LEI Electronics 6 manual Creating a Waypoint

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to hit the road, but if you'd like to add a little GPS navigation information to your unit, read the following lessons.

Creating a Waypoint

Waypoints are the building blocks of GPS navigation. A waypoint is simply an electronic "address," based on the latitude and longitude of a position on the earth. MapCreate lets you set a waypoint and mark it with a symbol, name or number. This appears on the Master Map and eventually on the custom map displayed on your GPS unit's screen.

With your GPS, you can navigate to a waypoint. Waypoints can be used to mark a favored spot or to mark something to avoid such as a dead- end road or a boating hazard on a lake. Waypoints linked together in a sequence allow you to navigate along a pre-planned route. In the field, your GPS unit can also be used to set waypoints. You can bring these field- generated waypoints into MapCreate for storage and use on later trips.

Creating a waypoint on the Master Map is easy. Here's how: (Refer as needed to the Toolbar figure on page 30.)

1.Center the Master Map display on the area where you want to set the waypoint. Click the CENTER MASTER MAP cross-hair button,

then click the cross-hair mouse pointer on the area you want centered.

2.If needed, click the Zoom In or Zoom Out buttons so you can see enough detail to accurately place the waypoint.

3.Click the CREATE WAYPOINTS button, and your mouse pointer becomes an arrow with a waypoint symbol and the

abbreviation "Wpt."

4.Move the mouse pointer so that the arrow point is where you want the waypoint. Click to set the waypoint. Move your mouse away, and you can see the waypoint, with the default name of "Wpt 001."

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Contents MapCreate6 LEI Extras Inc PO BOX Catoosa, OK USA Table of Contents Creating Rectangle Map Borders Creating Corridor Map Borders Center Master MapIntroduction Page How MapCreate Works File Formats & Functions GPS Data File Atlas File Page Custom Map File Size and Build Time Examples Mapping Detail Theres more here than meets the eye Cursor over Pop-up Exit symbol BoxCursor over POI symbol Pop-up box How to use this manual typographical conventionsMouse Page System Requirements Installation TypesUSA-West disc Data overlap area USA-East disc Installing MapCreateType D\setup.exe where D is the drive letter for your CD-ROM Page Page Care of your MapCreate CDs Starting MapCreate Easy Mode and Advanced Mode To add a direct shortcut to your Start Menu To add a direct shortcut to your desktopSection Working With MapCreate Advanced Mode Quick Start Reference Starting MapCreate MapSelect Screen MapCreate Screen MapCreate 6 opening screen Closing MapCreate Tips Selected Symbol Tip Box Map Category Options Window Tip Icon List Window Route Waypoint List Window Moving Around the Master Map Zoom Box Cross-hair Creating Rectangle Map Borders Handle Box Mouse Pointer Map Border Creating Corridor Map BordersPoint Saving a Map Border File Creating a Custom Map File Building Map Progress dialog box Save As dialog box appears Creating a Waypoint Delete Waypoint Creating an Icon Tip Creating a Route Tip Tips Saving a GPS Data File Creating a Corridor Map From a Route Borders around Route command Corridor Width slider bar Creating a Route From a Trail Plot Trail shown in green Page Appendix 1 MapCreate Command List Help Topics Command Search a Help document for the term map border Page County/Parish Marine Navaids AirportsCities CountriesPOI-Shopping POI-ServicesPOI-Marine POI-RestaurantsAppendix MapCreate 6 Symbol Key Page Page POI Appendix 4 Considerations When Planning Highway Routes Page Page Page LEI Databases License Agreement Databases Limited Warranty LEI Software License Agreement ONE-YEAR Media Warranty For Lowrance 800-324-1356. For Eagle How to Obtain Service…Accessory Ordering Information for all countries Visit our web site