Add a background photo or satellite image

A picture behind the drawing gives you something to trace: a photo of a hand sketch, a county record, the first page of a PDF plan, or the satellite view of the house for a site plan. The picture stays on its page and isn't printed.

Add a photo or PDF

1. Tap Select in the tool rail, then Trace image. (Or tap Trace a picture or satellite under Next on a blank plan.)
2. Tap Choose picture or PDF and pick the file. On a phone or iPad you can take a photo.
3. The picture appears 60 ft wide. Drag on the plan to move it while this tool is on.
4. Set the scale: tap Set scale, tap two points on the picture you know the distance between, and type the real distance (for example 44').
5. Use See-through to fade the picture so your lines stand out.
6. Tap Done and draw your walls over it.

Add the satellite view

1. Make sure the plan has the job address (tap Add address under the plan name).
2. Tap Select, then Trace image, then Satellite view of the address.
3. TerraPlan looks up the address and puts the satellite picture behind the plan, already to scale.
4. Drag it so your walls sit on the house, then tap Done.

Change or remove the picture

Tap Select, then Trace image again:

• Width (ft) sets the picture's width directly.
• Replace picks a different picture.
• Remove picture takes it off this page.