Hello,
Why are peak (summit) names + their elevation not displayed on the TopoActive Maps?
I only see triangle icons but no names/elevation, which I find quite disappointing coming from Apple Watch's WorkOutDoors app which displays many details on the map, including peak names and their elevation.
Please can you add that to TopoActive as well in the future update?
Update January 21, 2025:
Hello. I am sorry to hear you are having trouble with the mapping. Our engineers have indicated they cannot guarantee the successful display or rendering of any 3rd party mapping…
I agree. It’s a totally unreasonable omission by Garmin which claims itself to be the best in outdoor related navigation and whatnot. So please Garmin add peaks with their respective elevation to TopoActive…
Peak names (and their elevation) don’t appear on the default TopoActive. At least not in Europe. Instead, only triangle icons denoting peaks appear – unless you manually added the names at some point before…
Yes, that's a clever one. Didn't thought about that. I will use that in my maps.
To accomplish what he is doing, it's not enough to just use his typ file and use that on another map.You need to…
@4804929 I can't help you with contour lines as I'm not having this problem.
But I'm using a heavily modified version of MapRando with custom contour lines.
If you're feeling adventurous, you can edit the colors, lines and icons of your map yourself.
All is contained within TYP files.
It's not hugely difficult.
You'll need:
- The original MapRando TYP file. That's the file that decides what the colors and icons look like.
https://gitlab.com/ravenfeld/garmincustommap/-/tree/master/style?ref_type=heads I used "rando.typ" as a base, I think.
- Edit the TYP file with something like TYPViewer. You can edit colors in the polygon section and lines (colors/thickness/pattern) in the polylines section.
- Once you're done, you can insert your custom TYP file into your big IMG file with a tool like ReplaceTYP:
https://www.freizeitkarte-osm.de/garmin/en/design.html
Send your map to your watch and TADAA! Enjoy your new colors.
I've attached my own TYP file for reference so you can compare it to the original MapRando TYP.
You'll hate it I'm sure, it's extremely bright.
I'm uploading it just so you can see what's possible.
CustomMapRando.zip
