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09-05-2016, 06:15
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seandepagnier
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measure tool use gc+mercator?
The measure tool starts out with great circle distance which I want, then after the first waypoint is placed, it switches that back to mercator distance. This makes what kind of sense?
09-05-2016, 17:37
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rgleason
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Re: measure tool use gc+mercator?
Sean, do you have a suggestion how the user could choose which mode?
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Re: measure tool use gc+mercator?
Sean is this fixed, or do want me to put in a feature request maybe?
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Re: measure tool use gc+mercator?
Sean's comment has been added to this Tracker item
FS#1959 : RM Great Circle routes -Recalculate when moving endpoint(s)
because it is related.
People should vote for it. VOTES=0 right now
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