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BaseCamp 4.3.0.1 BETA is now available

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Former Member over 11 years ago
BaseCamp 4.3.0.1 BETA is now available and can be downloaded here:

http://download.garmin.com/software/BaseCampforMac_4301Beta.dmg

This release supports OS 10.8 and newer.

Below is a list of changes. This is only a BETA release.

Added new task launcher
Added waypoint categories
Improved device information
Improved creating route from track
Added preview how the tracks will be joined
Added ability to edit multiple tracks and routes
Added split route capability
Added per device transfer preferences
Added ability to remove "shaping" points in route sent to device. This will help get around the 50 via limit as well as announcing of the point.
Added customizable activity profiles
Added ability to move, delete, split, select and insert into the context menu
Added ability to plot multiple route/track attributes in same chart
Added timeouts for gCloud synchronization
Added option to preserve original tracks during track join
Added progress ui for exports
Added support for curvy roads in routing options
Fixed bug when drawing grasslands
Added warning message when user modifies read-only device data
Added grade to elevation profile
Added preference setting for grade display format
Fixed travel method bug when adding points to mixed mode routes
Fixed issue with printing itinerary that had empty days
Improved issue where we were duplicating waypoints on the device
Changed import to match Windows BaseCamp behavior. If My Collection or a folder is selected, the import creates a list. If a list is selected, the data is imported into that list.
Improved lodging propagation in both travel and hub days
Improved duplicate list to be able to duplicate list contents as well
Increased limit for custom grid meters
Increased range of speed adjustment


Post here if you have questions.

The BETA is currently only for English users.

Before using this release, back up your data.

Please post any bugs you may find here. This release is to assist us in testing with a wider user base and wider set of devices. Bugs may be present, and any feedback is welcomed.
  • 0 over 11 years ago
    Some bugs:
    - "Optimize route" causes a crash
    - No direction indicators on routes & tracks
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 11 years ago
    When trip planning, if you specify a arrival time for a item the departure time for the previous stop is not adjusting..
  • 0 over 11 years ago
    When trip planning, if you specify a arrival time for a item the departure time for the previous stop is not adjusting..


    Can you give an example? I can't reproduce this. Thanks.
  • 0 over 11 years ago
    Is 4.3.0.1 usable? From previous post about file corruption, is it safe to install for production database?

    Thanks
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 11 years ago
    Feature and Bug:
    Double click on a list folder or a list shows the content of the folder/list directly centered on the map screen.

    Now we need to do right mouse button and then show content on the map. Windows version support this and it's very handy to have this in the Mac version also. Double clikc on an content item does also do this trick, but also opens the properties window which often covers the map (with most users).
  • 0 over 11 years ago
    Is 4.3.0.1 usable? From previous post about file corruption, is it safe to install for production database?

    Thanks


    I've installed it without issue on an iMac and two MacBook Air, all running Mavericks and sharing common DropBox housed libraries. No problems as yet with library corruption or stability.
  • Former Member
    0 Former Member over 11 years ago
    Then again, others have had issues with the Beta not opening the database properly (unable to convert the List Data to 4.3).
  • 0 over 11 years ago
    I've installed it without issue on an iMac and two MacBook Air, all running Mavericks and sharing common DropBox housed libraries. No problems as yet with library corruption or stability.

    Installed on two iMacs and MBP running Mavericks not problems. Thanks
  • 0 over 11 years ago
    The following was observed with Mac BaseCamp and Mapsource 6.13.7

    It appears that the new categories do not work with older units, specifically my GPSmap 478. There is however something very weird going on that I'll try and explain.

    I have a very large waypoint collection that was (mostly) categorized in MapSource. In the beginning of BaseCamp I imported these waypoints but still used MapSource to maintain the master waypoint file/collection because Of BaseCamp's lack of category support. At some point in the past I connected both of my 478 and my 376C to BaseCamp and imported more waypoints that were categorized on the units, mostly from trips. These units have all been connected to BaseCamp multiple times, points, routes and tracks back and forth, the usual usage. Because BaseCamp had no category support I found other less elegant ways to sort points, and was overjoyed to see waypoint categories now supported.

    In preparation I deleted all of the waypoints on the device and then deleted all of the device waypoint categories. I then categorized a sample of waypoints in BaseCamp with one, two and some with three newly created category names that had never existed on a device. I uploaded these to the device, deleted them from BaseCamp, and checked the BaseCamp connected device. The waypoints were listed with the new categories. Now it gets weird.

    Checking the unit itself I found that while the waypoints had loaded to the device none of the waypoint categories had. In addition, all of the categories that had been originally deleted from the device had re-appeared. I tried this again with the same results. I then discovered that if I uploaded a waypoint that was originally categorized in MapSource or the device, even though the waypoint showed nothing in the category section of BaseCamp, not only did this category show up correctly on the device, all of the deleted categories re-appeared.

    Somehow BaseCamp must be have been reading and storing the category information from these old waypoints and these devices, and has been for some time. If so, why isn't the upload to device working from the new data?

    Edit:

    Another data point. I completely re-named all of my categories in MapSource, re categorized a sample, deleted all waypoints and categories on the device and reloaded the sample waypoints with the new categories. This created device categories that matched those of the waypoints. I then connected the device to BaseCamp and imported these waypoints. None of the categories were visible in BaseCamp or on the device using BaseCamp. They still showed on the device itself. I then disconnected the device, deleted all waypoints and categories and powered the unit off. Powered on, reconnected to BaseCamp, and uploaded one of the sample waypoints. The device waypoint category list was completely re-created even though the sample waypoint only contained 2 categories. ????? :confused: Experimentation continues.

    Edit 2

    Categories created in BaseCamp and exported, or imported into BaseCamp, do not transfer in .gdb files. Only .gpx seems to be supported. And only the latest version at that. Earlier versions of MapSource do not seem to be supported.


    Waypoint categories are only supported on mass storage GPSs, not older Garmin mode devices. Our release note should have been clearer. As for transferring categories between BaseCamp and MapSource, you should be able to use GPX, but I haven't tried that experiment. Sorry for the miscommunication.