Route Drawing Tool - Extending past Waypoint

Hi

I am drawing a route between two way points on a map in BaseCamp, and for some reason the route keeps extending slightly past the target way point and then looping back to it - instead of just connecting the two way points. Why is this and what do I need to do to prevent this from happening? ciq.forums.garmin.com/.../1396492.jpg

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SUSSAMB over 5 years ago in reply to EpiKarhu +1

Well the issue will be the maps, not BaseCamp. It can only route along paths/trails/roads etc that are a) on the map and b) marked as routable in the maps database. Note you can join a routable section…

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0 SUSSAMB over 6 years ago

May be the other side of a divided highway? In which case it will have to loop back to get to it?

0 WillhelmSR over 6 years ago

If it was a divided road, that would make sense - but this is on dirt road singletrack. Very frustrating :-)

0 SUSSAMB over 6 years ago

Never seen it happening unless it was a divided highway so unsure. Can you post which map you're using and the location?

0 EpiKarhu over 5 years ago

I think im experiencing similar problem. I trying to make a route that follows the path, but instead BaseCamp draws me 300km loop and does not follow the path.

Here are the GPX files if someone wants to give it a try.

Im trying to connect my FarWest 1/2 and FarWest 2/2 routes and it seems impossible. I can get across that section if i draw direct straight line. But if i connect my routes before and after to that, ill lose routing.

Maps im using are:

HimalayanTOPO Nepal routable

omtb_nepal_31.10.2019_UC_LOCAL

OSM Generic routable.

drive.google.com/open

0 SUSSAMB over 5 years ago in reply to EpiKarhu

Well the issue will be the maps, not BaseCamp. It can only route along paths/trails/roads etc that are a) on the map and b) marked as routable in the maps database. Note you can join a routable section to a direct section then to a routable section in BaseCamp, at least you can in 4.6.2, I've not upgraded to the latest 4.7 versions as they don't work correctly with Google earth.

0 EpiKarhu over 5 years ago in reply to SUSSAMB

Thanx. I have followed that path for kilometers and its been routable. And suddenly, it's not. That's odd. Hope I can get it done. It's not an end of the world if it's 2part route.. But probably it's just a lack of skill yet. Just downloaded Basecamp, so I assume I'm 4.7 user. Fairly new to Garmin family.

0 SUSSAMB over 5 years ago in reply to EpiKarhu

If you open the route properties and then right click the point you want to navigate in a straight line from, then choose Edit Viapoint then select Direct in the drop down box at the bottom BaseCamp will use the direct profile from there on.. Do the reverse at the point you want to choose a different profile.

0 Beutelfuchs over 4 years ago

Its a known bug of Basecamp and has nothing to do with the map as suggested below. With the old mapsource and the same map it doesn´t happen.

I don´t know any way to avoid it from happening and given how long its exists and how depricated BC is probably considered by Garmin, I guess we will never see a fix.

0 SUSSAMB over 4 years ago in reply to Beutelfuchs

Where's your evidence that it's a known bug? I've used many versions of BaseCamp over the years and never experienced it?

0 Beutelfuchs over 4 years ago in reply to SUSSAMB

I can easily reproduce with every map I tried it and it was discussed in the forums by multiple users before. If it´s "known" by Garmin, though, I don´t know, if that was your question.