Working with Tracks
User Tracks
OziExplorerCE supports a maximum of 5 User Tracks.
Tracks can be created in OziExplorerCE or tracks from the full PC OziExplorer
can be loaded. Tracks created in OziExplorerCE can be loaded by PC OziExplorer.
The total number of track points loaded is 20,000 (this is the combined sum
of all 5 tracks). Loading a large number of track points from a file will be
very slow and having 20,000 track points loaded may slow performance
considerably.
- The User Tracks are manipulated using the Track Toolbar.
- The number displayed in the track number button
on the
track toolbar
identifies the Active Track.
- If the track has 1 or more points then then number on the button will be
white.
- Any track can be made the active track by clicking on the track number
button. (this is how you move from track to track).
- The active track will be displayed on the map with small white circles at
each point.
- The active track can be modified or saved.
- Track points can be added or inserted by clicking at the map position when
either the add or insert Track Toolbar button is activated.
- Track points (small white circle) can be dragged to a new position using the stylus when the
drag objects button (on the toolbar) is active.
- To display the coordinates of the position, press on an active track
point. Release the stylus when the track point is circled in red.
- Other options are available from a popup menu. Press and hold on an active
track point until the menu is displayed (hold for 1 second).
Using the Track Toolbar (view)
- Click on the track number button to make a track number active.
- If the track number button
is color
black, there is no track loaded for that track number.
- If the track number button
is
color white, a track is loaded or track points have been added manually to the
map for that track number.
- Load a track using the Load button
or if you
want to create a track manually select the add
or
insert
button and click on the map at the position of the new track point.
- Tracks which have been created or modified can be saved using the Save
button.
- Click on the Track List button
to display
the list of the 5 tracks showing information about each track.
Tip : If you want to measure a distance, click on
the Track number button until you have an empty track active. Use the add or
insert button to add track points to mark the distance you are measuring.
Display the track list and obtain the measured distance from the Distance column
for the track.
Repositioning Track Points
- Active track points (small white circle) can be dragged to a new position when the Drag Objects
button
on the main toolbar is active (pressed).
- Press and drag on an active track point; while dragging a box outline will
follow the stylus. To move the track point, release the stylus from the map at
the new position.
Popup Menu Options
(Press and hold on an
active track point until the menu is displayed)
- Delete Track Point
- Create Waypoint at Track Point
- Split Track Section
- Join Track Section
Track List
This lists the 5 user tracks which allows you to -
- view information about each track that is loaded.
- view the track length which is shown in the Distance column.
- locate a track on a map and move to track point 1.
- clear a track from the map or load a new track.

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Move the map to the first track point for the selected track. |
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Clear the selected track from the map. |
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Load a track file (*.plt) to the selected track |
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Save the selected track to file. |
The Track Log
When in moving map mode (real time tracking) the track can be automatically logged to a file
called "cetrack.plt". If track logging is turned on the file
"ceTrack.plt" will continue to grow in size so should be cleaned up from time to
time.
The track is also logged into memory and displayed on the map as a track tail
(only the last 1000 points are kept).
If you want to log your trip you should always use the automatic logging to
the "ceTrack.plt" file, do not use the track memory log as this only stores the
last 1000 points and is only intended for viewing the recent track history.
Note:
- The complete track log "ceTrack.plt" can be saved to a new
file using the "Save Track Log File"
option on the File Menu.
- The screen (memory) track (1000 points maximum) can be saved to a file
using the "Save Track Log (Mem)" option on the File Menu.
- The saved files can be loaded into one of the 5 available user tracks using the
Load Track button on the Track Toolbar.
- Tracks created in the full PC OziExplorer can also be loaded into the
track log but only the last 1000 points will be kept. It would be better to
load these into one of the 5 user tracks (see above).
When using moving map mode the length of the track displayed will be equal to the
"Track tail" length set up in configuration. When not in moving map mode the
full length of the track will be displayed up to the limit of 1000 points.