It is very easy to get started with Condes, once you have installed the software.

To get started with course planning for an event, follow these steps:

Step 1) is to create an "event" file in Condes. This is similar to what you do in most other Windows applications - use the File / New menu.  The new file is called an event file, because it is used to store the data that is associated with an orienteering "event". 

Step 2) is to associate a map file with the "event".  The map file can be an OCAD map file, or it can be a bitmap file.

A "new event wizard" guides you through steps 1) and 2).

Once this is completed, you'll see the map on the screen in a window that is called the "Course Layout Editor". 

You are now ready to start course planning, and you can use the mouse to create start triangles, finish circles, and control circles on top of the map.

These objects can be combined into a course, by connecting the start triangle, control circles, and finish circles. This can also be done with the mouse.

Make as many changes as you like, and when you are finished, you print the courses on a color printer, or you export the courses to a PDF file for printing at a print shop.

Please continue to Create your first course...