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Using the Map Editor

Edit your yard map from the computer. Nothing reaches the robot until you press Save changes, and the save result tells you whether a safety backup was made.

To open it: Settings → Map editing sign in with your Yarbo account, choose Sign in to Yarbo if needed, then Open the editor. Your changes stay on the computer until you save. More than one robot? Pick which robot's map you're editing from the list at the top, and save first: switching robots reloads the map.

Move around

ScrollZoom in on the cursor, out for the whole yard.
✋ PanThen drag anywhere to slide the map, changing nothing.
SpaceHold and drag to pan from any tool. Release to go back.
FitBack to the whole yard, framed the way it was when the map opened. Bottom-right, under the zoom buttons.
‹The arrow at the top of the side panel folds it away for more room. Click again to bring it back.

Select & move a zone

SelectClick a zone to select it. Nothing moves in this mode.
MoveSwitch to Move, then drag the zone. Yardstick tells you how far it went, and Ctrl+Z puts it back.
SaveNothing reaches the robot until you Save changes.

Edit the outline

DragThe corners show as white dots; drag one to move it.
Add pointThen click an edge to drop a new corner.
Remove pointThen click the dot you want gone.

Move a point exactly

DragWhile you drag a point, a small box above the status line says how far it has moved and which way, for example Moved 8 in east. It is real distance on the ground, the same however far you are zoomed in.
ClickClick a point without dragging and the box says Point selected. That point is now the one the arrow keys move.
←↑→↓Each press moves the point 1 inch. Up is north and right is east, the same as the map. The box keeps count, so "move it 8 inches" is eight presses.
Shift↑Hold Shift to move 1 foot a press. In metric units the steps are 1 cm and 10 cm.
Whole shapeWith a shape or a group selected and no point picked, the arrow keys move the whole selection by the same steps.
FollowsNudging follows the same rules as dragging: a point on a border shared with another zone moves both zones, and throw and blowing lines on the edge come along.
CtrlZUndoes the whole run of presses in one go. Nothing reaches the robot until you press Save changes.

Snap to align, for clean straight edges

Drag nearPull a point close to another point and it jumps exactly onto it, which is good for closing a gap or making two shapes meet.
Line upWhen a point lines up with another's position it locks into line and a pink dashed guide appears. Vertical means aligned with a point above or below, horizontal means beside.
AltHold while dragging to place freely, with no snapping.
NoteSnaps only to points on visible layers, so a layer that is turned off won't pull toward it.

Add a zone

SquareCirclePick a starting outline…
Add shape……then choose the type. It drops in the center of your view to reshape from there.
ShiftDragHold Shift while dragging a corner to resize the whole shape and keep its proportions, so a square stays square.

Working on a zone

Name boxWith a zone selected, type its name in the toolbar. It's the name you see in the Shapes list and in the Yarbo app.
SettingsPer-zone mowing height and speed, obstacle avoidance, and the settings for whichever attachment is fitted. It works on pathways, patrol lines and dead ends too: select a dead end and Settings gives its mowing height and moving speed.
On / OffPark a zone without deleting it. It keeps its shape and settings and is skipped when the robot works.
− 1″+ 1″Shrink or grow the whole outline an inch at a time (1 cm in metric). Hold a button to keep going; after two seconds it speeds up to 1 ft steps (10 cm). Scroll up over either button to grow, down to shrink. Shift-click or hold Shift while scrolling for 1 ft steps (10 cm). With a zone selected, press + or = to grow and - to shrink; hold Shift for the bigger step.
SplitCut one zone into two. Both halves keep the zone's settings.
Orange ringsAfter a split, bend the border between the halves: select either half and drag an orange ring on the shared border. Both zones follow, so no gap or overlap opens. The two ends stay locked where the cut met the outside edge.
CombineJoin two touching zones into one. See the Combine card.
Delete shapeRemoves the selected shape when you save. If it is a zone, dead end or patrol line, the plans that use it stay intact. A backup is taken first, so it can be restored even after saving.

Layers & the side panel

LayersShow or hide each type. The geofence starts hidden so it stays out of the way.
Aerial photoTurn the photo of your property under the map on or off.
Robot locationShows where the robot is, read from your recording. Nothing is sent to the robot. Center on robot jumps the view to it.
Shapes listClick a name to select that zone and zoom to it.
ReloadReads the map from the robot again. If you have unsaved edits, it asks first.

Select many shapes at once

LassoPress Lasso and the pointer becomes a rope. Drag a loop around the shapes you want. A shape is picked when its middle and most of its corners are inside the loop, so you don't have to circle every edge exactly. Shapes on layers you have turned off are left out.
ShiftClickWith Select, Move or Lasso, Shift-click a shape to add it or take it out of the selection. Shift-clicking a name in the Shapes list does the same.
The group barWith two or more picked, a bar above the map says what you have, for example 5 selected: 3 areas, 2 no-go zones, and gives the buttons for the whole group.
MoveThen drag any one of them and they all move together. A pathway that runs between two of the selected zones comes along. Ctrl+Z puts them back.
Turn onTurn offShown when the group has no-go zones in it. Switches every one of them in one go.
Delete 5 shapesThe button counts the group. It lists every name first, and any pathway or dead end that would be left cut off, before anything goes. Undo brings them back until you save.
EscClears the selection.

