Anyone using Anquet maps? I've created loads of paths, and saved them. Each path has start and end waypoints, with a whole load of nodes in between.

When reviewing a path after it's created, I can't find a simple way to find the distance from the start waypoint to a particular node. Seems a trivial thing, but...

All I've come up with is:

a) Count the km ticks on the path's line.

b) Add a waypoint (to split the path in two), then use View Show Information to see the distance of this new path, then remove the waypoint from the path.

The first is annoying (what am I using a computer for?!!) and the second downright silly!

Maybe I'm missing something obvious?

When making a route I put waypoints at important points like track crossings, mountain tops etc. You can then go to 'route' then 'view route text' and the distances are shown between the waypoints.

But I don't know of any way to do what you want to do. Once the routes have been saved, there seems very little you can do with them.

I think I understand what you're trying to do, but can't understand why. It may be a question of semantics, hence my emphasisin the following.

When I use Anquest, I create a WAYPOINT whenever there's a significant point - say a junction, a river crossing or a summit. I then start a PATH at each WAYPOINT, to the next WAYPOINT, using NODES to mark out the line of each PATH.

I then create a ROUTE linking all the individual PATHs(i.e. the sections between WAYPOINTS). I then Save the ROUTE with a meningful name so that I can find it again later.

Clicking on the blue "i" icon and then any PATH gives the details of that PATH.

Once you've created a ROUTE the "i" icon shows the information for the whole ROUTE. This information is also available on the ROUTE Card.

Hope that helps. If not, email me via OM and I'll try to help offline.

I know this isn't at all helpful, but......... In Tracklogs you simply open the path that has been created and you are given a table of the distance from the start point to every waypoint or trackpoint ("node") along the route. In other words, Tracklogs does this for you automatically.

Thanks Colin and Colin! I guess my mental approach was path = 1 day, route = several days, but what you say makes sense (but litters the screen with more waypoint icons).

Hopefully Anquet might liberate a bit more path info to the user in a future release!

On a very detailed path, I might have 200 nodes. I don't need (or want) the distance between each node. Thats why I like that Anquet treats Waypoints and Nodes as different things.

The advantage of the Anquet approach is that each PATH can be re-used for various ROUTES without having to re-plot it. So, if you've plotted Linn of Dee in to Derry Lodge and made it a PATH, you can use it for any number of ROUTES which go that way.

If you don't want to see all the WAYPOINTS you've created, categorise them using the Data Management feature and you can switch them on/off at will.

Thanks. I need to do some reworking I think!

No probs. Like I said, if you want some help offline, drop me an email.

Col - I've never created a 'route', I just do paths with nodes...I think that much to learn I have...

Another advantage of Routes is that you can save them and email them to other Anquet users. It's worth learning more about the Anquet program. It took me a while to explore some of the more esoteric features, e.g. User Data Management. Now I have Waypoints categorised into Walks, Bike Routes, Geocaches, Found Geocaches etc. and I can "hide" the ones I'm not interested in at the time, change the icon for that category import and export the set of Waypoints and more.