> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.picsy.uk/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Edit a catchment

> Include or exclude individual hexes and nearby built-up areas.

Use catchment editing when the generated boundary needs a local adjustment. Start with the closest suitable type and range, then make only the changes you need.

## Edit individual hexes

<Steps>
  <Step title="Start editing">
    Open **Catchment settings** and select **Edit**. PICSy shows the edge hexes available to change.

    <img className="docs-screenshot" src="https://mintcdn.com/picsy-1565b83e/wn3gRhXc98WJcD62/images/guides/catchment-edit-control-annotated.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=wn3gRhXc98WJcD62&q=85&s=eebe4b0442dc14bb90b66010bf8052ec" style={{ width: 480 }} alt="Catchment settings with a red circle around the Edit button." width="1942" height="809" data-path="images/guides/catchment-edit-control-annotated.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Change the boundary">
    Select a green hex outside the catchment to include it. Select a red hex inside the catchment to exclude it. Select the same hex again to undo that edit.

    <img className="docs-screenshot" src="https://mintcdn.com/picsy-1565b83e/wn3gRhXc98WJcD62/images/guides/catchment-hex-editor.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=wn3gRhXc98WJcD62&q=85&s=e75815c55b7f20f049509575f940a90e" alt="Catchment hex editing enabled, showing green hexes outside the boundary, red hexes inside it, and the Done button in Catchment settings." width="1920" height="1080" data-path="images/guides/catchment-hex-editor.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Finish editing">
    Select **Done** when the boundary is right.
  </Step>
</Steps>

The map and analysis update as you edit. Only hexes at the edge of the catchment can be changed.

## Change built-up-area inclusion

When a nearby built-up area is available, hover over it to reveal its **+** or **−** control.

* select **+** to include the built-up area
* select **−** to exclude it

The boundary and figures update immediately. If no controls appear, there are no built-up areas available to change for the current catchment.

## Reset or save the edit

* Select **Reset** in **Catchment settings** to remove every manual hex and built-up-area change. This does not change the catchment type or range.
* Open **Save** and choose **Save current** to keep the edited version as a named variation.

Next, learn how to change [population projections and comparisons](/analysis/projections-and-comparisons).
