QtVlm maps

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Carte.jpg

To move the map :

  • Up, down, left, right from keyboard
  • Wheel click or 'right-click->center the map here' to center the map here.

Zoom/Unzoom

  • Keys + or - from the keyboard or magnifying glasses icons from the toolbar.
  • Select a zone on the map (left click and drag) and click on 'zoom on selection' on the toolbar
  • Click on zoom 1:1 on the toolbar to display entire world

It is possible to memorize 4 predefined map zoom and positions with ctrl-F9 to Ctrl-F12. You can then recall them with F9 to F12.

Viewing the grib file

Use arrows 7 and 9 on (qtVlm toolbar) to change backward/forward the grib current date/time.


Boat right-click menu

  • Select the boat
  • Display esteem
  • Draw a heading (line will flash in red if a collision with coasts is detected)
  • Draw a grib Esteem at fix heading or fix TWA (Traçer une estime grib de la route)

Map right-click menu

  • Insert/paste a mark
  • Delete marks (if a zone has been selected)
  • Draw a heading (line will flash in red if a collision with coasts is detected). If Polar or Compass is displayed the line will starts from the center of the Compass or Polar.
  • Draw a grib Esteem at fix heading or fix TWA (Traçer une estime grib de la route)
  • Manage compass position, on the boat, on the VLM WP, on route's interpolation cursor.
  • Center the map here.

POI right-click menu

  • Edit/Delete/Copy
  • Make it the current, active WP "Mon_WP"
  • Position the grib at ETA: change the grib's current date to the POI's ETA
  • Activate horn (Alarm sound will be played 10mn before POI's ETA). To stop it press ESC
  • Draw a heading (line will flash in red if a collision with coasts is detected). If Polar or Compass is displayed the line will starts from the center of the Compass or Polar.
  • Draw a grib Esteem at fix heading or fix TWA (Traçer une estime grib de la route)
  • Routes: Assign or not this POI to a route
  • Edit POI's route
  • Optimize POI: will find the best position of this POI, i.e. the position that gives the best ETA for the next POI on the route.
  • Delete the route
  • Preselect POI for the autopilot: Créer une route
  • Navigation mode to this POI: Comportement_du_bateau_selon_le_mode_de_pilotage


Boat tip

Moving the mouse over a boat displays various information

Infoboat1.png


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