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title: Project North
description: Project North can now be defined according to angle in relation to true North, drawn line, or property line.
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January 24, 2024

# Project North

## Project North can now be defined according to angle in relation to true North, drawn line, or property line.

![project north](https://support.testfit.io/hs-fs/hubfs/CS%20-%20Customer%20Success/CS%20-%20Knowledge%20Base/CS%20-%20Knowledge%20Base/plan%20view%20+%203d%20view/project%20north.gif?width=688&height=369&name=project%20north.gif)

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### Defining Project North

There are three ways to define Project North:

- Select a property line
- Draw a line
- Enter an angle on the compass

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### Selecting a property line

To define Project North in relation a property line:

1. Hit the Project North button or right + click the compass and select Set Project North
2. Hover over the side property you want to use
3. Left + Click

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### Draw a line

To define Project North by drawing a line:

1. Hit the Project North button or right + click the compass and select Set Project North
2. Draw the line at the angle you want
3. Left + Click

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### Enter an angle

You can also enter an angle directly on the compass to define Project North.

1. Hit the Project North button or right + click the compass and select Set Project North
2. Enter the desired angle in the red box above the compass

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### Resetting Project North

To reset Project North, ***right + click the compass \> hit Reset Project North***.

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