loading mapsource route into 76csx

[mnthope]

Is there any way to keep the detailed route properties from a Mapsource route (preferences like: road type, speeds and avoidances) when loading into the 76csx? I know how to load the route, but it only contains the "hard" points from the Mapsource route like start and stop. I guess I could just add a bunch of point to the mapsource route manually,but it seems like I must be missing something.

thanks

[+Red90]

No, those are set in the program and are not associated with the route. You need to adjust those properties on the GPS. A route is simply a string of waypoints.

[Motorcycle_Mama]

Yeah, you need to add actual Waypoints to the route in order to "force" the GPS unit to follow those points.

[mnthope]

Is there any way to keep the detailed route properties from a Mapsource route (preferences like: road type, speeds and avoidances) when loading into the 76csx? I know how to load the route, but it only contains the "hard" points from the Mapsource route like start and stop. I guess I could just add a bunch of point to the mapsource route manually,but it seems like I must be missing something.

thanks

If it was a string of Waypoints I would be all set. Is there any easy way to create a string of Waypoints or a track from a route in Mapsource?

[Motorcycle_Mama]

There's no automatic way. You just need to place them and add them to the route manually.

[mnthope]

There's no automatic way. You just need to place them and add them to the route manually.

Bummer.

What kind of Bike do you have?

[Orion84]

You could try to use the tool described in http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=196508

 

The detailed route can be saved to a .gdb file and using this wingdb tool, you can convert this to a track.

[Grasscatcher]

I think the OP (and all others so far) are confusing "Routes" and "Tracks" .

 

A "route" is a series of points detailing where the user "wants to go". ie ahead of time/before the trip,etc. (whether it be done/created in Mapsource (manually) or on the GPS unit (auto routing)

 

A "Track" is a logged record of "where the user has been".....after the fact... yes, it can also be a freehand drawn path in Mapsource. Within the GPS unit the user can use the "trackback" feature to be furnished with directions on following a "saved" track. A track only has two "hard points" , the Start and End points. The remainder of the path is the breadcrumb trail logged by the GPS.

 

Hope this helps

[Motorcycle_Mama]

Which parts of my posts would indicate that I was talking about anything to do with tracks?

 

And to the OP, I ride a Honda Shadow Aero 750.