Difference between revisions of "Tools"

|'''Zoom''' - Left-click the mouse button to zoom in, right-click to zoom out.

|'''Hand''' - Press the left button and drag the chart. While using any of the other basic tools this tool can be temporarily selected by holding down the '''Ctrl''' key.

|'''Ruler''' - Use it to measure distance and course (if the wind grid is loaded it will calculate boat speed, track time and recommended sail, using the polars).

|'''Route designer''' - Use it to draw routes. Right click the last point to finish and give the new route a name. Routes are simple lines drawn on the chart, like pencil lines on a real chart. Use for plotting laylines, finsh lines, setting out constant TWA curves, etc.

|'''Track designer''' - Use to draw tracks. Tracks are similar to routes, but are linked to the underlying weather. If winds are loaded, the program will calculate date/time for each point on the track. While designing the track, when you advance across a 12h interval the wind forecast used to calculate the track data changes automatically.

|'''Marks''' - Use to add marks to the desktop. Choose a name and icon for your mark. Useful for marking all sorts of point annotations on the chart, such as turning marks, boat positions, action reminders on tracks for course changes & weather updates, etc.

|'''Pointer''' - Use to select things in the desktop. It will show the associated text (mark name, track point text, wind speed etc).

|'''Circle''' - Use to draw a circle or a set of concentric circles centred on the clicked location. Good for marking clearances around marks, range circles around a destination point, etc.