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Pen Tool Arrives!

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We rolled out a large update today and the biggest feature is the addition of the pen tool for drawing smooth curves on a map.  We have created the UX in such a way that it can be easily done without much technical experience. This post will focus on how to use the tool. Drawing To draw a curve all you have to do is select the pen tool an then start clicking or touching the map. When you click you will see something like this. Point nodes are the points that the line segments curve between. The control nodes controls how much of a curve there is. The easiest way to understand how these work is to just place some points and move them around to get a feel for it. Locking Points If you want to work on the line without accidentally adding additional points to the end of the line, you can click the "Lock Point Add" in the top left corner. Finishing Once you are done you can click "complete curve" in the top left in the same panel as the lock