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title: Add/ remove nodes
slug: task-view-guide/add-remove-nodes
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createdAt: 2025-09-18T13:20:10.233Z
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To activate the tools, go to the left toolbar and select one of the options to start editing. Right-click on the triangle shape or press for a few seconds to open the alternative actions.

Activate **Add node** with `+` or** Remove node** with `-`

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## Use on 3D shapes

### Add node tool

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Select an object,
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Activated the tool in the left toolbar,
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Hover over the line close to where you want to add a node, 
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A green node should appear and indicate where the new node will be added.

You can add nodes to a line in 3D with a slight offset to the current line.
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Click to place
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![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/36CD7zAaOHvlVITPdmtCr-GGiL0PAkz11gv7ERuobnk-20240916-111312.gif "Adding nodes to a line")

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/36CD7zAaOHvlVITPdmtCr-NgZgCebGmhECUSBokli1A-20240916-111354.gif "Adding nodes to a lane")

### Extend line

When the add-node tool is active, you can extend the line by clicking on either the start or end node of the line. When the mouse is over a node you can extend from, it changes the cursor.

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In addition, you can also extend a line from the start or end with keyboard shortcuts. Press `0` to extend the line from the end or `shift+0` to extend the line from the beginning.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/36CD7zAaOHvlVITPdmtCr-sFpiEEgDUQIASPSmg8C8_-20240916-113208.gif "Extending a lane")

### Remove node tool

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Activated this tool 
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Hover over the node you want to delete.

Nodes will turn red as you hover over them to indicate which will be deleted
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Click to remove a node
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![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/wLEz_RbWP6nIMpY-prjlm/vFsSyAkFYEjB8HJm-PmWg_remove-node-3d.gif)
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## Use on 2D shapes

### Add node tool

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Activated this tool 
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A white line should appear as you move closer to the annotation, connecting two nodes simultaneously. 
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Click to place a new node.

It will be placed where the white line peaks.
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### Remove node tool

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Activated this tool 
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Hover over the node you want to delete.

Nodes will turn red as you hover on them to indicate which will be deleted
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Click to remove a node
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