There are three Markups Tools available in PlanSwift: Arrows, Boxes (previous article), and Pen (line).

Drawing Pen (Line) Markups

Access these tools on the Home Tab.

• Set color before selecting a Markups tool by clicking the "Markup Color" button - all markups drawn use the selected color
• Click on the “Markups” drop-down

• Select Pen Markup from the Markups drop-down

The cursor changes to indicate which tool you're using, and the Digitizer Record button turns red.

There are two ways you can use the Pen Markups tool:

• The default mode is the "Segment" mode which allows you to draw straight lines (single or multi-segment)
• The "Freehand" mode allows you to draw any shape you like - circles for example

Default (Segments)

With the Pen Tool selected,

(The screenshots below show “Arrow”, but the instructions are the same.)

• Click the first point and double-click the final, or

• Click-Drag-Release

• You can draw a curved segment by pressing the "A" button on your keyboard, the following two points define the size of the arc.

Freehand

With the Pen Tool selected,

• Click on “Freehand” at the bottom of the PlanSwift window
• Click and Hold the mouse button down until the cursor changes to “Freehand”
• Draw your Pen Markup however you like
• Release the mouse button when complete

See Related Articles for details on using “Freehand”.

Box Markups

The Highlighter Annotation tool

Related Articles

• Using Freehand