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Feature Request: creating a course from file

I like to adapt tracks (which I downloaded from any 3rd party GPS tour services) to my needs and send them to my Edge 820.

Unfortunately there is no direct way to create a course from a file (e.g. GPX, TCX, FIT, …) with GC.

The detour with uploading the file as an activity and creating a course from this activity works. But this is really annoying because I have to manually delete the activity (otherwise statistics are wrong) and also if other services are connected (e.g. STRAVA) I have to delete the activity there as well.

Please add such a direct course upload to the GC course editor. For me this would increase the usability of GC significantly.

0 JuergsiW over 8 years ago

Nobody else interested in this feature?

I think it would be quite easy to implement. Because all the functionality is already there.
Maybe the existing manual import flow could be re-used by just adding a new checkbox which states “import files as course only”.

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

It is a minor irritation but not really a big issue for many users I suspect (Hence lack of interest)

If it really bothers you, you need to contact Garmin support directly as this is a users forum with only the odd visit from Garmin Moderators and not a channel to the Garmin development team.

0 Crispin_Ellisdon over 8 years ago

Plenty are interested in this kind of feature, just spread accross the forums. One example recently added to here https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?340120-Feature-Request-GPX-upload-with-Garmin-Connect-Mobile-to-Fenix-3 but there are many others if you search the outdoor device forums and the GCM forum.

If you want to formally submit your request, you need to do it here http://www8.garmin.com/contactUs/ideas/ as the forums are really just for discussing stuff with other users and occasionally Garmin staff pic up on issues, but I wouldn't rely on it. So many people asked for foot pod pace support for the Fenix 3 via this method that Garmin actually did it, so it does work.

0 JuergsiW over 8 years ago

Thanks for the information. Ok, thought that Garmin developers are having an eye on this forum.

I already placed an according request @ http://www8.garmin.com/contactUs/ideas/. Let's see if Garmin implements this idea.

Sure, this is not a major problem but as the effort for implementation seems to be very low I hope it will find its way into GC.

0 Former Member over 8 years ago

Plenty are interested in this kind of feature, just spread accross the forums. One example recently added to here https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?340120-Feature-Request-GPX-upload-with-Garmin-Connect-Mobile-to-Fenix-3 but there are many others if you search the outdoor device forums and the GCM forum.

Just not interested enough to point a fellow forum user in the right direction!

If you want to formally submit your request, you need to do it here http://www8.garmin.com/contactUs/ideas/ as the forums are really just for discussing stuff with other users and occasionally Garmin staff pic up on issues, but I wouldn't rely on it.

I thought that this is more or less what I said!