BaseCamp 4.0 beta is available

Former Member over 13 years ago

BaseCamp 4.0 is here! As usual, we are releasing a public Beta. We believe this release to be reasonably stable, but it is a Beta, so there are definitely some quirks to be expected.

If you do find any bugs, crashes or have input of any kind, please let us know. You can respond to this forum post, create a new thread, use the error reporting functionality or use the “Send Feedback…” option within BaseCamp. If you find a bug, don’t just think “It’s Beta, it will be fixed”, please report it.

For Garmin Adventures BaseCamp will display surveys, if you have a minute to spare, please fill them out and let us know what you think. They are very short.

You can download the installer at http://developer.garmin.com/apps/BC/BaseCamp_4.0.0.0_Beta.exe.

A few words about your data

When you install 4.0.0.4, all your data from 3.3 (or earlier) will be copied. You can keep using 3.3 afterwards, 4.0 will not alter your 3.3 data (but 3.3 also cannot see any changes you make with 4.0). You can experiment with 4.0 and then go back to your 3.3 data at any time (using the “Restore from previous version” menu option). This is nothing new; I just thought I’d point it out.

Change list

This is the list of changes; it’s quite a long list. There is a separate thread What’s new in BaseCamp 4.0 that gives some more explanations, and a Garmin Adventures thread that introduces that new feature.

Added Garmin Adventures, including; authoring, publishing, online search, downloading, playback, and transfer to supporting devices.
Added arrival, departure, and layover times for route via-points.
Added a context menu on the map for the hand and selection tools.
Added support for waypoint creation date, which will not be changed when updating the waypoint.
Added a list in the waypoint properties dialog to display which routes a waypoint is used in.
Added ability to collapse folder groups (like 'My Collection' or 'Devices').
Added support for temperature and pressure in track statistics and graphs.
Added support to delete waypoints that are included in a route.
Added more columns to the data view for Waypoints, Garmin Custom Maps, GeoCaches and Photos.
Added support to enter position using alternate grid/datum on the "Recenter Map To" dialog.
Added option to save original track when filtering it.
Added display of the "placed on" date for GeoCaches.
Added intersection search.
Added ability to bulk-edit more fields for waypoints.
Added ability to create waypoint from find results on the map.
Added ability to transfer subscription-based BirdsEye imagery that contain failed downloads.
Added ability to toggle the visibility of all tool bars.
Added display of postal code in address search results.
Added a read-only 'Unlisted Data' list that contains all items that are in no other lists.
Added ability to create a route from a named trail.

Improved display when many photos are at the same spot on the map.
Improved XML processing (so it should now be possible to import and export larger gpx files than previously).
Improved the Measurement tool's display of measurement information.
Improved behavior when importing data into an already selected list or folder.
Improved display of graphs. They will be smoothed now.
Improved behavior when double-clicking on a list. BaseCamp will now zoom to the data contained in that list.
Improved default file name for backup. The default name now contains the current date.
Clarified the find options (Center of view, Center of selected items). Added grayed-out text to make use more clear.
Cleaned up toolbar, hide tools that are used less often by default, always show waypoint, route & track tools.
Cleaned up route options, made it easier to create custom route settings.

Fixed the long find toolbar initialization delay after starting BaseCamp or switching to a new map.
Fixed an issue where a device's SD card would not always be recognized by BaseCamp.
Fixed numerous issues with finding addresses.
Fixed an issue where the toolbar would not display the same way after restarting BaseCamp.
Fixed an issue where the find toolbar would always be displayed after restarting BaseCamp, even though the user chose to hide it.
Fixed area calculation for tracks.
Fixed an issue where you could not rename an item from lower case to upper case (like renaming "washington" to "Washington").
Fixed issue where the Geocache symbol was not consistent with found status when importing or adding a geocache.
Fixed an issue where the preferences dialog would not remember the last sub-selection.
Fixed an issue with remembering the splitter location for map/data view between application runs.
Fixed an issue with remembering the data filters when switching between app modes.

