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--- manual:user_guide:tracks:planning [2024/10/18 12:42] – [Routing mode] mstupka
+++ manual:user_guide:tracks:planning [2025/01/16 09:46] (current) – [Manual mode] mstupka
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 ==== Routing mode ====
-    * {{:manual:user_guide:ic_type_cycle_alt.png?nolink&30}}, {{:manual:user_guide:ic_type_tourist_alt.png?nolink&30|}}, {{:manual:user_guide:ic_type_car_alt.png?nolink&30|}} etc. - the route line between shaping points is calculated by a **[[manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:settings#router|router]]**:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:rteplan5.jpg |}}\\ The shape of the line depends on selected **profile** - car or bike routes run along roads, MTB or walking routes along paths etc.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:rteplan60.jpg?nolink |}} Each profile has **additional parameters** that influence the route progress:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:rteplan57.jpg?nolink |}}
+    * {{:manual:user_guide:ic_type_cycle_alt.png?nolink&30}}, {{:manual:user_guide:ic_type_tourist_alt.png?nolink&30|}}, {{:manual:user_guide:ic_type_car_alt.png?nolink&30|}} etc. - the route line between shaping points is calculated by a **[[manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:settings#router|router]]**:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:rteplan5.jpg |}}\\
+    * the **progress of the route** depends on selected **profile** - car or bike routes run along roads, MTB or walking routes along paths etc.\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:rteplan60.jpg?nolink |}} Each profile has **additional parameters** that influence the route progress - terrain difficulty, ferries, steps, cycle paths preference, wet conditions...:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:rteplan57.jpg?nolink |}}
 === Customized ETA ===
-All walking and cycling profiles provide an option to customize the way the app calculates your estimated time on the route. All except the road cycling profile base the calculation upon your average speed on flat ground:\\
+All **walking and cycling profiles** provide an option to customize the way the app calculates your **estimated time on the route**. All except the road cycling profile base the calculation upon your **average speed on flat ground**:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:rteplan66.jpg |}}
-Road cyclists define their power in Watts:\\
+Road cyclists define their **power in Watts**:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:rteplan67.jpg |}}
-    * **Include navigation commands** - when checked, Locus creates also direction commands related to the new route which can be used for voice navigation.
+=== Include navigation commands ===
-    * The router profiles are provided by the selected **[[manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:settings#router|router]]**. To select a different router, tap the left part of the profile button and choose:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:rteplan58.jpg?nolink |}}
+When checked, Locus creates also direction commands related to the new route which can be used for voice turn-by-turn navigation.
+=== Router selection ===
+The router profiles are provided by the selected **[[manual:user_guide:functions:navigation:settings#router|router]]**. To **change the router**, tap the left part of the profile button and choose:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:rteplan58.jpg?nolink |}}
+**[[manual:faq:how_to_navigate_offline|More about routers, routing profiles and their parameters >>]]**
 ==== Manual mode ====
 === What is it good for? ===
   * useful in places not covered by routing data - when you need to **go off-road** and off-path (to cross a stream without a bridge or make a shortcut across a meadow...)
-  * useful for **simple distance measurement**
+  * useful for **simple distance and [[manual:user_guide:tracks:planning#measuring_area|area measurement]]**
 === How does it work? ===
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 <WRAP round tip>Manual mode can be **quickly switched on** when you **long-press the drawing mode button**.</WRAP>
-<WRAP round important>Manually drawn parts are **ignored by the router when you re-calculate** the whole route</WRAP>
+<WRAP round important>By default, the manually drawn parts are **ignored by the router when you re-calculate** the whole route. You can change this in the [[manual:user_guide:tracks:planning#keep_manual_segments|route planner settings]].</WRAP>
+==== Alternative routes ====
+{{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:rteplan71.jpg |}}
+LoRouter Offline and GraphHopper routers also provide **alternatives for planned route segments**. Whereas GraphHopper always provides alternatives, it's necessary to turn this option on for LoRouter offline in settings > navigation > router:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:rteplan70.jpg |}}
 ===== Via points =====
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 ==== Measuring area ====
 {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:rteplan29.jpg |}}
-Do you want to measure area of your property? Check this option in the menu (or long-press the distance box in the bottom bar), Locus will color the area on map and display the area value in the bottom bar:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:rteplan30.jpg |}}\\ <WRAP important round>**Measuring areas works correctly only when convex areas are drawn!**</WRAP>
+Do you want to measure the area of your property? Check this option in the menu (or long-press the distance box in the bottom bar), Locus will color the area on the map and display the area value in the bottom bar:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:rteplan30.jpg |}}\\ <WRAP tip round>You can quickly switch between line and area measurement by tapping the length value in the bottom bar:</WRAP>\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:length-to-area.gif?nolink |}}<WRAP important round>**Measuring areas works correctly only when convex areas are drawn manually!**</WRAP>
 ==== Long tap on + ====
 Here you can define the action after long-pressing the **+** button for adding points:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:rteplan54.jpg?nolink |}}

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