Also without show-profiles=1 MapSource and BaseCamp don't use DEM for
elevation of waypoints. Basically it's only used for routing and showing
the shades.

Henning

On 11.01.2018 17:52, lig fietser wrote:
>
> --show-profiles=1
>         Sets a flag in tdb file which enables profile calculation in
> MapSource or
>         Basecamp based on contour lines.
>
>
> No, if show-profiles = 1 and DEM data is present, the profile is
> calculated from the DEM data and *not* from the contour lines
>
>
> If DEM data (see "Hill Shading (DEM) options") is available the flag 
> changes the status line to show the height when you hover over an area
> with  valid DEM data.
>
>
> Agree
>
> Maybe add a remark that if show-profiles = 0 and DEM data is present,
> an elevation profile is always  available?
>
>

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