How to delete a line or polygon vertex on PIX4Dcloud
This article explains how to remove a vertex from a line, polygon, or the base surface of a volume annotation in PIX4Dcloud. Editing vertices allows users to refine annotation geometry directly in the viewer for more accurate measurements and visualizations.
Licenses: This article is valid for PIX4Dcloud Starter and PIX4Dcloud Pro licenses (formerly PIX4Dcloud Advanced).
Roles: Only Owners, Managers, and Editors can permanently modify annotations in a datasets in PIX4Dcloud.
To delete a vertex from an existing annotation, follow these steps:
- Open the project in PIX4Dcloud
- Click
in the vertical toolbar in the viewer. - Click the line, polygon, or base surface that needs to be modified.
- Left-click and drag the vertex that needs to be deleted to an adjacent vertex.
- Release when a red circle appears.
This indicates that the vertex has been deleted and the geometry has been updated.

Information:
- Vertex editing applies to line annotations, polygon annotations, and the base surface of volume annotations.
- Changes are saved automatically and immediately reflected in the viewer.