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--- en:help:landmarks:local-create-track [2013/11/11 18:34] – psyberia
+++ en:help:landmarks:local-create-track [2020/12/17 22:21] – psyberia
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 <sub>[[en:help|Online Help]] > [[en:help:landmarks|Landmarks]]</sub>
-===== How to manually create a track ? =====
-  * Click on the "''**Landmarks**''" menu {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} and select the "''**Create a landmark**''" item {{:icon_02.png?nolink}};
+====== How to manually draw a path? ======
-  * Under the "''**Local landmarks**''" category, you can have a look at the current local folder in which one will be saved the route;
+\\
-  * Select "''**Track**''" {{:icon_03.png?nolink}};
+  * Tap on the screen center dot {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} and on ''"**Create a placemark...**"'' {{:icon_02.png?nolink}};
-  * If desired, enter a name for the track in the appropriate text field and change other properties;
+  * Select ''"**Path**"'' {{:icon_03.png?nolink}};
-  * Click on the "''**Ok**''" button {{:icon_04.png?nolink}}.
+  * If you want, type a name in the ''"**Name**"'' text field, or change the place where to save the track;
+  * Tap ''"**Ok**"'' {{:icon_04.png?nolink}}.
-The edit mode of the track is activated.
+{{ :en:help:landmarks:local-tracks-create-1.jpg?nolink }}
+\\
+The track edit mode is activated, you can now:
+  * Move the screen center dot over the start location, tap ''"**Draw**"'' {{:icon_05.png?nolink}} to activate the drawing mode and move the screen center dot along the path you want to draw;
+  * If needed, tap ''"**Delete**"'' {{:icon_06.png?nolink}} multiple times to delete the last locations in the backward direction.
-{{ :en:help:landmarks:local:track_create.jpg?nolink }}
+As you draw the path, the statistics update in the below panel. In case you've the [[en:help:elevations|DEM elevations]] turned on, the elevation profile is also displayed. If you need more space, tap ''"**Statistics**"'' {{:icon_07.png?nolink}} to hide the statistics panel.
-To add draw the track, process as follow:
+If needed, you can:
-  * Move the map center over the location you want to be the start point;
+  * Deactivate and reactivate the drawing mode multiple times to draw distinct path segments;
-  * Click on the "''**Draw**''" button {{:icon_05.png?nolink}} to press it and start the drawing;
+  * Tap ''"**+ Waypoint**"'' {{:icon_08.png?nolink}} to add waypoints associated to the path;
-  * Move the map center by following the path you want to be the track. The track is drawn on the map;
+  * Tap ''"**Search a location**"'' {{:icon_09.png?nolink}} to jump to remote locations by name or coordinates;
-  * If you need to delete the last locations, click on the "''**Delete**''" button {{:icon_06.png?nolink}};
+  * Tap ''"**Auto-routing**"'' {{:icon_10.png?nolink}} to activate the auto-routing mode.
-  * When you have finished your track, click again on the "''**Draw**''" button {{:icon_05.png?nolink}} to un-press if and stop the drawing;
-  * If desired, you can move the map center to another location and draw another part of the track (track parts are called "''segments''").
-{{ :en:help:landmarks:local:track_add_points.jpg?nolink }}
+When you have finished, tap ''"**Close**"'' {{:icon_11.png?nolink}} to save your path and exit from the edit path mode.
-To delete a location at any place, click on it to display the actions pup-up, and select the "''**Delete**''" button {{:icon_07.png?nolink}}.
+{{ :en:help:landmarks:local-tracks-create-2.jpg?nolink }}
-To change the color of a segment, click on any location of that segment to display the actions pop-up, and select the "''**Edit color**''" button {{:icon_08.png?nolink}}.
+\\
-To add waypoints to the track, process as follow:
+====== How to split or edit points of a path? ======
-  * Move the map center to the location where you want the waypoint to be at, and click on the "''**Add location**''" button {{:icon_09.png?nolink}};
+\\
-  * If desired, enter a name in the appropriate text field;
+  * Tap anywhere on the path {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} and on its name {{:icon_02.png?nolink}};
-  * Click on the "''**Ok**''" button;
+  * Select ''"**Edit points**"'' {{:icon_03.png?nolink}} to activate the edit path mode.
-  * The waypoint is displayed on the map {{:icon_10.png?nolink}}.
-When finished, click on the "''**Save & close**''" button {{:icon_11.png?nolink}}.
+When you tap on any location {{:icon_04.png?nolink}}, an edit menu is displayed allowing you to make various actions on the selected location:
+  * ''"**Insert here**"'' {{:icon_05.png?nolink}} to insert new locations from here;
+  * ''"**Move to center**"'' {{:icon_06.png?nolink}} to move this location on to the screen center;
+  * ''"**Delete**"'' {{:icon_07.png?nolink}} to delete this location.
+Or on the path segment that contain the selected location:
+  * ''"**Edit color**"'' {{:icon_08.png?nolink}} to change the color of this particular segment (it will override the track color);
+  * ''"**Split here**"'' {{:icon_09.png?nolink}} to split this segment into two different segments at the selected location;
+  * ''"**Delete**"'' {{:icon_10.png?nolink}} to delete the entire segment.
+When you have finished, tap ''"**Close**"'' {{:icon_11.png?nolink}} to save your path and exit from the edit path mode.
+{{ :en:help:landmarks:local-tracks-edit.jpg?nolink }}
+\\