Nuvi 3590 creating long routes in Basecamp

Former Member over 12 years ago

Greetings Forum,

I am new to GPS having just purchased a Nuvi 3590. I am using City Navigator North America 2013.3 and I am using Basecamp 4.1.0

I am planning to travel Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica (thus the purchase of the GPS) I have gone into basecamp and created a new route for each state. Using the pencil insert tool, I have set points to force the route off the highway and go on the roads I wish to travel. Looks great and as I want when looking at it on basecamp. If I click on the route in basecamp it tell me I have 207 points, 86 fia point and a distance of 225 miles. All good. (I think)

Now I plug in my GPS into the computer and using basecamp move the route over to my micro SC card. I then unplug the GPS from the computer and turn it on. On the NUVI I got to apps, trip planner and there is my trip (route) for the selected state. When I pull it up and go to view map, I only get about 1/3 of the map and it abruptly ends way before my designated end point.

It appears I need to break each state up into multiple 100 mile trips.

Has anyone done this type of planing and can provide guidance?

What is the limitation on a given trip?

How many trips can I put on the micro SC card?

I really do not want to take my computer on this trip. Maybe multiple SD cards are needed.

Please help.

Thank you

Auburn

0 SUSSAMB over 12 years ago

The limitation is more likely the number of points on the route rather than the length. I dont have your model so unsure but I suspect 50 vias might be the limit.

0 Former Member over 12 years ago

The limitation is more likely the number of points on the route rather than the length. I dont have your model so unsure but I suspect 50 vias might be the limit.

I agree, too many points and via points. You need to go back to BaseCamp and start removing route defining points [both kinds] that are not required. Use the Erase tool, see what happens, then the Undo tool if the removal changes the route. Try again. I bet you could get that route, defined to your roads, with less than 50-75 points overall. Last gasp, split into two routes using the same technique. Many propose routes no longer than you can ride [or drive] in one day. That helps increase the routes and decrease the points per route.

0 Former Member over 12 years ago

Thanks Marc, that is what I will try. Let you know how it works out

0 Former Member over 11 years ago

Somewhere along the line, planning for Rt 66 trip, I encountered the same thing in my 3790. Eventually found that it had a limit of 30 points it would display for a route.

0 SUSSAMB over 11 years ago

Yes, the trip planer models are limited to 30:

https://support.garmin.com/support/searchSupport/case.faces?caseId=%7B27edcdb0-0c86-11dd-dc9c-000000000000%7D