Create route from list of waypoint and otehr question

Hi:

I dug out my eTrex Vista HCx from my drawer recently for some upcoming dirt bike adventures. In my HCx I have a bunch of way points (250) that I think came from a track I did during a mountain bike ride. I'd like to convert that into what I think is a "route" (altho Garmin's terms confuses me), that I can use either in my Vista HCx or on other devices.

Anyone knows how to do that?

Also, is it possible to delete waypoints, tracks, etc... on the device from BaseCamp?

Thanks.

denis

0 Former Member over 11 years ago

I'd like to convert that into what I think is a "route" (altho Garmin's terms confuses me)...

Track: A recording of where you've been.

Route: A plan of where you want to go.

BaseCamp can convert a track to a route. As I recall you highlight the track and there should be a "convert to route" in the right-click menu.

Also, is it possible to delete waypoints, tracks, etc... on the device from BaseCamp?

Not on an eTrex Vista HCx. You have to do that on the device itself.

0 Drc-california over 11 years ago

Thanks.

So I have a list of waypoints, named from WP01 to WP250, they show as inddividual waypoints on the Internal Storage in BaseCamp. I'd like to convert that into a Route then. Is that possible?

Denis

0 Former Member over 11 years ago

If you already have the waypoints just use the Route Tool to connect them together (i.e. make a route from the existing points).

0 Drc-california over 11 years ago

One at a time???? all 250 of them? there is no way to do that automatically where BaseCamp would take all selected waypoints, order them by time and create a route?

0 Former Member over 11 years ago

You should be able to do a bulk select (Shift/Ctrl + click).

BaseCamp Routes

0 Drc-california over 11 years ago

Huuuum... The route tool either let's me choose the start and end waypoints, or asks me to manually input the waypoints on the map.... Am I missing something?

0 Former Member over 11 years ago

Select all of the waypoints and right click, then choose, "create route from selected waypoints". You can also convert the route to a track. A track "may" work better on that era of GPS. They have a limit to the number of points inside a route and I'm not sure what the limit is any more.

0 Former Member over 11 years ago

If the route is mixed up, you can then select the route and chose "optimize route" to get the shortest path.

0 Former Member over 11 years ago

They have a limit to the number of points inside a route and I'm not sure what the limit is any more.

How many routes and via points can I have on a color handheld device?

0 Drc-california over 11 years ago

Ah.... that works. The route is mixed up, the optimized kind of worked. Now I have to manually edit some of the connections...