Is there a way to make a mission that is a perfectly straight line, but have multiple waypoints along the way? I can get pretty close manually, but I just wonder if there is a way to keep the line straight while laying down waypoints. I am often asked by clients to do a Rise & Reverse straight line over the property from about 25’ to 400’, and sometimes there are tall trees along the path and I want to add waypoints along the way with sufficient altitudes so as to fly over the trees. Thanks!
One way would be to set a Waypoint at the Start and one and the End of your line. Then, insert additional waypoints using the Insert Waypoint tool. If you highlight Waypoint 1 then click Insert, it will add a Waypoint between #1 and #2. The new point will become #2 and the one at the end will be renamed to #3.
Then, you can add more waypoints between all of those, and keep them in a straight line.
The altitude can be changed for each of the waypoints without affecting their location.
Headings can also be changed if you want the drone to face different directions.
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Yes. There are two ways. Sam already explained how you can use the “Insert” function.
A second way is to place your first waypoint, then while holding the shift key down, place any number of additional waypoints. This will place them all in a line along either the X or Y axis. Next, you can use the “Rotate” function to rotate the entire line to the location desired.
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Awesome, Wes! Thanks SO much! I appreciate it
Thanks, Sam. Yes, I already have done that method. But if I need to move one of the waypoints between the first and last, they always move the line a bit. I got an answer from Wes Barris…I’m going to try that. I appreciate your help.
Sam, I set up a test mission on the Hub, and your “Shift key” method works perfectly! Thanks again.
I have a follow-up question. If I am at the field, and I want to create a new mission on the App while flying, I have no “Shift” key to keep each added waypoint on straight line. Any ideas on how to accomplish the same thing in the air?
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James, I had suggested the ‘Insert’ method which you had already tried. Wes suggested using the Shift key. I will defer to his expertise on that method.
Oops. Sorry. Thank you
I know of no way to accomplish the same “shift key” thing in the Litchi app. Your only option there is the “Insert” function.
Thanks. I figured that.
Yes, I like that I use that for the use of Online Elevation. The path is straight but the elevation contours the terrain. As long as my height is above the tallest buildings and trees. I should be ok but naturally we always need to test it out slowly to see that everything is ok with good GPS conditions.