Adding track segment adds a return line

Former Member over 15 years ago

Hi, I'm using downloaded .gpx files for my bike rides. Some are incomplete, so i add the extra sections. But when i Add a track, and then "Join" them to create a single track, I get an unwanted line connecting the 2 endpoints in a straight line--most of the time.
I'm careful to "draw" the new track going the same direction as the existing one. I put the "end" of my new track, over the end of the existing track--at least as close as i can get it.

How can i avoid this? Since it sometimes does not do it, there must be some "rule" it follows.

Attached is an example.

tia, Ron

0 Former Member over 15 years ago

Not only does the direction of the track matter, but the join order itself. In BaseCamp, before you actually "commit" the join, you get a window showing the two tracks to be joined. That specifies the order, which you can change. If one way doesn't work, undo it (ctr-Z) and try the other. (Just tried it. Looks like you can also toggle the order by selecting one of the tracks in the box, and then on the hooked-shape arrow.)

0 Former Member over 15 years ago

Fritz, thanks much for the reply. You're correct--it does make a difference which track is Joined to the other. I guess that is why sometimes it worked and others it did not.

Thanks again, Ron