creating route - interuptions

Former Member over 10 years ago

Hi
I am going to buy a Zumo 340 for my motorbike and my understanding is that I am meant to/can use basecamp to transfer routes/waypoints. So I am beginning to plan a route (UK to Bergerac/France), start with a waypoint, connect to the next waypoint and encounter these issues which I don't understand:
1. when I just connect two points BAsecamp draws a straight line rather than follows roads. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. Why?
2. When I draw a route, then interrupt to find a new location (so turn off the route feature, go to the 'hand' that allows me to move the map to find the new location, then put in a way point and go back to the route tool I need to start in effect a new route section. Why doesn't it pick up the route where i left it?

thanks

Martin

0 SUSSAMB over 10 years ago

1. This depends on what map you have selected and what activity profile is selected. You'll get straight lines if you choose the direct profile and/or if you have a 'non routeable' map.

2. If you have a route you wish to extend choose the insert tool and hover over the end point of the route until you see a black circle around the end point. Left click and you can then continue the route.

You might wish to look at the Video Tutorials under Help in the toolbar.

Edit: See you're using a mac, that may work slightly differently from how I've described, if so someone with a mac will no doubt correct me.

0 Former Member over 10 years ago

1. I use OSM Routable map (so not a Garmin owned map)
2 Sorry, where is the insert tool???

thanks

Martin

0 SUSSAMB over 10 years ago

You might find this useful http://garmin-mapsource.wikispaces.com/BaseCamp+-+Mac

0 Former Member over 10 years ago

"If you have a route you wish to extend choose the insert tool and hover over the end point of the route until you see a black circle around the end point."

I don't seem to have an 'insert' tool (I am using the Mac version, maybe that's different in there?). Any suggestion where this insert tool is?

0 JaVaWa over 10 years ago

There is no insert tool in BaseCamp/Mac. Select the route tool and click the end point of the route while pressing alt/option on your keyboard. Now you can continue the route.