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Let's say I have a paths that form T shape.
Question: how to join two existing paths? I am motivated by http://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/1022/what-are-the-most-common-mapping-mistakes-that-other-users-make to fix this. The mentioned J key does not work. |
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This has been already asked here: http://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/1172/making-junctions-in-potlatch 1
Thank you, indeed. The answer about joining existing paths is in the comments to the answer -- one has to delete the ending point and add it again.
(22 Aug '12, 15:38)
macias
You don't. But I can't really understand your question, I'm afraid - the talk of "horizontal path" and "vertical path" and "edited red dot" is confusing. Could you clarify?
(22 Aug '12, 17:50)
Richard ♦
@Richard, forget about horizontal and vertical then. You have two paths ------ and -------- . They are already created. How to join them (without deleting or adding new nodes)?
(22 Aug '12, 19:44)
macias
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Move a node of one way so it is exactly over the other way. Make sure the node is selected. (Make sure you are not in drawing mode with the 'elastic band'.) Press J. (If that's not working, could you clarify if you're using a non-QWERTY keyboard layout? It might be possible that the keypress is mapped somewhere else.)
(22 Aug '12, 21:17)
Richard ♦
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Do as Richard says "exactly over the other way" and it WILL work, More magnification helps
(23 Aug '12, 08:42)
andy mackey
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Switch to JOSM :-) (sorry, too easy) In JOSM, you can join a node to the closest way by using the join action (shortcut J). If the target way has already a node at the desired jonction position, you can drag-and-drop your node on the target by holding Ctrl pressed, and the nodes will be merged. In JOSM I sometimes have a similar problem:
How do you do this in JOSM? [ My current way to do it:
many clicks, and always small deviations from the intersection point ]
(22 Aug '12, 21:14)
mmehl
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@mmehl when I move the mouse over the intersection, the both ways become highlighted, if I click, a node is created at these intersection. I've no matter with that :-)
(22 Aug '12, 21:25)
NicolasDumoulin
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Thanks for the hint with potlatch: a similar trick in JOSM: in edit mode: move the cursor near the intersection until both paths are highlighted, then click.
(22 Aug '12, 21:28)
mmehl
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If using potlatch2 J while the joint node is high-lighted will do it as long as the join point is exactly over the other way. You may have to use more magnification in the editor to see this.Note shift J separates the join. This video may help as well although P2 as updated and improved a lot since.http://vimeo.com/24984085 Thank you, but I think you missed the fact I am asking about both existing paths. J with or without Shift does not work. From what I see, one has to create new node to activate joining mode -- in order to avoid too many nodes, you can delete the last one first, and then re-create it again -- so joining mode will be activated.
(22 Aug '12, 19:52)
macias
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Sorry yes, you will have to click shift to create a node at the junction for joining, before using J
(23 Aug '12, 08:54)
andy mackey
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