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BaseCamp 4.2 beta is live

azdrmn
over 12 years ago
BaseCamp 4.2.0.2 introduces several new features and fixes some old issues. The Trip Planner, changeable libraries, significant improvement in find, and different profiles for legs of a route are some of the biggies. Note that several features are still a work in progress, but we wanted to go ahead and get feedback on the current state.

A complete list of features:
• Added Trip Planner (work-in-progress) (MacOS 10.7+ only)
• adds easy way to create trips
• create trips over several days
• round trip support
• printing trips
• add destinations along the route
• flying support (airport and flight look-up)
• time zone support
• Added initial support for different libraries which is patterned after iPhoto libraries. Feel free to try the feature out, but note that the next version will possibly break libraries created in this beta. This feature can be found under Preferences->Advanced->Workspaces
• Added support for different route profiles for different legs of a route
• Added support to have different folders and lists with the same name (as long as they have a different parent in the folder hierarchy)
• Added support for UK postal code search
• Added support for Yelp search (work-in-progress)
• Added support for named search (far away POIs should be found if it's an exact name match)
• Added support for category search (you can type "Hotels, Las Vegas, NV")
• Added quick search (hover over the map to invoke it)
• Added Irish Transverse Mercator grid
• Added support for displaying BirdsEye while in Basestation mode
• Added support for displaying and saving the track of the Basestation itself
• Added support for displaying the most recent update time for Basestation contacts
• Fixed issue with Garmap Southern Africa Topo & Rec 2012.3 - NT not being displayed BaseCamp

It can be downloaded from here

Edit: The second beta drop (BaseCamp 4.2.0.4) is now live. Use the above link to get it or go to https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?36289-BaseCamp-4-2-beta-is-live&p=179071#post179071 for more details. Note that 4.2.0.2 will not autoupdate to 4.2.0.4. You will need to manually update.
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 12 years ago
    hi
    I can't find Trip Planner :p
  • 0 over 12 years ago
    Look for an icon that looks like a pair of red push pins in the toolbar.
  • 0 over 12 years ago
    Trip planner looks interesting, but in order to be useful it has to have a way to customize the leg elapsed time/distance numbers. This is also an issue with the estimated time in BaseCamp created routes. It's just not very accurate. Possibly an option to use distance rather than elapsed time as a base? Out on a limb here, but if Streets & Trips is being used as a model, one of the most useful aspects is the ability to program in fuel stops and rest stops during the day. For example, a motorcyclist who has a 300 km tank range can have the program indicate where along the route he should be looking for fuel. By allowing for a rest stop of 20 minutes every 2 hours for example, coupled with fuel stops of a 10 minute duration, an accurate estimation of a days travel distance can be expected if the average speed for different roads can be set by the user. Only then can an accurate search for accommodation happen. At first glance, on an eight hour day the distance travelled according to Trip Planner is off by about 20% on a route I've ridden numerous times. At the end of the day, being 150 km from where you thought you'd be is a little disconcerting.
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 12 years ago
    I am in agreement with KILLTIMER completely. But, as a work in progress, this is a good start. Looking forward to some updates. :cool:

    Cheers,
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 12 years ago
    thank's but I can't find any icon that looks red push, neither in customize tool bar... win version is ok... I don't understand
    In the container (basecamp) I find the icon, why it can't appear?
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 12 years ago
    I see when basecamp start that it's only avalaible on 10.7 :mad: poor snow leopard 10.6.8
  • 0 over 12 years ago
    I see when basecamp start that it's only avalaible on 10.7 :mad: poor snow leopard 10.6.8


    That's a good point. We should be clearer that the Trip Planner is only supported in for 10.7+. Sorry for the confusion.
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 12 years ago
    I really like the "Set Workspace" feature for enabling multiple "Collections". This is perfect in that it allows me to place my BaseCamp data where ever I want it: like in my Dropbox or iCloud folders. Perfect!!! And, I can now easily switch between my various databases (Collections) as well.

    BUT, your caveat above "Feel free to try the feature out, but note that the next version will possibly break libraries created in this beta. This feature can be found under Preferences->Advanced->Workspaces", is a bit of a concern. How will it break this feature? What is the recovery method if we are using it?

    Cheers,
  • 0 over 12 years ago
    I really like the "Set Workspace" feature for enabling multiple "Collections". This is perfect in that it allows me to place my BaseCamp data where ever I want it: like in my Dropbox or iCloud folders. Perfect!!! And, I can now easily switch between my various databases (Collections) as well.

    BUT, your caveat above "Feel free to try the feature out, but note that the next version will possibly break libraries created in this beta. This feature can be found under Preferences->Advanced->Workspaces", is a bit of a concern. How will it break this feature? What is the recovery method if we are using it?
    Cheers,


    Exactly the reason I'm not even touching it until it's at the release state.
  • 0 over 12 years ago
    TimeMachine Problem is still existing ...