Organizing data for major project

Former Member
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Hi: I am attempting something much more involved than what I typically do in Basecamp, and am running into some questions. First of all, what is the proper location for .kmz files? These are custom maps made from MotorVehicle Use Maps (MVUMs). I am using them to make a track by hand on trails. I need them visible in order to lay down my waypoints (which I will then turn into a track), and have discovered that if the .kmz custom maps are in a list folder with all my waypoints for the trip, every time I add a waypoint the waypoint has to go into a dedicated sub folder, which is OK, I have one for each day of the trip, but in that process the main folder gets un-selected and the custom maps disappear. I can get them back by re-selecting the main folder after completing the steps required to make each waypoint, but this means there are a half-dozen steps required to make each waypoint. There's got to be a better way, and I suspect half of my problem is where the custom maps are located. Where should I be putting them?

Also, is there a way to lay down a whole sequence of waypoints and treat them all as a group, so I don't have to specify a name and location for each one as I go? I am picturing being able to move along a trail on the map, putting a waypoint each place I need it, and then saving all 50 points (or however many it turns out to be) under the same name with ascending numbers. It seems so likely . . . is there a way to do this?
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 8 years ago
    I hear that a lot from my Windows-using friends. It may be true, Basecamp sure seems buggy enough . . . but it doesn't solve my problem. Is there a Mac user out there who can tell me how to locate custom maps so they can be seen while working with waypoints related to the map area? It makes all the sense in the world that I should be able to put them in the lists with the appropriate waypoints so they are there when needed, but I'm not being allowed to do that.

    Any Mac users out there that can help?
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 8 years ago
    HA! I think I figured it out. What I was taking for the Custom Map file was its self a list. I had to double-click it, then drag the .kmz file within it up to the list containing my waypoints and now it looks like I can have a copy of my custom map included in the last with the waypoints it's related to. That's more like it!