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Core Features

How to use the drawing tools

This article will cover how to use each of the 7 tools in the drawing toolbar, including Draw Curve Polygon / Polygon, Draw Curved Line / Line, Draw Circle, Free Draw Polygon, Merge Polygon, Add Label, & Add Ground Coverage.

	Draw Curve Polygon / Polygon - Allows the drawing of any closed in shapes from 3 sides to infinity This can be used to draw custom builds additional features or calculate material areas.
	Free Draw Polygon - Free hand drawing tool to create custom freeform shapes or areas.
	Group Polygon - Outline any Polygon line or circle on the site to group shapes or bulk delete.
	Draw Curve Line / Line - Allows the drawing of any continuous line on the site. This can be used to mark in any utility lines, fences or retaining walls across the site.
	Draw Circle - Create perfect circles to any desired radius. This can be used for outlining cylindrical structures onsite, marking in tree coverage or outlining trees to be removed.
	Add Label - Create text labels to add to the property. Best used to identify structures outlined by the drawing tools.
	Add Ground Coverage - Calculates the remaining site area. Minus the Existing structure, New build and any Polygons drawn on the site.
	Toggle Snap - Helps square off lines to 90 degree increments or align parallel or perpendicular to a boundary, proposed build or shape.

The Action Box is a simple way to draw to exact bearings and dimensions as well as seamlessly swap between straight and curved lines.

Draw Curve Polygon / Polygon

A Polygon is any multi sided shape from 3 sides to infinity. This tool will allow you to draw any shape from a basic square or rectangle to a curved or misshaped area on any site.

Select the Draw Curve Polygon / Polygon tool.
Click anywhere on the screen to start.
Drag the mouse and continue to click various points to complete the polygon.
Press Esc to remove the previous point.
Use the Action Box to alternate between straight / curve lines.
Toggle to activate the Snap feature.
To terminate the Polygon click on the starting point.
Left click on the Polygon to edit.
Left click a small dot to add a point.
Left click on a large dot to alternate between straight and curved.
Left click & hold on a large dot and drag the mouse to reshape the polygon.

Select the Draw Curve Polygon / Polygon tool.
Click anywhere on the screen to start.
Use the Action Box to alternate between straight / curve lines.
Toggle to activate the snap feature
Enter a Dimension and angle into the Action Box.
Repeat on each line as necessary.
Press Esc to remove the previous point.
To terminate a line with the starting point by entering the exact length & angle OR clear all values from the Action box and click on the starting point.
Left click on the Polygon to edit.
Left click a small dot to add a point.
Left click on a large dot to alternate straight and curved.
Left click & hold on a large dot and drag the mouse to reshape the polygon.

Select the Draw Curve Polygon / Polygon tool.
Click anywhere on the screen to start.
Use the Action Box to alternate between straight / curve lines.
Toggle to activate the snap feature.
Press enter / return on the keyboard and type the dimension of the Line.
Press enter / return to lock in the dimension.
Press Esc to remove the previous point.
Repeat on each line as necessary.
To terminate click on the starting point.
Left click on the Polygon to edit.
Left click a small dot to add a point.
Left click on a large dot to alternate straight and curved.
Left click & hold on a large dot and drag the mouse to reshape the polygon.

Edit the display of a Polygon by adjusting the setting after drawing or selecting it. This is useful to declutter the screen, to define or clearly identify the shape visually or achieve a desired outcome for the site plan.

Draw Curved Line / Line

Select the Draw Curve Line / Line tool.
Click anywhere on the screen to start.
Drag the mouse and continue to click various points to complete the line.
Press Esc to remove the previous point.
Use the Action Box to alternate between straight / curve lines.
Toggle to activate the Snap feature.
To terminate the line click on the last point created.

To terminate the line the dimension box should be below 0.1. Use Esc on the keyboard to remove a point.

Select the Draw Curve Line / Line tool.
Click anywhere on the screen to start.
Use the Action Box to alternate between straight / curve lines.
Toggle to activate the snap feature.
Enter a Dimension and angle into the Action Box.
Repeat on each line as necessary.
Press Esc to remove the previous point.
To terminate set the length to '0' click on the last point created.

Select the Draw Curve Line / Line tool.
Click anywhere on the screen to start.
Use the Action Box to alternate between straight / curve lines.
Toggle to activate the snap feature
Press enter / return on the keyboard and type the dimension of the Line.
Press enter / return to lock in the dimension.
Press Esc to remove the previous point.
Repeat on each line as necessary.
To terminate click on the last point created.

Edit the display of a Line by adjusting the setting after drawing or selecting it. This is useful to declutter the screen, to visually define it or achieve a desired outcome for the site plan.

Draw Circle

Select the Draw Circle tool.
Click anywhere on the screen to start the circle.
Drag your mouse to increase or decrease the the radius to adjust the size of the circle the circle.
Click to set the circle.

Select the Draw Circle tool.
Click anywhere on the screen to start the circle.
Type a radius into the dimension section of the Action box.
Click to set the circle.

Select the Draw Circle tool.
Click anywhere on the screen to start the circle.
Press enter / return on the keyboard and type the dimension of the radius.
Press enter / return to lock in the dimension and create the circle.

Free Draw Polygon & Merge Polygon

The Free Draw Polygon is a quick way to draw a freeform shape on the site. Once drawn you can edit the points as necessary to adjust the design.

Select the Free Draw Polygon tool.
Click & Hold anywhere on the screen and move the mouse to create the desired shape.
The shape will close when the button is released.

The Group Polygon tool can be used to merge multiple lines polygons or circles. It is also a quick way to bulk delete any of these shapes.

Select the Group Polygon tool.
Draw around all of the shapes that need to be merged or deleted

Select either the Merge or Delete option.

Add Label & Add Ground Coverage

The Add label can be placed anywhere on the site. These can be rotated and positioned as necessary.

Select the Add Label tool.
Click anywhere on the screen to create a text box.
Type the text for the label.

Click the various Font Style & Size to edit the label. See the below guide for more information.

The Add Ground Coverage tool calculates the remaining area of the property minus the proposed build any existing structures and any extras marked in with the polygon drawing tool.

Click Add Ground Coverage to capture the remaining site area.

Right Click on the green area,
Select the Trash Can Icon to remove the ground coverage.