Things that I cannot accomplish in Mac BaseCamp

Whenever I think of the Find tool I think of the "Add Selected Find Results" command in the route info.

My wish would be to add a simple copy and paste routine across the entire program. I should be able to right click/copy or edit/copy any via point, way point from any route or Find and paste it into any other route or even a folder. An IMO the copy command should act as the "Duplicate" command so you don't need to worry about your route changing when edited elsewhere. The whole things freaks me out and I am in a constant stage of backup because I'm never sure if BC is going to change something on me.

Collaboration

I'm in the process of collaborating with 4 others on an extensive trip, all MapSource users. If I import a .gdb file make my edits and then exchange the file via export, all of the original waypoints are re-classified to "map points" and renamed by adding a numeral suffix. If we use .gdb files exclusively, none of this happens and the waypoint properties remain intact. I've tested this with MapSource using .gpx files and the same behavior happens. Unacceptable. Is this an issue with the .gpx format? Will BaseCamp ever have the ability to export to .gdb files?...... Please...:)

We really need to get the software to import correctly in the Zumo 660 so the unit does not lockup every time you transfer your routes. There is no good reason we should have to use RoadTrip to get our BaseCamp routes into the Zumo 660.

Do you have a route that causes this issue with BaseCamp. We are unable to recreate the zumo 660 lock up with route transfers.

We really need to get the software to import correctly in the Zumo 660 so the unit does not lockup every time you transfer your routes. There is no good reason we should have to use RoadTrip to get our BaseCamp routes into the Zumo 660.

Do you have a route that causes this issue with BaseCamp. We are unable to recreate the zumo 660 lock up with route transfers.

This issue may have something to do with the amount of data already on your device. We can see how transferring would be significantly slower for devices with lots of routes on them already, but not interminably so. Either way, it's something we hope to address in the future, but how long have you tried waiting? With the amount of routes and other data on the Zumo 660s in our office, newly transferred data imports pretty quickly (within seconds).

Could you (or anyone with this issue) post the current.gpx file on your Zumo 660? You may need to compress it to .zip to get it small enough for e-mailing/posting. Generally it's located in Garmin/GPX/current or Garmin/GPX. Feel free to PM it to me or just e-mail it to [email][email protected][/email] if you'd rather not post it in a public forum.

As a temporary measure, removing the routes already on your Zumo before you connect it to your computer could improve the speed with which your Zumo boots and reads in new data after a transfer.

Changing the icon of several waypoints is possible, it would be nice to be able to change the color of several selected tracks in one operation.

Marc

This issue may have something to do with the amount of data already on your device. We can see how transferring would be significantly slower for devices with lots of routes on them already, but not interminably so. Either way, it's something we hope to address in the future, but how long have you tried waiting? With the amount of routes and other data on the Zumo 660s in our office, newly transferred data imports pretty quickly (within seconds).

Could you (or anyone with this issue) post the current.gpx file on your Zumo 660? You may need to compress it to .zip to get it small enough for e-mailing/posting. Generally it's located in Garmin/GPX/current or Garmin/GPX. Feel free to PM it to me or just e-mail it to [email][email protected][/email] if you'd rather not post it in a public forum.

As a temporary measure, removing the routes already on your Zumo before you connect it to your computer could improve the speed with which your Zumo boots and reads in new data after a transfer.

I will send you a route tonight... This happens with no routes already loaded on the unit or in Mydata. It happens when importing 1 route or many routes from Mydata. I have waited for 15 min while the unit does nothing but look like it is locked up. When I reset/turn the power off and turn it back on I can go and see that my route was imported.... But it locks up everytime. :(

In respect to the above, none of my routes will import correctly into the 660. They all SEND to the 660 okay but they all hang and lock the device up when importing from the "My Data" section. The one route will be imported after a reboot but import, lockup, reboot is not a fun procedure. I have already submitted a route and a similar issue was found. This may be an issue with the 660 SW but RoadTrip will send the route directly into my "Routes" area without the need for an import. BaseCamp will do it every now and then but most of the time it doesn't. Such a pain and not what one should have to deal with on this device.

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Originally Posted by PAXTER1
This issue may have something to do with the amount of data already on your device. We can see how transferring would be significantly slower for devices with lots of routes on them already, but not interminably so. Either way, it's something we hope to address in the future, but how long have you tried waiting? With the amount of routes and other data on the Zumo 660s in our office, newly transferred data imports pretty quickly (within seconds).

Could you (or anyone with this issue) post the current.gpx file on your Zumo 660? You may need to compress it to .zip to get it small enough for e-mailing/posting. Generally it's located in Garmin/GPX/current or Garmin/GPX. Feel free to PM it to me or just e-mail it to [email][email protected][/email] if you'd rather not post it in a public forum.

As a temporary measure, removing the routes already on your Zumo before you connect it to your computer could improve the speed with which your Zumo boots and reads in new data after a transfer.
I will send you a route tonight... This happens with no routes already loaded on the unit or in Mydata. It happens when importing 1 route or many routes from Mydata. I have waited for 15 min while the unit does nothing but look like it is locked up. When I reset/turn the power off and turn it back on I can go and see that my route was imported.... But it locks up everytime.

I have emailed you the GPX file if you have any questions please let me know. Also FYI these routes have been created with NT 2010.4 maps in the BaseCamp Version 3.0.1.0 Release

Zumo 660 Info:
Software V3.50
GPS: 2.90
DSP:2.20
Text: 3.50
Voice: 2.30

It would be nice to be able to get the total difference of altitude of a track (both + and -)


Marc