Tuesday, Feb 24, 2009 at 18:21
Willem,
re Question 1: Do I HAVE to load the Waypoints to the map one by one or is there a way to load the whole lot in one fell swoop?
If you have created individual kml files in GE, you will probably have to load the individual files individually. There may be a way of combining them in Ozi, but I've never tried it so would suggest doing this:
in GE, RIGHT click on an existing folder in the
PLACES panel, and select ADD, FOLDER. Name it appropriately and OK. You should now have that folder in the
PLACES panel. Click and drag each of your seperate placemarks into that folder. When you have them all in the folder, save the FOLDER as a .kml file (RIGHT click and SAVE PLACE AS and set to .kml, then OK)
In Ozi, load this folder file and you will automatically load all its contents in that one operation.
re Question 2: How do I get rid of track lines which should not be there?
I'll hand that one to Val - she is the oracle for tracks.
First, do not delete any waypoints that you have entered onto the MAP - if you do, any tracks that you have set up can go completely haywire.
If you have set up tracks and they have lines going where they should not you need to click on the Route editor which is in the top row of the toolbar (icon shows a hand holding a pen).
This will bring up a box showing routes (R1, R2,...)in different colours, and a list of the waypoints or placemarks that you have used to form the highlighted route. Double click on the route that you are working on to bring up the Route Properties box
This will show, in the LEFT hand column, the waypoints that are available to make a route, and in the RIGHT hand column the actual waypoints that you have used. Here you can edit your route by adding, inserting or removing waypoints in the RIGHT hand list.
To ADD to the bottom of the RIGHT hand list, select 1 or more waypoints in the LEFT hand list and click ADD. (You can select a block of them by clicking the first, then shift clicking the last.)
To INSERT one or more waypoints in the RIGHT hand list, select them in the Left hand list, and in the Right hand list select the waypoint you want to be AFTER the insert, then click INSERT.
To REMOVE a waypoint or a block of waypoints from the route list (RIGHT), select and then click the BLACK X button (NOT THE RED ONE!!! that will simply abort so you can start again).
Add, insert and remove till you've got the route just the way you want it. You do not have to use all available waypoints, and can use some more than once if you are backtracking. By seeing what waypoints the lines join up you will be able to identify which waypoints you need to add, insert or remove.
IMPORTANT - when you've got it right, or even half right you MUST click the "OK" button at the bottom of the Route Properties window to save your changes. Don't just close the window, or it'll be time to start again!
Before closing Ozi remember to do a final save by clicking any red text in the boxes at the top RHS of the screen (map,waypoint, event etc). Since you will have been working on waypoints and routes these will show in red text. Clicking on those boxes will save your work.
It sounds complicated but once you get the hang of it, its pretty straightforward. Perhaps best to practice a bit first by setting up some dummy waypoints and having a play with creating a route with them.
Good luck Willem!
John and Val
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Follow Up By: Willem - Tuesday, Feb 24, 2009 at 20:43
Tuesday, Feb 24, 2009 at 20:43
Hi
John and Val
Thanks so much for your invaluable help.
I have solved Question 1. No worries.
Question 2 is more troublesome. But I am reading through Val's notes again and again. Initiallly I joined all the waypoints to make a track. But my hand has not been so steady and I have double tracks running here and there between three sets of waypoints. All I want to do is tidy it up. It's not that serious though...lol
So I will work on it. Maybe I should deleted the tracks and start again?
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - John and Val W (ACT) - Tuesday, Feb 24, 2009 at 21:54
Tuesday, Feb 24, 2009 at 21:54
Willem,
The easy way is probably to start again.
Here's how to do it without losing your present work.
First, with pen and paper make a list of the waypoint names in the order you want them in your route.
Then
Open the route editor and select an unused route (R1, R2, R3, etc) and double click it to open the Route Properties window. As discussed above, you should have a full list of available waypoints in the left hand side, and a blank column on the right.
Using your pen and paper list as a guide, select the required waypoint by clicking it and then ADD. Do this for all of the waypoints in the order on your list - if you make a mistake, select in the right hand list and remove it with the black X tab. - if you miss one out, insert it as described above. Be very sure to click the OK tab to save your work before exiting the Route Properties window.
Good luck, you'll be an expert at this soon!!
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Follow Up By: Member - John and Val W (ACT) - Tuesday, Feb 24, 2009 at 22:11
Tuesday, Feb 24, 2009 at 22:11
Willem,
The great thing about this exercise is that we are learning too!!!
If you follow the above suggestion and create a new route, both (or all) of the routes using this set of waypoints will be displayed. When you are happy with the route that you want to keep you can get rid of the other route(s) by simply highlighting them (ie R1, R2 etc) in the route editor and pressing the "clear" button.
Cheers,
Val
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Follow Up By: Willem - Tuesday, Feb 24, 2009 at 22:52
Tuesday, Feb 24, 2009 at 22:52
Hi Val
Not winning now
I have discovered that I can make a new track and save it to file and then I can load the right track (when I get it right!!!) and delete the others. But I keep on making mistakes so will go to bed now and tackle it tomorrow :-)
Cheers
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