NOTICE: help.openstreetmap.org is no longer in use from 1st March 2024. Please use the OpenStreetMap Community Forum

How can I align existing buildings to nearby streets and buildings in a common editor like josm or potlatch?

asked 14 May '12, 16:36

chomsky's gravatar image

chomsky
46115
accept rate: 0%


This is the way I do it in JOSM:

  • Select the building
  • Press and hold the Ctrl key
  • Select two nodes from a street or whatever you want align to
  • Release the Ctrl key
  • Press Q or select Orthogonalize Shape in the Tools menu

That works for buildings with right angles. The building will be orthogonalized at the same time if you haven't done that before.

Summary:

  • Select an object and two nodes and press Q
permanent link

answered 14 May '12, 18:56

gnurk's gravatar image

gnurk
6.1k106096
accept rate: 15%

edited 14 May '12, 18:58

Won't this sometimes move the nodes that are part of the street though?

(25 Jul '16, 22:09) zellfaze
1

@zellfaze: No, I just tried it myself and the two nodes you select don't get moved, just the selected way.

(25 Jul '16, 23:00) alester

Follow this question

By Email:

Once you sign in you will be able to subscribe for any updates here

By RSS:

Answers

Answers and Comments

Markdown Basics

  • *italic* or _italic_
  • **bold** or __bold__
  • link:[text](http://url.com/ "title")
  • image?![alt text](/path/img.jpg "title")
  • numbered list: 1. Foo 2. Bar
  • to add a line break simply add two spaces to where you would like the new line to be.
  • basic HTML tags are also supported

Question tags:

×622
×75
×68
×3

question asked: 14 May '12, 16:36

question was seen: 4,680 times

last updated: 25 Jul '16, 23:00

NOTICE: help.openstreetmap.org is no longer in use from 1st March 2024. Please use the OpenStreetMap Community Forum