.. _RoadMapCreation:

RoadMap Creation
================

To create or edit the :ref:`RoadMap` switch to the edit mode:

.. image:: ../core/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/actions/pilot-road-map-edit.png
	:width: 48


Select Tool
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.. image:: ../core/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/actions/pilot-select.png
	:width: 48

``Left Click`` will select an element. Hold ``Ctrl`` to select multiple elements.

To select a whole stretch of road (shortest path), select a starting node then hold ``Shift`` and select an end node.
Hold ``Ctrl + Shift`` to append another stretch of road.


Move Tool
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.. image:: ../core/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/actions/pilot-move-object.png
	:width: 48

``Left Click`` will select and move an element. ``Right Click`` will select an element.
Hold ``Left Mouse Button`` to move currently selected elements.


Node Tool
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.. image:: ../core/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/actions/pilot-add-node.png
	:width: 48

``Left Click`` will add a new node. ``Right Click`` will select a node.
Hold ``Shift`` to connect new node with previous selection.
Hold ``Shift`` and ``Right Click`` a node to connect with current selection.


Station Tool
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.. image:: ../core/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/actions/pilot-add-station.png
	:width: 48

``Left Click`` will add a new station. Hold ``Left Mouse Button`` to assign orientation when adding a station.
``Right Click`` will select a node. Hold ``Shift`` to connect new station with previous selection.
Hold ``Shift`` and ``Right Click`` a node to connect with current selection.


Area Tool
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.. image:: ../core/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/actions/pilot-add-area.png
	:width: 48

Use ``Left Click`` s to add the vertices of the area, use ``Shift`` and ``Left Click`` to add the closing
vertex or use ``Right Click`` to close the area using the previous vertex as the closing vertex.
Completed areas as well as single vertices can be selected and moved by means of the Select Tool and
the Move Tool. When a single vertex is selected, use ``Shift`` and ``Right Click`` to add a vertex
to the area.


Rotate Tool
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.. image:: ../core/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/actions/pilot-rotate-object.png
	:width: 48

``Left Click`` a station to re-define its orientation, finish via ``Left Click`` again.


Undo / Redo
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.. image:: ../core/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/actions/pilot-undo.png
	:width: 48
.. image:: ../core/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/actions/pilot-redo.png
	:width: 48