Routes are off after map update

Kxbronco 4 days ago

Is there a way to make routes built on one version of a map carryover to a new version of a map and follow the roads correctly? Every time I update a map, most if not all of my previous routes are off a little.

0 SUSSAMB 3 days ago

Just press the recalculate button in route properties.

0 Kxbronco 3 days ago in reply to SUSSAMB

Thanks for the reply. I’ve had to use shaping/via points to get the routes the way I want them. I assume I’ll have to adjust them to some extent?

0 SUSSAMB 3 days ago in reply to Kxbronco

Possibly, can't say until you do it. Normally my routes recalculate fine.

0 danham_ 3 days ago in reply to Kxbronco

After a map update and recalc you should closely examine your route, turn by turn. Doing that will reveal any shaping or via points that are now in the wrong place. Sometimes being even a few pixels off can change the routing.

0 Kxbronco 3 days ago in reply to danham_

Thanks for the responses. I’ve got lots of routes so that would be a pretty big undertaking and time consuming.

I keep all my routes so that I can look over my travels in my rv. I’d like to be able to one day maybe print out a map showing all my travels. I’m not sure this is even realistic or doable with Basecamp. Maybe y’all have a better alternative to what I’m trying to do?

0 danham_ 2 days ago in reply to Kxbronco

It's a tradeoff. How much time would you waste if a route sends you 40 miles out of your way because a misplaced via gets you onto a limited access highway and you have to go to the next exit and turn around? This is an actual example from one of my routes a few years ago. As for a map of all your routes, BC can do this, but depending on what scale you are at and how many routes are displayed in what colors, it may look like an explosion in a spaghetti factory. ;-)