Duplicating saves you re-typing attributes when a new feature is mostly like an existing one. Both duplicating and deleting are fast, which is why each makes you look before it commits.
Duplicate a feature
"Duplicate Feature" in the feature template panel runs as two guided steps:
- 1
"Choose a source feature" — click the feature to copy. Its geometry and attributes load as the template.
- 2
"Place the duplicate" — click where the copy belongs. The panel header becomes "Review Duplicate".
In the review, change only what's actually different — for a new hydrant mirroring a nearby one, usually just the identifier and the location-specific fields — then "Save changes". The inherited attributes are the point; the review is where you catch the ones that should have changed and didn't.
Copy and paste from the map
The map's right-click menu does the same thing more directly:
- "Copy Feature" (Ctrl/Cmd+C) — copy the feature under the cursor.
- "Paste Feature Here" (Ctrl/Cmd+V) — paste the copied feature at the clicked location.
- "Cancel Copy Workflow" — abandon an in-progress copy.
Right-click when you're already in position on the map; use the panel's "Duplicate Feature" when you want the review step.
Delete a feature
Two routes:
- In the feature template panel, choose "Delete Feature" and select the feature to remove. The panel's "Delete" action removes the loaded feature.
- On the map, right-click a feature and choose "Delete Feature Here".
Check the attributes, not just the geometry, before you remove something. And if a whole layer's data is in question, that's a versions-and-backups decision rather than a feature-by-feature one — see Layer Actions and Data Specs.