Test import worked flawlessly! I will test ride this when the weather clears. If they implement my idea then this will no longer be necessary. However for now it looks like a great workaround. I wish I had known about this two months ago. Do I have your permission to share this at github? I will of course give you credit!
At any moment, you have a choice, that leads you closer to God or further from God. On Thu, Jul 4, 2024 at 7:45 AM Wolfgang Studer <[email protected]> wrote: > Most probably the reason why you got no answer is that you want to use a > route, not tracks. > > While using tracks in GPX files in OSMAND is easy and straight forward and > well supported, using routes is, how to say, a kind of unloved child in > OSMAND. It works but! > Note: To determinate if you have route or tracks, have a look into your > GPX file. You will find a <rte> segment, which indicates a route. > Also note: The advantage of a route is that it works on various navigation > devices/apps with different map versions. The disadvantage is that the > route is calculated based on the device/app settings and maps, which may > result into different ways to be driven. > > So how to use routes in OSMAND? > 1) Go to "Map markers", there to "Groups" > 2) In case there is any group, disable the group by slide the right sided > switch to the left. On the next OSMAND start, these disabled groups will be > deleted. > 3) Now go to "list" and make sure, there is no remaining item. In case > there are any, go to "More" and select "Move all to history". > 4) Finally go to "History" and use the "clear" link on the top right > corner till all is gone and your history is empty. > 5) Leave "Map markers" > 6) Go to "My Places" > 7) In case there is any entry except "Personal" or "Favorites", click on > the 3 dots on each and click on "Delete". > 8) Leave "My Places" > ==> You have now a clean environment to start on. Sometimes it is also > good to restart OSMAND at this point ... > > 9) Go to "My Places", click on the + sign and import your GPX file with > the route > 10) You may see now a new entry, e.g. named "user". > 11) click on the 3 dots and choose "Add to map markers". > 12) "My Places" are closed and you are back on the map. > 13) Go to "Map markers", there to "More" and choose "Plan a route". > 14) In the appearing popup, click to "Options", then "Select All". > 15) make sure that your waypoints are in correct order. > ==> Note: so called shaping points you have in your route, which does not > exist as a waypoint are not loaded by OSMAND! > 16) Click to "Options" again, then "Navigation". > > Voila, your done. You have your route inside OSMAND which each individual > waypoint in proper sequence. > > After your route is completely driven, just follow step 1-8 as described > above to make sure, you can start fresh on your next route. > > Also a note in case of multi day routes: Do not export them all in one > GPX. OSMAND makes a big mess when importing them and does not distinguish > between the individual routes but just import the waypoints .... > A better choice is to export each day as an individual file and import the > next only after you completed the previous (and clean up after prev route > is completed). > > > [email protected] schrieb am Mittwoch, 29. Mai 2024 um 16:34:18 UTC+2: > >> So i'm new to this app and trying to figure it out. I've tried importing >> a gpx. The ottawa ride for dad route. >> >> It appears the waypoints or poker stops are not in file and the route >> does not follow exactly the roads intended. >> >> Not sure what i'm doing wrong. Do i have to add the waypoints/poker >> stops as intermediate and if so, how. How do i make sure the route is >> exactly as intended? Do i attach roads? If so at 5m (the smallest). Not >> exactly sure what this does. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "OsmAnd" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/osmand/872cb6b2-a616-4c93-a113-76bf33261d1en%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/osmand/872cb6b2-a616-4c93-a113-76bf33261d1en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OsmAnd" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/osmand/CAFV4%2BzyAUindnSF0ZYk24W4_iQK5wFSti-uBMt28%3D83TRKVsvQ%40mail.gmail.com.
