Thank you Melissa, this was the easiest method. Shame on me for not checking the user's manual before posting, I owe you all a beer (don't worry, I'll drink them for you too now that I can go to Happy Hour!)
Thanks to all who replied! Ryan -----Original Message----- From: Melissa Blackwell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 1:51 PM To: Ryan Morgan, Aerials Express Subject: RE: MI-L Radius Rings from Point Objects-Help! Simple "Buffering" should do the trick! Make your Cosmetic Layer editable.... select your points, (either through a SQL Select or just a geographic one) and then under the "Object" menu drop down, choose "Buffer". You can set the distance to your default 3 mile radius. The other decision you have to make is whether or not you want to have all of the buffers act like one object, or whether you want each buffer to act as it's own object. That's a call you'll have to make based on what you want to do with the data, but one you will notice a major difference if you have radii that overlap. If you want to save the buffers as a permanent layer/table, then you can use the "Map > Save Cosmetic Objects" function to save them to a new layer. Hope this helped. Melissa Blackwell Training & CRM Administrator Empower Geographics Work: (847) 299-6952 x416 Cell Phone: (847) 910-2404 www.empower.com <http://www.empower.com> Stay informed on important news! Subscribe to our eLetter here: <<http://www.empower.com/eLetter>> How will moving to a new business location impact the people you serve? Find out with Empower Relocator! <http://www.empower.com/MapPoint/relocator.htm>> Optimize routing and scheduling of trucks, service people, and deliveries with TransFleet! <http://www.empower.com/pages/products_transfleet.htm>> Check out our new Demographic solutions area: <http://www.empower.com/Demographics/index.htm>> Need a refresher course on MapInfo? Come to a training class: <http://www.empower.com/pages/training.htm>> -----Original Message----- From: Ryan Morgan, Aerials Express [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 2:27 PM To: MapInfo-L Subject: MI-L Radius Rings from Point Objects-Help! Hello all, Is there an easy way to take point objects in a table and make a three mile radius polygon ring around each one? I have over 3000 points I will need to do this for. Any ideas? Thank you in advance, Ryan Morgan Aerials Express www.AerialsExpress.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 9269 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 9271
