Plot a direction line connecting two markers

Description of a directions line

• Another marker location - (Explained in this article).
• Specified location - (See: Plot a directions line connecting a marker and a specified location)

The directions line feature enables you to draw lines that start at one marker and end at multiple locations. Creating lines that end at multiple locations has many useful applications, such as: If you want to find the distances of several routes.

Create the markers

Create two markers. One at the start location, and the second at the destination location.

Note: To learn how to create a marker, visit this link: Marker Tool—Create a marker

Add titles to the two markers

1. Select the Edit/Measure Tool in the top toolbar.

   Quick Key: Or you can press the "Q" button on your keyboard.

    
2. In the Map View, click on the start marker.
   The info bubble will pop up.
    
3. Click on the Pencil Icon.
   The marker editor window will pop up.
    
4. For this example, we’ll define the "Title" of the marker: "START".
    
5. Click on the "Save" button.
    
6. Create the marker in the destination location. For this example, we’ll define the title of the marker: "DESTINATION".
    
7. Click on the "Save" button.

Select the destination marker

1. Select the Edit/Measure Tool in the top toolbar.

   Quick Key: Or you can press the "Q" button on your keyboard.

    
2. Click on the START marker.
   The info bubble will pop up.
    
3. Click on the Car Icon.
   The Draw Directions window will appear.
    
4. In the "Search…" field, type in the name of the marker you are travelling to. So for this example, type in: "DESTINATION". While you type, suggestions will pop up. Click on the appropriate marker.

Select the level of detail

Choose if you want to modify the default "Level Of Detail" (15) of the directions line. The lowest possible level is 5, the highest level is 22.

A high level of detail increases the display quality of the map. But on slower machines, the increased quality may reduce the app’s speed.

If your map is zoomed-out or has a lot of drawn lines/shapes, the map may not display properly. So reducing the level of detail may improve the app’s speed.

Add Travel Time

To display the Travel Time on the map, click the checkmark for Times On Map.

Plot and view the directions line

1. Click "Draw Directions".
   When the processing is complete, the "Directions Plotted" message will appear.
    
2. Click "Ok".
   In the Map View, you will now see the directions line connecting the two markers.
    

Editing possibilities

The methods for editing the directions line are the same as for editing a freeform line. To learn the editing possibilities visit the list of articles at this link: Draw Tool—Draw a freeform line.

See also

Draw a directions line that snaps to the roads

Change the colour of a direction line

Edit the title and the description of a directions line

Create and move a vertex on a drawn directions line - (Edit Path Snap)