--- title: How do I Add an Easement? description: To block off part of a site from development, you can place an easement. --- [Skip to content](https://support.testfit.io/knowledge/getting-started/easements#main-content) [![](https://support.testfit.io/hs-fs/hubfs/primary%20wordmark.png?width=150&height=113&name=primary%20wordmark.png)](https://testfit.io/?hsLang=en) Open main navigation Close main navigation - - [Contact us](https://support.testfit.io/knowledge/kb-tickets/new) [Contact us](https://support.testfit.io/knowledge/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) Welcome to the TestFit Knowledge Base - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [TestFit Knowledge Base](https://support.testfit.io/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Getting Started](https://support.testfit.io/knowledge/getting-started?hsLang=en) 3. [Setting up a Deal](https://support.testfit.io/knowledge/getting-started?hsLang=en#setting-up-a-deal) July 10, 2026 # How do I Add an Easement? ## To block off part of a site from development, you can place an easement using a variety of methods ![](https://support.testfit.io/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-21-2025-12-16-50-8232-PM.png?width=307&height=228&name=image-png-Oct-21-2025-12-16-50-8232-PM.png) There are 3 ways to manually draw an easement: 1\. Draw the easements boundary ![DrawEasements](https://support.testfit.io/hs-fs/hubfs/DrawEasements.gif?width=670&height=377&name=DrawEasements.gif) 2\. Draw a rectangular boundary![RectangalEasements](https://support.testfit.io/hs-fs/hubfs/RectangalEasements.gif?width=670&height=377&name=RectangalEasements.gif) 3\. Draw a path boundary ![PathEasements](https://support.testfit.io/hs-fs/hubfs/PathEasements.gif?width=670&height=377&name=PathEasements.gif) --- ### Allowing Roads and Parking over an Easement Once an easement has been created, select it and toggle the ***Allow roads and parking ***to the on position. Surface parking and roads within a site will now be placed on top of the easement.  ![](https://support.testfit.io/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-05-2026-01-32-54-5973-PM.png?width=670&height=252&name=image-png-May-05-2026-01-32-54-5973-PM.png)  ![EasementGif1](https://support.testfit.io/hs-fs/hubfs/EasementGif1.gif?width=670&height=297&name=EasementGif1.gif) --- ### Modifying Easements - Move / Rotate / Add or Remove Nodes To move an easement, ***click*** on the easement, then ***click and drag*** the grip. Right click an Easement to open the context menu in Canvas ![](https://support.testfit.io/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-10-2026-01-39-52-0810-PM.png?width=735&height=521&name=image-png-Jul-10-2026-01-39-52-0810-PM.png) You can refine the shape of easements by dragging existing nodes, adding node by ***shift+clicking***, removing points by ***right+clicking*** the node you want to remove, then selecting ***remove***. ![MoveAddRemoveNodesEasements](https://support.testfit.io/hs-fs/hubfs/MoveAddRemoveNodesEasements.gif?width=670&height=377&name=MoveAddRemoveNodesEasements.gif) To rotate an easement, ***click*** on the easement, then ***right+click and rotate*** the grip. ![RotateEasements](https://support.testfit.io/hs-fs/hubfs/RotateEasements.gif?width=670&height=377&name=RotateEasements.gif) --- ### Create Easements from Data Map Layers Easements can be created using the following Data Map layers (Site Solver License or Site Intelligence Add-On Required): - USA FEMA Flood Zones - USA Wetlands - USA Soils To create an easement, turn on the correlating Data Map layer.  With the Data Map layer selected in the Nav Tree, scroll down to the Property Panel. Toggle on/off the regions of the Data Map layer as required. Any regions that are toggled on will be referenced to create easements. Next, select the Create Easements button. Easements will not populate the areas of the site where the Data Map regions appear. ![](https://support.testfit.io/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-16-2025-11-49-36-1458-AM.png?width=670&height=556&name=image-png-Oct-16-2025-11-49-36-1458-AM.png) --- ### Modifying Easements You can duplicate easements and adjust their color if need be to differentiate between various easements.  ![ModifyEasements](https://support.testfit.io/hs-fs/hubfs/ModifyEasements.gif?width=670&height=377&name=ModifyEasements.gif) --- ### Easement Offsets With an easement select click the ***Create Offset ***button. 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