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Useful plugins in JOSM (to be continued)

Posted by jmsbert on 1 September 2022 in English.

must have plugin
provides several useful tools for faster and more efficient editing in JOSM
e.g. "Split objects" by pressing "Alt"+"x" as an alternative to the terracer plugin in case of more complex shapes
more info: https://josm.openstreetmap.de/wiki/Help/Plugin/UtilsPlugin2

must have plugin
press "b" to activate the plugin
rectangular buildings can be created with just two mouse clicks if another object is selected as guide for orientation
if no other object is selected, three mouse clicks are required
tag "building=yes" is inserted automatically
pressing "CTRL" deactives auto-snapping. This is required to avoid that the new building has shared nodes with highways
choosing a node of an existing building as first node offers the possibility to align the new building to the one already existing.
more information: osm.wiki/JOSM/Plugins/BuildingsTools

used to assign house numbers to ways or nodes
simply select an object and press "k" on the keyboard to open a window with common address keys
if (downloaded) objects in the vicinity have already assigned keys like "addr:street" or "addr:postcode" these values can be easily selection from a drop-down list. This avoids false edits.
tool allows to automatically apply increments to house numbers every time a new house number is assigned (increment slider at the bottom of the window)
more info: https://josm.openstreetmap.de/wiki/Help/Plugin/HouseNumberTaggingTool