Free node method

Because the Free node method enables you to add nodes to the map by tapping the map at the required position, it is useful to have selected a background map provider before using this method. You do not need any existing nodes in the survey to use the Free node method.

  1. Tap .

  2. Tap the map at the required position.

    Penmap calculates the coordinates of the node from the location on the map and a small circle denoting a free node appears on the map.

  3. To exit the Free node method, tap again or select a different survey method.

 

  • If you tap the map but a free node does not appear, you may have slightly moved the map instead. Tap the map again to add a free node.
  • To add graphical elements to free nodes, for example to represent them as points or to link them as lines, use the Snap node method.
  • The Free node method is also a convenient way to add text adjacent to a node or graphical item. If the position of other nodes is recalculated, the text attached to free nodes remains in the same position, as free nodes are generated independently of other nodes.