Route Properties Don't transfer Exactly to Device

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Hello All,

I am pretty savvy at creating my custom routes in BC. But another challenge I get with importing routes to my device is editing the properties then importing the route to device. e.g. So after I created a custom route in BC I check that the lines don't have any missed aligned points. Then I go to properties and edit each highlighted point with (e.g. Point 2, Street Name) etc. The reason I do this is to keep track of of each point when I am out riding and I happen to be near a custom route and want to ride on it but (1) so when Garmin displays name of the streets means nothing to me because I am not familiar with the area and may not be near where the begining is, I could be some where near Point 3 & Point 4 and I can make a determination which point I want the device to take me too in relation to where I am closest too. But I soon realize that after the device prompts to ask me which point I want to go to that not all the points I edited on BC were actaully sent to device some did make it. So I began checking all my custom routes and found that it is not an isolated incident, alot of my custom routes don't have all the properties as I edited on BC to device. I had to edit/rename the points on the device itself which was a pain. Any thoughts on this. I know that everyone who is an expert at BC says it is an imperfect software so get use to it.

Thanks Junior
  • I've seen this commented on at various times but never been able to duplicate it on any of my nuvis. Which device do you have?

    Seems a bug that occurs occasionally for some folks, only thing I can suggest is that you check it every time.

    kganshirt is around at the mo, he may have some better advice as he's more clued up on gpx files than me
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    I must have missed something. The original poster doesn't say what sort of device is being used and I'm not sure how GPX files come into the picture. ??

    ...ken...
  • Well he's transferring a gpx file to his device that contains points that don't show up on it ...
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    Okay, i didn't get that from the original post. Is that the method Basecamp uses to transfer routes to devices? I never use Basecamp for routing. Actually I don't think I've used Basecamp to transfer anything to any of my devices. Any time i need a function I can only get in Basecamp I copy/paste the necessary data to Basecamp from Mapsource, then copy/paste the results back for transfer to the target device.

    If the original poster wants to post the GPX file here along with the names of a few of the route points that don't make it to the device I'll be happy to check it.

    ...ken...
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    I must have missed something. The original poster doesn't say what sort of device is being used and I'm not sure how GPX files come into the picture. ??

    ...ken...


    I use a Nuvi 2557LMT.
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    Well he's transferring a gpx file to his device that contains points that don't show up on it ...


    I didn't say the via points don't show up. What I am saying is after editing the text in the properties tab all highlighted via point on any of my custom routes by adding in the via point text option after double clicking and adding (e.g. Point 3, Street Corner of Johnson St) to keep track of all via point in the order they are in the route. Just not all edited text does not transfer as written after sending to device. So I have to manually do it within the device so this seems redundant to me. Garmin should really do something about both BC software and device software so they can communicate like most all other devices when connected to PC, it seems that Garmin devices act very different than many of the other popular media devices.
    And yes in BC you can right click a custom route and "Send to" Internal Storage or Memory Card on device, no need to drag & drop or copy & paste.

    Thanks
  • Well you said

    But I soon realize that after the device prompts to ask me which point I want to go to that not all the points I edited on BC were actaully sent to device


    which to me reads as though some points weren't sent.

    Now you've clarified it I understand :)

    Sending any edit to nuvis (and other automobile devices) can be a bit of an issue due to the way nuvis work, since BaseCamp (and Mapsource before it) are unable to work directly on data stored in the nuvi, unlike handheld devices where you can edit it directly. First I suggest you check the gpx file sent to your nuvi to ensure it contains the edits you've made. Second, try deleting the original route from your nuvi before you send the edited route.
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    Yes I have done that deleting from device first then when connected for some reason still shows up so I delete that too then re-send again, very redundant as I said in previous post. I don't understand why Garmin won't make there devices work as most media devices connected to PC.
  • Well why the nuvis work the way they do goes back a long way, what I don't know is whether the new drive series works more like handhelds where data can be accessed directly. When the nuvi architecture was designed things were very different.

    Be careful about deleting information from a nuvi. First you must delete the files in the GPX folder. Then delete data using the menus on the nuvi. Then send the new data to your nuvi. Once you know its there go back to the GPX folder and delete the file sent there by BaseCamp, normally called temp.gpx
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    As I mentioned, I'll be happy to look at the GPX file if you'll post it. Please include the names of a couple of the points that don't have all the original information and what the original info was. Then I can check to see if it's all getting put into the file.

    If it's not in the file it's a Basecamp issue; if it's in the file it's probably a device issue.

    ...ken...