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How to avoid routing along private highways
There are several ways depending on whether you want your map to route for all modes of transport , and legs as well One of the safest - often used by Garmin - is to decide 1) on one mode of transport, ie pedestrian or bicycle 2) only use routable types (see below) for highways which allow bikes (pedestrians) - this cuts down on number of routable lines and thus speeds up the search for a route ! 3) display any highway where bikes are not allowed as an extended type, ie using number 100+ 4) In your typ file have copies of highways , as seen in Garmin typ files. 5) in you lines sheet filter out all access occasions where pedestrians (bikes) are NOT allowed - highway=motorway|highway=motorway_link
What are routable types?
0x1 - 0x13 , 0x16 , 0x1a , 0x1b |
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How to outline Polygons
Polygons can have outlines of ANY thickness or ANY pattern , striped dotted etc, or ANY Color
Notice forest with exaggerated outline and woods/residential area with striped outline.
Lines are parsed before Polygons - see pdf for more details
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How to show housenumbers / postcodes.
Recently,OSM address pois can be used for address searches although in a limited way
They can , however, always be plotted on your map.
Insert the following in your POINTS file
addr:housenumber=* { set name='${addr:housenumber}' } [0x1e04 resolution 24 continue ]
addr:postcode=* { set name='${addr:postcode}' } [0x1e04 resolution 24 continue ]
Add a new poi to your TYP file with number 1e04 ; this will centralise your poi on the coordinates supplied.
Make the poi transparent with width and height set to 1.
Note : If you don't add 'continue' , some POIs may not be rendered.
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How to show steps as a poi
In your POINTS file add
mkgmap:line2poi=true & mkgmap:line2poitype=mid & highway=steps
[0xXXXX level resolution 24 ]
use --add-pois-to-lines option and create a poi 0xXXXX ie 0x 611b in your typ file
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How to show steep hills using a symbol
In your points file add:
mkgmap:line2poi=true & mkgmap:line2poitype=mid &
(incline=up |incline=down | incline=yes | incline=steep)
[0xXXXX resolution 24]
use --add-pois-to-lines option and create a poi 0xXXXX in your typ file
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How to show hiking or cycling routes using matching symbols
You can show symbols of a route by
1) creating a new poi in your typ file showing the symbol
2) Adding a condition in your Relations file
This applies to a route with a reference=ABC - check reference of route and subsitute.
(route=foot | route=hiking) & ( ref ='ABC')
{
apply { set route_evw='$(route_abc):${ref}'|'${ref}'
}
}
For additional step by step help with clear illustrations see
3) Adding the following in your points file
mkgmap:line2poi=true & mkgmap:line2poitype=start & route_abc=*
[0 x XXXX resolution 24] # ie XXXX = 3301
4) use --add-pois-to-lines option
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How to show brdges over motorways
Strangely , Garmin isn't bothered about bridges and many run UNDER roads !
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