
Draw tracks and waypoints
The most important elements in a TrailRunner document are tracks. Connected to each other they build a network of tracks on which routes are based on. To help you orientate while you layout your tracks, TrailRunner can load background maps on which you can draw the courses of your tracks. As you later extend your network of tracks with new variations, new alternative courses for your routes will become possible.
What you should need to know first
Basic Tools
Describes where you can find the waypoint and track tool
Load background-maps
Tell TrailRunner where you are and load background maps of the surrounding area.
Creating a track
Tracks always start at one waypoint and will end at a second or the same waypoint. When you start a new map, you will first have to create an initial waypoint to start from. For your convenience the track tool can layout tracks and, in command mode, place waypoints.
Find a location on the map where you want to place your first waypoint.
Select the track tool and click on the starting location of the new track. This will place a waypoint.
Click through the course of the track by clicking on several locations in the map that lie on the desired course. (You can later move these trackpoints or insert new ones.)
Continue until you have reached the end. If the end is a waypoint you already have created, click on that. Otherwise double click. This will close the track under construction and you're done so far.
The tracks accurate distance will be shown as a label on the track.
Extending the network
To continue to layout additional tracks and course variations, add new tracks just as described previously. Note the following while using the track tool :
A simple click on an existing waypoint will start a new track from that point.
If you want to start a new track from the middle of an existing track, you need to split the track below to get a new crossing point to start from. Only a ⌘-click will split the underlying track. After that, continue as described above.
If you did an error, use the backspace key to remove the last track-point. Use esc to abort.
A Tutorial that describes the whole process is available under http://www.trailrunnerx.com/en_tutorial
Where to go from here
Naming tracks and waypoints
Attribute tracks and waypoints with additional information.
Layout and calculate routes
Inside the network of tracks, create routes or let TrailRunner find interesting ones for you.