# Combat Scanner Probe quickly place at the desired location, can I?

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**Created:** [July 10, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/combat-scanner-probe-quickly-place-at-the-desired-location-can-i/514671 "2026-07-10T22:06:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wendol](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/wendol/32/409610_2.png) [@Wendol](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Wendol)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/combat-scanner-probe-quickly-place-at-the-desired-location-can-i/514671/1 "2026-07-10T22:06:37Z")

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How can I quickly place the Combat Scanner Probe at the Directional Scanner 5° **position** where I have sighted the ship into space (found **approximate location with scanner** , for precise location I need **combat probe** )? If I direct them with the mouse it takes too long. Is there a solution t **o quickly place the Combat Probes at the desired location?**

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**Author:** ![Lucy\_Alfrir](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/lucy_alfrir/32/382506_2.png) [@Lucy\_Alfrir](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Lucy_Alfrir)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/combat-scanner-probe-quickly-place-at-the-desired-location-can-i/514671/2 "2026-07-10T22:35:37Z")

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In short, no

There is a quick way to put the probes (either type) round your ship, but not anywhere else.

Soz

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**Author:** ![Syzygium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/syzygium/32/510263_2.png) [@Syzygium](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Syzygium)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/combat-scanner-probe-quickly-place-at-the-desired-location-can-i/514671/3 "2026-07-11T06:57:41Z")

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what do you consider “too long”?

if you Dscan with the Map open, you can enable the “scanning cone” display, so you will see visually where the result is located. Ideally your map is in horizontal mode (looking “down” on the elliptical solar system), so you put your probes over the result, switch to vertical mode, adjust if nessessary and hit “analyze”.

If you are quick, that won’t take more than a handful of seconds.

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**Author:** ![Gerard\_Amatin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/gerard_amatin/32/481361_2.png) [@Gerard\_Amatin](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Gerard_Amatin)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/combat-scanner-probe-quickly-place-at-the-desired-location-can-i/514671/4 "2026-07-12T18:40:48Z")

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It’s about as long as it takes to position and run a single probe scan, which takes an experienced scanner indeed a few seconds at most.

Use shortkeys to zoom, double click the background to swap between horizontal and verical planes… in other words the regular tricks you learn as you practice exploration.

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**Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/combat-scanner-probe-quickly-place-at-the-desired-location-can-i/514671/5 "2026-10-10T18:41:46Z")

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