I've only had my Edge Touring Plus for a week and I'm facing some problems interfacing with Basecamp 4.4.6 as follows. This is my first Garmin experience, so I may just be thick, but I can't find the answers I need....
1. I would like to plan routes without connecting the Edge to my computer, but I have found no way to copy the latest Garmin map from the Edge to my computer and make it available to Basecamp from the PC hard drive. Copying the map(s) is simple enough, but making Basecamp access them is beyond me. I have no problem installing alternative maps, like Openfietsmap, but it seems to make sense to plan with the same map I shall be using for routing. How do I install Garmin's own maps to my PC in such a way that Basecamp can use them just as easily as any other installed map?
2. When I have the Edge connected and create a route using the primary Garmin cycle map (EU2014.30) there is no elevation data shown for the route, even though the DEM map is also available on the device. I can get the elevation data if I swap to the DEM map, but then I have no useful view of the route. Why does Basecamp not integrate the data sources at the time of route creation - or why is elevation data not integrated within the "street view" map to begin with?
3. When I create a route and/or waypoints in Basecamp and send them to the memory card of the Edge the files are stored in the GPX folder. When I disconnect the Edge and boot it the items do not show up. I have to reconnect the Edge and manually drag and drop the files from the GPX folder to the NewFiles folder, disconnect and boot once more. Then the new items appear and are selectable. Help text within Basecamp makes no mention of jumping through these additional hoops. In fact it does not mention the external card at all when it comes to sending files to the Edge. Is there a way to streamline this process?
Thanks for any assistance anyone can offer.
