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+ | ===== About ===== | ||
+ | **Import** is used when you want to **work with tracks and/or points from outside of Locus** - websites, apps, add-ons, etc. | ||
+ | ===== 1. Launch import ===== | ||
+ | * **Menu > (more functions) > Import**\\ {{ : | ||
+ | ===== 2. Select a file ===== | ||
+ | **Locus file browser** opens the last used memory drive. **Importable files are in full color and are clickable**: | ||
+ | You can sort the files by **name, size and creation date**:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | Other available drives can be switched from the topbar menu:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | * **Locus Map directory** - the content of the app's main working directory | ||
+ | * **Local drives** - list of local memory drives (usually the Internal and external SD card code name) | ||
+ | * **Local** - the content of the app's main working directory | ||
+ | * **Dropbox** - contents of your Dropbox. Dropbox login is required when using the drive for the first time. Logout option is included. | ||
+ | * **Google Drive** | ||
+ | * **Remote file** - a field for inserting a URL of a remote file stored on the internet | ||
+ | ===== 3. Set parameters and import ===== | ||
+ | After selecting the file Locus Map analyses it and modifies the import dialog according to the content - the dialog can process points or tracks or both of them at once:\\ {{ : | ||
+ | ==== Points ==== | ||
+ | * **Folder selector** - selects the folder into which the points will be imported. It is possible to create a new folder directly from the menu. | ||
+ | * **Merge points with imported track** - adds the points to the track as waypoints (points are not imported to a separate folder) | ||
+ | * **Delete other points in folder** - removes all other points from the selected folder before the import | ||
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+ | **[[manual: | ||
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+ | ==== Tracks ==== | ||
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+ | * **Folder selector** - selects the folder into which the tracks will be imported. It is possible to create a new folder directly from the menu. | ||
+ | * **Delete other tracks in folder** - removes all other tracks from the selected folder before the import | ||
+ | * **Use style of the folder** - the imported track will take color, thickness, pattern etc. defined for the folder it is imported to | ||
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+ | **[[manual: | ||
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+ | ==== Settings ==== | ||
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+ | * **Display only (not save)** - tracks are just displayed on the map screen - useful for a quick preview of the imported file | ||
+ | * **Show on the map after import** - displays imported tracks on the map when the import is finished | ||
+ | * **Update elevation** - adds or updates the value of imported tracks' | ||
+ | * **Cancel** - aborts the action | ||
+ | * **Import** - confirms the action | ||
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+ | After pushing the **Import button** the imported points appear in the selected folder of the **[[manual: |