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      • Introduction to Plato
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      • What are property views?
      • How do you create views?
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        Editing tools
      • Creating "Views" in a property
      • Add a new feature layer
      • Create a custom feature layer
      • Selecting tools
      • Basics of the editing tools
      • Create snapshots
      • Create notes
      • Move or edit notes
      • Leaving comments
      • Duplicating the notes to another view
      • Notes panel
      • Presentation mode
      • How to share a property
      • How do we change the property level sharing setting?
      • How to change a user’s permission for a property?
      • Export excel
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      • Search or filter existing properties on the dashboard
      • Create New Property
      • Open your property map
      • View takeoffs mapped by SiteRecon
      • Rename your property address
      • Nearby properties from your current location (dashboard)
      • Notes on Plato
      • New and simplified flow of note creation on Plato
      • Using the notes filter
      • Identify different types of notes with tags colors
      • How to create a note?
      • How to update a note?
      • How to delete a note?
      • Add feedback on the property
      • Assign a note
      • Resolving a note
      • Comment and mention on notes
      • Export your site audit report from notes
      • Sharing notes
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    • Downloading a Property

Editing tools

If you need to update or rectify the SiteRecon output, leverage our “Editing Tools” to take control of your data. Editing tools let you draw, modify, cut, and delete the individual elements inside the feature. Let's dive in to learn more about these tools for different geometry type [Area, Line, Point] features.
Note - Editing tools are available only after the property is approved

1. Activating Edit Mode

When you update map data after site visits, create features in an empty layer you have added, or if you want to develop complete measurements for a property on your own, you will need editing tools to do all these things. Enter the Editing Mode and start working on those layers.
You can edit only one layer at a time. Click on the ‘Edit’ button and select the layer you want to edit from the drop down menu. Once you save the changes, the changes are immediately reflected on the map and measurements.
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Please note - You will not be able to edit the ‘Base View’ and will have to duplicate the view to make changes.

2. Creating "Views" in property

View can be used to create updated versions of your SiteRecon Data . Views will give you flexibility to save a custom map for your prospects or for your internal teams .
Step by step instructions: Creating a new view
Go to the Views section
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2. Open the Views Dropdown
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3. Click on + New Button.
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4. Select the type of View you want to create and give it an appropriate name. Also, select the view you want to copy the data from (this is a drop down menu)
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5. Click Create and your new view is ready for use.

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You are not allowed to make changes in Base View (SiteRecon Data) .

Watch this video to know more about .
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3. Add Layer

You might need to Add Layer after you have approved a property.
To begin, click on Add Layer Button
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Select the layer you want to add from the feature library
Add Layer Button will add a empty layer in the current view
You can start drawing in this layer using Editing Tools

4. Draw tool

Drawing polygon in a feature is really simple—
Click on Draw tool.
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To draw a polygon start by click on the map where you want the first vertex of the polygon
Keep clicking on the points where vertices are desired.
You can also snap your tip with the edge or vertex of the same feature or with a different feature.
But you are not allowed to overlap on the same feature layer .
Complete the polygon by joining it with the first point or double click anytime.
Click Done to save your changes.
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You can also check out this small video to learn using .

5. Modify tool

Use Modify tool to make changes to the existing polygon in a feature layer—
Click on the Modify tool.
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Drag the existing vertices to the desired location
Creating new vertex by clicking on any polygon side & dragging it out to break the edge at the click point. Drag it to create the desired shape.
Use Snapping to create accurate shapes.
Click Done to save your changes.

Or, watch this short video to learn more about .
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6. Cut tool

Cut out the extra portion from the existing polygon using Cut tool—
Click on the Cut tool.
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Create a polygon on the unwanted region you want to remove .
You can envelope a whole feature to remove it completely.
You can also cut out small extensions by including it in the cut polygon.
Or You can create a dough-nut inside a feature.
Use snapping to create more precise cuts.
Finally , click on Done to save your work.
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Or, watch this short video to learn more about .

7. Delete feature elements

When you encounter a feature which was incorrectly created or You just want to limited number of feature elements in a View.
Click on Delete Button on those elements which you want to delete for a layer.
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