Manually Plotting Routes

You can choose to manually plot routes on the map.

Make sure that you have selected the appropriate line when you set your context in the Set Mode dialog box.
  1. Click the System Map button: System Map

    The system map appears.

  2. In the Nodes grid, select the start node of the route that you want to plot.
  3. Click Route Definition > Edit or click the Edit button: Edit button
    The Edit dialog box appears.
  4. Open the Plot tab.
    Plot tab

    The line to which the selected node belongs appears in the Line field while the length of the selected line is shown in the Distance field.

  5. Depending on how you want to plot the trace, click the appropriate option:
    • Streets
    • Existing Lines
    • Freehand
  6. Press SHIFT and click consecutive points on the system map from where the route starts to where it ends. Connect points (shown as squares) appear on the map where you clicked.

    To plot a straight line, click the start point and end point only.

    Alternatively, if there are turns in the route, you must click the mouse on each bend so that the plot follows the segments that you want. Otherwise, the system map calculates the shortest path.

    As you click the system map, the names of the streets appear in the left frame of the Plot tab.

  7. To ensure your route trace is saved especially for long routes, click Apply as you move along the trace.
  8. Optional: Click one of the following options in the Clear frame to redo a plot in case of error:
    • Last Point - Erases only the last point of the trace.
    • All Points - Erases all points of the trace you just made.
  9. After plotting the entire route, click Apply.
  10. Click Close.

    The pattern trace appears with the color set for Highlighted point (plot) in the FX Properties dialog box.