From 767900490ba3a0afa82abefebae29bfa97ee1086 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Harrissou Sant-anna Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 02:49:49 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] "Split features" keeps original feature and assigns biggest geometry --- .../working_with_vector/editing_geometry_attributes.rst | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/user_manual/working_with_vector/editing_geometry_attributes.rst b/docs/user_manual/working_with_vector/editing_geometry_attributes.rst index f1ab1884905..fd062c272ed 100644 --- a/docs/user_manual/working_with_vector/editing_geometry_attributes.rst +++ b/docs/user_manual/working_with_vector/editing_geometry_attributes.rst @@ -1365,7 +1365,10 @@ To split line or polygon features: #. Select the |splitFeatures| :sup:`Split Features` tool. #. Draw a line across the feature(s) you want to split. If a selection is active, only selected features are split. - Fields of resulting features are filled according to their :ref:`splitting policy `. + The original feature is then assigned the biggest geometry resulting from the splitting, + and new features are created for the remaining parts. + Fields of the features are filled/updated according to the datasource provider rules + or their :ref:`splitting policy `. #. You can then as usual modify any of the attributes of any resulting feature. .. tip:: **Split a polyline into new features in one-click**