show multiple routes on the map for tracing/reference

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• Wes Plate   Friday 03 Feb 2023 19:08:36

  I built a route, and now as I refine it I want to try following routes I've used before.

  Feels like I want to trace these routes.

  So I am going through repeating for each of six routes:

  1. Edit route in poute planner
  2. Choose Create>Trace a route
  3. click yes to not save changes
  4. click ok to add to background map

  Actually I can only do this five times.

  But each time I do this I get a different color for the "overlaid" route. Can I control the color and opacity of these lines? The light yellow and light green lines are difficult to see.

  Also, the flow is, open a route and the close it to put it on the map as a trace, and then open the route you're working on (or start a new map).

  Since I'm already working on a map, the flow I was looking for was a command that said "Add a route as an overlay" where I would choose a route or a collection of routes that would overlay the route I'm already working on. Also it would be nice if overlays were saved with the route. So that I could work on multiple routes, each with their own overlays.

• plotaroute admin   Saturday 04 Feb 2023 12:14:54

  Thanks for that feedback Wes. We can certainly consider all those points when we next get the opportunity to work on improving the Trace a Route feature. It was initially designed for tracing over just one route, so it we probably need to rethink how it works to better support tracing over many routes.

• Wes Plate   Sunday 05 Feb 2023 01:12:17

  Thank you for considering. Often when I build a complex route I take inspiration from many previous routes. I often use Caltopo for this, but for my current project it made sense to try Plotaroute.

  🙌🏼