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# Using the Draw Polygon Tool

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Can I edit the field shape while I’m adding a property to my account?">
    * Yes - if you are in the process adding a property to your account begin at <span style={{color: 'red'}}>Step 3.</span>
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="How do I know when to use the Cut Tool or the Draw Polygon tool?">
    * **Use the Draw Polygon Tool if you want to:**
      * Measure a precise area using feet or miles and acres, square miles, or square feet
        * Draw a field or parcel by hand. Note if you draw a parcel manually the parcel ID and convenience link to assessor data will not be available.
        * Isolate non-productive acres from a field that are surrounded by tillable acres
        * Isolate non-productive acres that span across more than one field or parcel
    * [**Use the Cut Tool**](/hc/en-us/articles/26589948400151-Using-the-Cut-Tool) **if you want to:**
      * Quickly divide a single field into multiple fields
        * Subdivide a parcel
        * Isolate non-productive acres that are along the border of a field
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Will the acres of the new field created be subtracted from the original shape?">
    * Yes. If your original shape is 80 acres and you use either the Draw Polygon or Cut tool, to create a new 20 acre field, the original shape will now show as 60 acres.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## **Using the Draw Polygon Tool**

<Steps>
  <Step>
    Navigate to the map and enable the Farm Builder > Map Tools
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Click **Draw Polygon**
  </Step>

  <Step>
    At the bottom middle of your screen you will see a measuring tool with **feet** and **acres.** If you would like to change the measurements click on the bar. Feet can be switched to miles and acres can be switched to square miles or square feet
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Locate where you want to start drawing the polygon and drop a point on the map with a single-click on your mouse

    <Frame>
      ![](https://assets.camo.ag/tillable-assets/docs/user-guides/image-40.png)
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Moving in either a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction, begin to drop points with a single-click using your mouse.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Double-click on the mouse to end the shape
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Click **Next**
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Continue through the farm builder workflow or **Save Farm.** Note if you save a farm that consists of only a parcel the farm, you will not be able to generate soil maps, crop history, or denote acres types as these are all powered by having a field.
  </Step>
</Steps>