BaseCamp 3.3.2 released

How do I change the direction of a route..

I am trying to learn Basecamp. I am use to using MapSource.

I made a route by draging the start and destination when creating the route. It takes me in the correct direction but it also takes me down a road that is difficult to navigate with my 38ft 5th Wheel trailer. I want it to take me down a different route. In MapSource I can drag the route to a place on the road I wish to travel. Basecamp does not allow this. I can put an additional waypoint and include it in the route. This waypoint now changes the distance to distination and gets lost in all the waypoints in the list.

Basecamp is a difficult program to understand. It seems to work as everything is on a server and all is saved in a common database. I have over 200 waypoints that are in the same database as the routes and I don't know how to upload just the waypoints and routes to my 465t that I want for my next trip.

Is there a way to save my routes in a seperate file?

Thanks
BC

I made a route by dragging the start and destination when creating the route. It takes me in the correct direction but it also takes me down a road that is difficult to navigate with my 38ft 5th Wheel trailer. I want it to take me down a different route. In MapSource I can drag the route to a place on the road I wish to travel. Basecamp does not allow this. I can put an additional waypoint and include it in the route. This waypoint now changes the distance to distination and gets lost in all the waypoints in the list.

Left-click on the arrow (select tool). Left-click on your route. Left-click on the Insert Pencil Tool. Left-click on the route and you will get a rubberband just like in MapSource.

Basecamp is a difficult program to understand. It seems to work as everything is on a server and all is saved in a common database. I have over 200 waypoints that are in the same database as the routes and I don't know how to upload just the waypoints and routes to my 465t that I want for my next trip.

Is there a way to save my routes in a separate file?

File>New>List. Cleverly rename your new list. Drag and drop your routes into that list. Attach your GPS to the usb. Drag and drop that List onto the GPS.

Try the zumoforums Wiki BaseCamp Tutorial. I hope it helps you fill in the spaces.

Left-click on the arrow (select tool). Left-click on your route. Left-click on the Insert Pencil Tool. Left-click on the route and you will get a rubberband just like in MapSource.

Goodness, it just doesn't get much more intuitive than that, does it? :eek:

The sarcasm wasn't aimed at you, Dave. Thank you for the tip. In all my messing around with Basecamp I was never able to figure that one out on my own. :(

...ken...

I am trying to learn Basecamp. I am use to using MapSource.

I made a route by draging the start and destination when creating the route. It takes me in the correct direction but it also takes me down a road that is difficult to navigate with my 38ft 5th Wheel trailer. I want it to take me down a different route. In MapSource I can drag the route to a place on the road I wish to travel. Basecamp does not allow this. I can put an additional waypoint and include it in the route. This waypoint now changes the distance to distination and gets lost in all the waypoints in the list.

Basecamp is a difficult program to understand. It seems to work as everything is on a server and all is saved in a common database. I have over 200 waypoints that are in the same database as the routes and I don't know how to upload just the waypoints and routes to my 465t that I want for my next trip.

Is there a way to save my routes in a seperate file?

Thanks
BC

KA5KMG

In Basecamp, click on your route in the list in the library to get it highlighted. Now click on the Insert Tool. As you move the cursor near the route a thick black line will appear between the two points either side of where you have the cursor. Click on the route and you get the rubber band effect (like MapSource). Click on a new point where you want the route to go through and the route will immediately be amended to include the new point. You can continue adding additional points.

If you want to add points into several sections of the route, press ESC and now the thick black lines will reappear so you can choose another section of the route to edit.

I hope this helps.

Roy

I am trying to learn Basecamp. I am use to using MapSource.

I made a route by draging the start and destination when creating the route. It takes me in the correct direction but it also takes me down a road that is difficult to navigate with my 38ft 5th Wheel trailer. I want it to take me down a different route. In MapSource I can drag the route to a place on the road I wish to travel. Basecamp does not allow this. I can put an additional waypoint and include it in the route. This waypoint now changes the distance to distination and gets lost in all the waypoints in the list.

Basecamp is a difficult program to understand. It seems to work as everything is on a server and all is saved in a common database. I have over 200 waypoints that are in the same database as the routes and I don't know how to upload just the waypoints and routes to my 465t that I want for my next trip.

Is there a way to save my routes in a seperate file?

Thanks
BC

KA5KMU. To manage your waypoints (and routes and tracks), you can create lots of List folders within MyCollections and lots of Lists within each List folder.

Everything that is in any of the Lists is also shown in the MyCollections folder.

You can cut (or copy) Waypoints, Tracks and Routes and paste them into a other list. Name each List to reflect the contents (such as "May Holiday".

You can "Remove" items from a Lists. Or you can "Delete" items in which case they are removed from all the Lists that they exist in. You get a warning before they are deleted.

I hope this helps.

Roy

I am trying to learn Basecamp. I am use to using MapSource.

I made a route by draging the start and destination when creating the route. It takes me in the correct direction but it also takes me down a road that is difficult to navigate with my 38ft 5th Wheel trailer. I want it to take me down a different route. In MapSource I can drag the route to a place on the road I wish to travel. Basecamp does not allow this. I can put an additional waypoint and include it in the route. This waypoint now changes the distance to distination and gets lost in all the waypoints in the list.

Basecamp is a difficult program to understand. It seems to work as everything is on a server and all is saved in a common database. I have over 200 waypoints that are in the same database as the routes and I don't know how to upload just the waypoints and routes to my 465t that I want for my next trip.

Is there a way to save my routes in a seperate file?

Thanks
BC

KA5KMU. And finally. You can select (highlight) a List or List Folder and "Export" it to a File on your Computer. This is a bit like Saving a File in MapSource.

This enables you to manage your groups of Routes separately and you can then Import whichever file you want into Basecamp. This is much more like Mapsource.

To fully replicate MapSource file handling, after you have Exported to a File, you can delete everything in MyCollections. Next time you load Basecamp, you will have an empty MyCollections into which you can Import one of your "Files".

Regards

Roy

Thanks Roy.. I do appreciate your replys.

Hope your day goes well.

BC

Video Tutorial problem

Thanks for the information about Basecamp. I launched the training videos . The video about sharing seems to go to the Find Video.

I am doing much better using Basecamp. I haven't used a route yet but as I can see if I adjust the route the via points are not suppose to be announced. If this works that will be great. When I am driving to a destination I don't like the distance to show to the shaping waypoint and announce the shaping point.

Roy, Thank you for the help.

BC

If you choose to use Roy's suggestion -- and it's just about the only useful way to use Basecamp if you like to do route planning and then dump all the interim routes and associated junk without driving yourself insane! -- keep in mind one hard and fast rule:

Always save as .GDB !!

Saving as a .GDB file will keep all the data in the same form/format as it is stored in Basecamp's database. That way, when you reload it it will come back in exactly the way it was. This will get you as close as you can get to the concept of always loading clean files in Mapsource.

Saving as a .GPX file will cause Basecamp to change things and even just throw stuff out so when you reload the file in Basecamp you will not always get what you saved.

It can be most frustrating until you understand the difference.

...ken...

Thanks Ken
I will remember to save as a .GDB file.

I will master BC..

BC