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Support => Troubles & Questions => Topic started by: Christian on August 26, 2014, 21:42:43

Title: Set starting point
Post by: Christian on August 26, 2014, 21:42:43
Hi guys,
I really like the features for editing tracks an use it often. But one is missing: to set (change) the starting point in a round trip track.
Sometimes I use downloaded tracks or old tracks but want to change the starting point and want to see the changed diagram with elevations.
So Locus has to check that the track has a round trip (with gaps of max. 250m) and than offer the function to set a new starting point.

I would like to request this as a new feature on the new help site. Any furter suggestions?
Regards,
Christian
Title: Re: Set starting point
Post by: Christian on April 17, 2018, 11:44:55
Can not believe that there is still no possibility to set a new starting point? Found nothing about in the manual neither in Help Desk and Forum. Did i miss something?
Title: Re: Set starting point
Post by: Menion on April 20, 2018, 09:30:42
Good day Christian,
unfortunately, such feature is still not yet in app.
Thanks for an idea: http://help.locusmap.eu/topic/set-starting-point , hope that other will give +/- votes, so I know if there is some interest in this.

How it may work?
Uff, long list of tasks :). But doable ...
Title: Re: Set starting point
Post by: Henk van der Spek on April 20, 2018, 20:33:51
+1 and you can leave out the last two:

save new track
and finally remove the old track from the database

or

save new track under new name
and if I wish, remove the old track from the database
Title: Re: Set starting point
Post by: Christian on April 20, 2018, 21:53:55
Quote from: menion on April 20, 2018, 09:30:42
How it may work?

  • you tap on trackpoint
  • choose "Set as start point"
  • Locus check if it's round trip
  • - if is (distance between last and first trackpoint is less then let's say few metres), continue
  • - if isn't, display a warning if you want to connect end with start point
  • then app reorder all data in the track to correctly set new start point
  • save new track
  • and finally remove the old track from the database
Uff, long list of tasks :). But doable ...

Hi Menion, thank you for your answer and the link.
keep it simple and stupid ;)

Christian

Title: Re: Set starting point
Post by: Reinhard Giesen on July 02, 2018, 19:12:55
+1
I offer a lot of gpx-files for download and many of the MTB-Bikers use Locus. But they don't live all in the same town ;-) So ist would be very helpful to change the starting point. Komoot has this feature. I can't believe, Locus has not ;-)