	Point	Point at every vertex
Point or Line	Point	Point at every vertex except start
Point or Line	Point	Point at every vertex except end
Point or Line	Point	Point at every vertex except start and end
Line	Not Applicable	Line feature This builder is available only to primary templates with the line toolset.
Line	Not Applicable	Offset (Line) This builder is available only to primary templates with the line toolset. Note: If the features created by the group template are members of a utility network, a connectivity association record is created between the first point feature and the primary template line feature.
Line	Line	Multiple single-part lines
Line	Line	Two-point lines This builder is also available to primary templates with the line toolset but overrides the continuous line tool and sketches two-point lines.
Line	Polygon	Buffer
Polygon	Point	Point at every vertex
Polygon	Point	Point at every vertex except start
Polygon	Point	Centroid
Polygon	Point	Point at start only
Polygon	Line	Single-line feature (boundary)
Polygon	Line	Two-point lines (boundary)
Polygon	Polygon	Buffer
Polygon	Polygon	Multiple polygon features