Import, Export & Save to UAV
The planner speaks the common mission file formats, so you can bring in routes from other tools and hand finished plans to your flight controller or ground station software.
Importing missions
Use the Import button in the planning panel and pick a file. The format is detected automatically from the file extension and content:
| Format | Extension | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GPX | .gpx | Route and track points become waypoints. A standalone waypoint named "HOME" becomes the home point. |
| MAVLink / QGC WPL 110 | .waypoints, .txt | The plain-text mission format used by Mission Planner and QGroundControl, including takeoff, land, loiter, RTH, and jump items. |
| INAV mission | .mission | The XML mission format saved by INAV Configurator. |
Importing replaces the current waypoint list with the file's contents (and sets the home point if the file contains one), so finish or export the plan you are working on first.
Exporting missions
Choose a format next to the Export button to download the current plan:
- GPX — universal route format, readable by most GPS and mapping tools.
- KML — for review in Google Earth and other geo viewers.
- MAVLink (.waypoints) — for ArduPilot / PX4 ground stations such as Mission Planner or QGroundControl.
- INAV (.mission) — for loading into INAV Configurator.
Saving a plan to a UAV
With at least one waypoint in the plan, the Save to UAV button opens a dialog listing your registered aircraft. Saving stores the plan as a .uavplan.json file among that UAV's configuration files — no separate storage to manage, and the plan shows up in the UAV's Flight Plans box in UAV Management. From there, Open in Planner loads the plan back into Flight Planning for further editing; saving again creates a new version, just like other config files.