Edit mode lets you change the shape of your annotations right on the map. Drag points, add or remove them, and open the shape tools from the edit bar, all without drawing the annotation again.
Works in 2D and 3D
Keeps a polygon’s holes, style, material and labels
Recalculates volumes with the same settings after an edit
Available on all plans
When to use edit mode
An AI Detect outline runs past the object you want
A boundary needs adjusting after a new survey
You drew a shape quickly on site and want to tidy it up
You want to clear out several annotations at once
Step-by-step: editing an annotation
1. Open your map
Open the map with the annotations you want to edit.
2. Turn on edit mode
Click the pencil in the toolbar, or press E.
Every visible annotation shows its points in its own colour. The nav bar becomes the edit bar: Edit, Cut, Merge, Simplify, Subtract, then Cancel and Apply.
Tip: Just finished drawing a shape? Press Enter (or click Edit) to open it straight in edit mode.
3. Change the shape
Move a point: drag it.
Add a point: click an edge.
Remove a point: click the point.
4. Save your changes
Changes save as you move to the next shape.
Click Apply (or press Enter) to save.
Click Exit (or press Esc) to leave edit mode.
Selecting and deleting annotations
Select several annotations
Hold Shift and click each shape, or hold Shift and drag a box over them on the map. This works in 2D and 3D. Selected shapes show a blue band.
Tip: When you select several shapes, they open in Simplify. See How to cut, merge, simplify and subtract annotations in Birdi
Use the right-click menu
Right-click any shape to see Edit and Delete.
Delete annotations
Select the annotations, then press Delete or Backspace. Birdi asks you to confirm before deleting.
Good to know
There’s no Undo. Check your changes before you click Apply.
Busy maps. If your map has more than 300 shapes or 20,000 points, edit mode hides the points and asks you to zoom in.
Your settings stay. An edit keeps the polygon’s holes, style, material and labels. Volumes are recalculated with the same settings.
Best practice tips
Zoom in before you edit fine detail, such as roof edges or the toe of a stockpile.
Use the right-click menu for quick edits to one shape.
If you delete several shapes, check what’s selected (the blue band) before you confirm.