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--- manual:user_guide:tracks:planning [2024/10/24 12:25] – mstupka
+++ manual:user_guide:tracks:planning [2025/01/16 09:46] (current) – [Manual mode] mstupka
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 === 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 |}}
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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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