Copy & paste shapes

CopyCtrlCTo copy a no-go zone or another shape, select it, or select a group, and press Copy, or Ctrl+C (⌘+C on a Mac). Yardstick reads each shape's settings from the robot so the copies get them too. The status line says Copied 3 shapes. Choose Paste to place copies.
PasteCtrlVA faded copy follows the mouse. Each click drops a copy where you click, so one Copy can place as many as you need, for example a no-go zone around every tree.
EscRight-clickEnds Paste.
NamesEach copy gets the original's name with a number, such as Maple 2 and Maple 3. Rename them in the toolbar if you like.
PathwaysCopy two zones with the pathway between them and the copied pathway joins the two copies, not the originals.
Save changesThe copies and their settings reach the robot when you save, with a backup taken first, like every other edit.

Combine two zones into one

SelectClick the zone you want to keep. It keeps its name and all of its settings.
CombinePress Combine, then click the touching zone to fold into it. Esc cancels.
CheckYardstick first shows what will happen: the zone that goes away, and any travel paths, patrol lines or plans it will point at the zone you kept. Press OK and the combined zone appears on the map.
Save changesLike every other edit, nothing changes on the robot until you press Save changes. Until then, Undo takes the combine back. Save takes a backup first, so Restore in the Backups panel undoes it afterwards.
NoteThe two zones must share an edge; corners within about 10 inches count as meeting. Zones that only meet at a corner, overlap, or touch in two separate places can't be combined. Combine is grayed out while you have unsaved changes, so combine one pair, save, then the next. It can't be used while Yarbo is working.

Backups

Back upType a name and press Back up to save a snapshot of the map as it is on the robot.
Date and timeEvery backup shows when it was taken under its name, so backups with the same name are easy to tell apart.
RestorePuts that snapshot back on the robot, replacing the current map. Not available while Yarbo is working.
YS-autoThe safety backups Yardstick requests before saving. Check the status to see whether one was made. It keeps the latest three and tidies away older ones itself. It never deletes one you named.
KeepMark a backup to keep and Yardstick won't tidy it away.
Robot's ownBackups the robot makes itself are replaced by the robot over time. To hold on to one, restore it, then press Back up with a name.

Give many shapes the same settings

Open itPress Edit settings together in the group bar. It is shown when every shape in the group is the same kind, all areas or all no-go zones, for example. Save your map changes first: with anything unsaved, it asks you to save before it opens.
Base shapePick the shape whose settings you want to copy, and the Module (mower, snow blower, leaf blower or SAM). Yardstick reads that shape's settings from the robot and lists them.
TickTick only the settings you want to share, for example Mowing height, and leave the rest alone.
Review settingsShows every shape that will change and every setting it will get, before anything is sent.
ApplyUnlike other edits, this goes to the robot straight away, one shape at a time, after Yardstick takes a backup. You then get a list with a tick or a cross for each shape, and the reason for any that did not take.

Snow throw and blowing lines

Two kindsYellow lines show where snow is thrown and orange lines where leaves are blown. Tick Throwing direction or Blowing direction in Layers to see them. Drawing a new line turns its layer on for you.
+ Throw line+ Blowing lineSelect the area or pathway first, then press the button for the kind you want. Either kind can be drawn whatever is attached to the robot.
While you drawA bar across the top of the map shows what you are drawing, on which area, and how many points it has. Click points along the direction you want. Clicks on the border count as points too.
DoneDouble-click the last point, press Done or press Enter to finish. Cancel or Esc throws the line away. A shape can have as many lines as you like.
Shape itA finished line comes up selected. Drag a dot to move a point, or drag a ring between two dots to bend the line there.
SelectClick a line later to edit it: it thickens and its dots and rings appear. The area itself isn't affected.
Add pointRemove pointWith a line selected, these work on the line, not the area. A line keeps at least two points.
Delete throw lineRemoves the selected line only. The area and its other lines stay. With a blowing line selected it reads Delete blowing line.
Stays on the shapeA line dragged more than 3 m off its area or pathway is pulled back. Drawing along the boundary is fine.
SaveLines are stored on their area or pathway and save with it. Nothing reaches the robot until you press Save changes.

Saving (the important part)

Save changesNothing reaches the robot until you press this, and Yardstick requests a safety backup first. A failure can stop the save with Backup failed, nothing saved. A skipped backup can report Saving anyway…. Read the result instead of assuming a backup was made. With unsaved changes the button turns red and counts them, for example Save 3 changes, and a second one appears in the top bar until you save. After a save it turns green and reads ✓ Saved.
CtrlZUndo while you work, and Ctrl+Y to redo. The Undo and Redo buttons do the same.
LockedEditing locks while Yarbo is working. You can still pan, zoom and look around, and it unlocks when the job finishes or is canceled in the Yarbo app.
If it failsRead Saved {done} of {total}; failed on {what}: {err} on the status line. Earlier changes may already be saved. Yardstick reads the robot’s map again and keeps unrelated edits where it can; check the named shapes before retrying. If it cannot read the map, it says The displayed map is stale. Choose Reload before saving. Restore the connection, press Reload, and check the map and any retained edits. Do not repeat the whole save blindly. If the robot refuses an outline, correct the named points or crossing edges. If it did not keep settings, open that zone’s settings to check them. For a full backup limit, make room in Backups & restore and follow the result’s retry instruction. Send diagnostics if the refusal remains.
Then waitGive it a few seconds and the change shows in the Yarbo app. You can edit in either place.
BackupsThe Backups panel lets you name, restore, or delete snapshots to roll back any time.

Prefer a smaller toolbar? See Compact or expanded Map editor toolbar.

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