Enter parcel description

Navigate parcels

Under the Parcel Navigator drop-down arrow, click a parcel in the map to open the Parcel Information window to view attribute information about that parcel.

To search for parcels, complete the following steps:

In the Deed Drafter application, expand the Parcel Navigator drop-down arrow and type search keywords in the Search text box. Parcels can be searched for by layer (subdivision name or tax parcel name) and by attribute fields. A search for a partial name or attribute value will return all records that match. The layers and attribute fields used in the search query are specified in the DeedDrafterConfiguration.xml file.
Press the ENTER key to start the search. Results that match the search query are displayed below the Search text box. Click the search results to zoom to parcels. Search queries and results can be configured in the DeedDrafterConfiguration.xml file.

Enter parcels

A parcel traverse is entered under the Parcel Entry drop-down menu. Once the parcel traverse is complete, you can save the traverse to a cadastral XML file.

To enter a parcel traverse, complete the following steps:

In the Deed Drafter application, click the Parcel Entry drop-down menu.
Optionally, type a Recorder ID.
Optionally, click the Document Type drop-down menu and choose the type of parcel update you are performing.

Note:

When the traverse is saved to a cadastral XML file, the file name is the recorder ID and chosen document type, for example, Deed Split 2223.xml.
Click the map to specify a starting point for the traverse. The starting point can snap to points or vertices in the basemap layer. For example, you can snap the starting point to a control point in the control points layer. The layers available for snapping and the snapping tolerance are specified in the DeedDrafterConfiguration.xml file.
In the Category field, choose the line category of your parcel traverse leg. Choose either a Boundary line or an OriginConnection line, which is a line from a point of beginning. As you type in dimensions, the traverse lines will be drawn on the map clockwise from the starting point. The last leg of the parcel traverse will close and snap to the starting point of the traverse if the starting and ending points of the traverse lie within the misclose snapping tolerance specified in the DeedDrafterConfiguration.xml file.
Type the dimensions of the parcel traverse in the Bearing, Distance, Radius, and Chord fields. The unit format for distances and angles as well as the dimension units such as degrees minutes seconds, decimal degrees, feet, and meters are specified in the DeedDrafterConfiguration.xml file.

Note:

To enter a bearing in degrees minutes seconds using Quadrant Bearing, type the values in one of the following formats: 20-25-25-3 (3 is the shortcut for the southwest quadrant), or S20-25-25W, or S20.2525W. When entering a bearing in degrees minutes seconds only, type the value in the following format: 200.2525. When entering a bearing in decimal degrees, type the value in the following format: 90.4236. Use overrides to enter curves with different parameters or to enter dimensions in different units.
Type the stated area from the deed or plat in the Stated Area text box. A misclose bearing, distance, and area are also calculated and displayed for the parcel traverse.

Parcel tools

Use the rotate and scale tools found in the Parcel Tools drop-down menu to rotate and scale your parcel traverse lines. Either type an angle (decimal degrees) and a scale, or right-click the feature to interactively rotate and scale the traverse. The starting point of the parcel traverse is the anchor point for rotating and scaling the traverse.

Save and share parcel traverse

In Deed Drafter, the parcel traverse is saved to a cadastral XML file that can be appended to a new parcel in a parcel fabric. Click Share to save the parcel traverse to a cadastral XML file or to attach the cadastral XML file to an email message.