<aside> 🌽 Sections are distinct field areas, drawn across your map to indicate planned or existing plantings. This articles catalogues the ins and outs of designing with Sections.

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Drawing Sections

1. Click New section in your Design Toolbar.

2. In the dropdown menu, select the section type you would like to draw: Grid, Line or Keyline.

   

3. Before drawing any section, make sure the Draw button is highlighted in your toolbar.

↗️ Drawing Lines

1. With the Draw button highlighted, drop points on the map to plot out your line.
   • Lines can be straight or irregularly shaped.
2. Press Enter on your keyboard to finalize your line.
   • To edit your line, click Edit in the toolbar, then click and drag the line’s anchor points (highlighted in white) to your liking. You can add more points by clicking the unhighlighted points between each anchor.
3. Under Geometry in the Design Panel, adjust the row count and between-row / in-row spacing to manually adjust your row and tree positioning.
   • Alternatively, you can auto-generate row spacing by selecting a crop template under the Crops heading.
4. In the Design Toolbar, use:
   • the Flip tool to rotate the section 180 degrees along the initial line axis
   • the Delete button to delete your section
   • or ↺ and ↻ to undo/redo an action.

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💠 Drawing Grids

1. With Draw highlighted, drop pins on your map to create a polygon, which will form the perimeter of your grid.
2. Press Enter on your keyboard to close your polygon.
   • The field will auto-populate with rows and in-row points, which represent trees.
3. To edit your grid, use the following tools in your Design Toolbar:
   • Rotate your rows
     • Select Rotate and hold down on the map as you move your cursor in a circular motion. Your row orientation will rotate accordingly.
   • Offset your rows by 2.5 ft using arrow keys (i.e. move your rows up and down, left and right)
     • Select Offset then move your arrow keys in the direction you would like to move your rows.
     • You may also offset your rows by clicking Show more in the right panel, then inputting positive or negative X and Y values.
       • Positive X values moves your rows horizontally left. Negative X values move your rows horizontally right.
       • Negative Y values move your rows down. Positive Y values move your rows up.
   • Edit
     • Select Edit, then Click and drag your grid perimeter’s anchor points across the map.
   • ↺ or ↻ will undo and redo actions
   • Delete will erase your grid permanently.
4. In the Design Panel, further adjust your grid’s specifications:
   • Under Geometry, manually adjust your in-row and between-row spacing.
   • Alternatively, selecting a crop template under the Crops heading will automatically assign default spacing to your grid.