Offsetting a Point in Trimble Fieldlink Software

1. You will first need a point to offset, please refer to the “Creating a Point with Trimble Fieldlink” guide if needed

2. Click “Create” in the top left corner 

3. Click “Point Manager” 

4. Click the “Line icon with three dots running alongside” in the bottom left corner 

5. Under “Modes” make sure “Single” is selected 

6. Click the point you are looking to offset 

7. Click a second point that is above/below/left or right to set a direction 

8. Click the “Notepad” icon 

9. “Horizontal Offset” is to set the distance of how far left or right the new point needs to be 

10. “Start Distance” is to set how far up or down the new point needs to be 

11. You can type in a “Layer” name (example: Offset point) and “Description” (example: Hanger) if needed 

12. Click the “Notepad” icon again to verify the point on the map 

13. You can click the “line with arrow pointing left icon” to flip the point left or right of the direction line 

14. Click “Create” to save the new point