0 SUSSAMB over 13 years ago

Having enabled it the toolbar should be there the next time you start BC, so you only have to do it once ;)

0 Former Member over 13 years ago

Correct, its not my issue, its the issue of lot of people I help with first time use of BaseCamp and are no computer nerds and barely understand that you can change a toolbar easily ;)

Detailed level should be shown by default (it does in MapSource too).

0 SUSSAMB over 13 years ago

Just tried to send a bunch of favorites to my nuvi, but it seems that this beta doesn't retain the BC lists as categories. I had to revert to 3.3 to get to work.

Hope this is just a bug in this beta as the ability to send the lists as categories was only recently introduced, and it's extremely useful :confused:

0 FrensicPic over 13 years ago

The Unlisted Data Feature is potentially a great feature to help keep My Collection clean. Could the Unlisted Data be shown as an additional column in My Collection? That would be very helpful when deleting unwanted data.

Great suggestion. Eliminates the need to right-click a waypoint, select Properties, and then the Lists tab. See all the "orphans" in one window. If not a separate column perhaps some kind of "flag".

0 Former Member over 13 years ago

Print page setup still does not remember settings

When I use the "page setup" in the print routine, I would very much like things like my choice of "landscape" vs "portrait", my choice of margin size, and other things to be remembered the next time I choose to print a map. In other words, all selections in the "page setup" should be "sticky".

I've made this suggestion before, and was really hoping to see this in 4.0.

Thanks.

0 Former Member over 13 years ago

Just tried to send a bunch of favorites to my nuvi, but it seems that this beta doesn't retain the BC lists as categories. I had to revert to 3.3 to get to work.

Hope this is just a bug in this beta as the ability to send the lists as categories was only recently introduced, and it's extremely useful :confused:

That is certainly not intended. I would hope we get that ironed out before the final release. Thanks for letting us know!

0 Former Member over 13 years ago

Great suggestion. Eliminates the need to right-click a waypoint, select Properties, and then the Lists tab. See all the "orphans" in one window. If not a separate column perhaps some kind of "flag".

I like the idea as well, it's on the list of things planned, won't be in 4.0 most likely.

0 Former Member over 13 years ago

When I use the "page setup" in the print routine, I would very much like things like my choice of "landscape" vs "portrait", my choice of margin size, and other things to be remembered the next time I choose to print a map. In other words, all selections in the "page setup" should be "sticky".

I've made this suggestion before, and was really hoping to see this in 4.0.

Thanks.

No printing enhancement were scheduled for 4.0, sorry. But we will tackle it at some point.

0 Former Member over 13 years ago

Hello

Some testing further, I did not come to any serious problems (didn't find any) but something annoys me.
Sending routes of waypoints to my device (Garmin Quest I, yeah yeah old I know) is TERRIBLY SLOW.
Mapsource finishes the job within 10 seconds, Basecamp does something more than 60 seconds. That is not what is expected from new software!

gr Wim

0 Former Member over 12 years ago

Properties windows and map windows

(I posted this in the wrong thread so reposting here)

Two requests: First fix the property window disappearing on some functions but not others. Preferred option is the properties window remains open unless user turns it off. Example:

1. Double click on route and properties window appears (in separate window for me - not on top of map)

2. Click the insert, zoom, erase functions (not sure about all of them) the properties window remains open. THIS IS THE PREFERRED OPTION.

3. However, click the select, pan functions and the properties windows disappears. Its frustrating as have to remember which fucntions will make it disappear and which ones will not.

Second request is that the properties window not automatically reset to the top to modifications in the route. Case in point: I have some routes with more shaping points than can be seen in the properties window without scrolling down. If I scroll down and highlight a shaping point then go to the map window and perform a function (e.g. add another shaping point near the one I was looking at), the properties window will reset to the top. I then have to scroll all the way down and find the last place. When there are just a few shaping points its not a problem. When there are 20+ shaping points this becomes a real pain trying to remember and then find your last position.