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BaseCamp Track Editing: Missing Features and Failures

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Is anyone else using BaseCamp to edit Tracks?

I find the interface to be sorely lacking and severely unintuitive.

I have many track logs with errant segments stretching many miles due to GPSr firmware issues Garmin also refuses to resolve.

Currently, the only way to accomplish this task in BaseCamp is to divide the track in many smaller sections until you have isolated the segments you wish to delete, and then you can delete them.

BaseCamp does not make this easy. When using the 'Divide' tool, and selecting a track to split, BaseCamp decides which half of the track will be kept, and which half will be randomly renamed. This is some thing the USER should have control over.

Now, the original Track is broken into several parts, randomly named 011, 012, 156, 157, etc. Because BaseCamp does not use the original track name for split tracks, it can be very tedious determining which segments go together and need to be rejoined.

BaseCamp SHOULD use the original track name (such as Track 2012-06-15 124355), and simply amend the time stamps of each to reflect each portions new values. (now Track 2012-06-15 124355 and Track 2012-06-15 121522, for example)

Now I haven't even mentioned yet, that when you zoom in on the track you are editing to try and divide it at exactly the correct place, you usually can not see the rest of the track, and therefore can not see exactly what the division will look like until after you pull the trigger and examine both sections independently.

BaseCamp SHOULD have a (resizable) pop-up window (similar to the map overview window) zoomed in to the section of track you are working with, while keeping the full track viewable in the main window, so you can make detailed adjustments and see how the entire track is being affected simultaneously.

BaseCamp SHOULD have a simple segment selection tool that would allow the user to simply select the segment(s) they wish to work with, and a delete/edit function for selected segment(s)? This would be a much quicker and easier workflow than the only current method available, which is horribly frustrating and incredibly inefficient, at best.
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    I am not sure if this of interest to you, but here goes. After you select a track, use the selection arrow tool via click and hold to choose a section of the track. This draws a box and selects the track points within the box. Kind of a course option, but not bad. Open the track properties and it should open in the track list where the select points are located. The points may not be active for deletion (not highlighted blue), but you can right click on them to activate/delete.

    I’m not sure, but this may be better than what you are currently doing.


    Thank you for your suggestion. I will experiment more tonight and see how it works. :)
  • Former Member
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    Thank you for your suggestion. I will experiment more tonight and see how it works. :)


    Now, there's a good idea :)

    As BTLAAKE explains, BC does highlight (sort of) the track point in the text list – a single point or a contiguous selection. If you have the properties tab open then use the Select tool (arrow) to select a point on the track (or drag across an area to select multiple points). The point (or the section of track) is highlighted on the map and a grey bar selects the point(s) in the text list. You can then (fully) select the point(s) by (shift)clicking on it(them) in the list.


    Falagar, I’m not sure why there are two stages to selecting the point – I would have thought clicking the point on the map should fully select that point in the list (if it’s open).

    Also, it would be useful if right-clicking the point (on the map or in the list) provided an option to view the properties of that point.
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    I would still very much like the ability to highlight a SINGLE track segment and delete that SINGLE track segment, all from the GUI.
  • Former Member
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    Well, you can delete single track points with the Erase tool. Select the track, then the erase tool. Highlight over the track, left-clicking will remove the high-lighted track point.
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    Well, you can delete single track points with the Erase tool. Select the track, then the erase tool. Highlight over the track, left-clicking will remove the high-lighted track point.


    I am aware of this function, but what I am requesting is not to delete track points (I already know how to do this), but instead another delete function that simply deletes the highlighted track SEGMENT. Huge difference between a track point and a track segment, and the effect on the track being edited when either is deleted.
  • Former Member
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    I am aware of this function, but what I am requesting is not to delete track points (I already know how to do this), but instead another delete function that simply deletes the highlighted track SEGMENT. Huge difference between a track point and a track segment, and the effect on the track being edited when either is deleted.


    Yes, I just wasn't sure you were already aware of that. My apologies.

    I agree that we should make deleting track segments easier. I'll see what I can do.