When the plot does not face the compass squarely
An ideal plot in the classical Vastu tradition sits square to the directions, each side facing one cardinal. Most real plots do not: streets run at angles, and the plot turns with them. The angle between a plot's sides and the cardinal grid is its tilt, and the tradition reads tilt by degree — a small turn is treated gently, a strong turn changes which zones the corners fall in and therefore how the whole plot behaves.
What the tilt changes
Tilt does not move the directions; it moves your corners within them. Turn a square plot far enough and its "north corner" begins to occupy the north-east, its faces each straddle two directions, and door and room placement must be reasoned by degrees rather than by sides. The tool computes the tilt from your measured bearing, names the band it falls in, and explains what that band traditionally implies for reading the corners.
How to use this tool
Stand on the plot's front boundary, measure the bearing perpendicular to it with the Live compass, and enter the degree. Read the computed tilt and its interpretation, then carry the number into the zone tools — they will place your corners correctly once the tilt is known.
FAQ
Q. Is a tilted plot a rejected plot? No. Tilt is a measurement that changes how the plot is read; the reading tells you how much care it calls for.
Q. What tilt counts as small? The nearer to the cardinal grid the lighter the effect; the tool names the traditional bands rather than a single cut-off.
Q. My corners point to the cardinals instead of my sides. What is that? A fully rotated plot — the corners take the cardinal roles, and the tool reads it accordingly.
This page explains the traditional principle; it names no specific text.