Basecamp routes

Here are some things Ive learned over the past couple years to create routes. I generally use the pencil route maker as the rubber banding between start and finish just make a huge mess of the routes Im trying to create. For example im not interested in fastest or shorted between 2 locations. Im making routes following curving forest roads, stopping at sightseeing locations etc over many hundreds of miles and sometimes this takes a lot of shaping points to create the route you want vs what BC does to meets its rules for shortest or fastest etc.

1) Install the map on your Nuvi to Basecamp so both are working to identical maps. With your Nuvi connected by USB, from the BC menu use "Maps/Install Maps". Your Device should show and select the map to install. Then be sure have the same map version selected in BC "Maps" as on your Nuvi.
2) Set BC to match routes to device. In BC go to "Edit/Options/Device Transfer" and select the check mark for, "Always match route to my device when transferring".
3) Place shaping points to create a route. Select the "New Route" icon. YOu can close the window that appears with the Start and Destination, its not necessary to use the pencil route making in BC. Now move the pencil using the mouse to select a point on the map and left mouse click to insert the shaping point. Pencil routing will stay on until you select Pan icon to escape that mode. Go to the next location and repeat. BC will draw in the route. If the route is not what you wanted, select the "Undo" which will move you back 1 step and place a a new shaping point closer to the start. Just keep repeating this until you have a route you like.
4). When using the pencil route making, zoom in enough and try to put the shaping point on the correct side of the road. WHile still in Pencil mode , Use the wheel on the mouse to zoom in and out of the map. Zoom in to place a shaping point on the correct side of the road. If you dont, you might put the point on the wrong side and youll find the BC is creating a lot of U turns and crazy routes becuase your telling it to go in the opposite direction you want. Zoom back out to continue to create your route.
5). when done with the route I like to run the simulation slow enough to see if the arrow representing the vehicle makes some bizzare u turns or other. Then I zoom in in that area and use the "divide" tool which is like scissors to seperate the route between shaping points. isolate the bad section, delete and redraw and then hold down the Shift key while selecting the route segments in the order of travel and then right click mouse and from the menu select "Join the selected routes" Sometime BC does crazy stuff so you may have to fuss with it to get it right.
6) when your happy with the route and want to upload to your Nuvi......... WIth your Nuvi connected by USB, from BC select the route in the library window, select Device/Send to Device/ Send 'blabla route'

For examples of routes that I use the technique to create, search adventures for rkruz2. Ive published a couple dozen routes in Texas, CA, OK and AR

Try these techniques. Experiment and be patient and youll discover BC and be a very powerful mapping tool to plan routes.