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--- manual:user_guide:tracks:planning [2024/10/18 13:54] – [Routing mode] mstupka
+++ manual:user_guide:tracks:planning [2025/01/16 09:46] (current) – [Manual mode] mstupka
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     * {{: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 - ferries, steps, cycle paths, wet conditions...:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:rteplan57.jpg?nolink |}}
+    * 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 ===
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 === Include navigation commands ===
-When checked, Locus creates also direction commands related to the new route which can be used for voice navigation.
+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 select a different router, tap the left part of the profile button and choose:\\ {{ :manual:user_guide:tracks:rteplan58.jpg?nolink |}}
+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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