[BaseCamp] Adding a waypoint to a route

Stephen! ldrider at imagesdesavions.com
Tue Apr 19 10:11:30 PDT 2016


On April 19, 2016 11:54:01 AM CDT, Jerry White <jerrywhite518 at gmail.com> wrote:
>Right, they all do that. You have to zoom into the map, or read the
>driving
>directions to suss those out.
>
>Jerry
>
>On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 9:51 AM, John O. Cooper <johnocooper at gmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>> Be careful.  Basecamp has no reasonability test for waypoints.  So if
>your
>> route is eastbound on a divided freeway and you happen to left off
>the
>> mouse with it in the westbound lanes, Basecamp will have you turning
>around
>> twice just to touch that waypoint.
>>>>
>>
>>
>> John Cooper
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 9:47 AM, Tim Bowman <tk.bowman at comcast.net>
>wrote:
>>
>> > Yes, use the arrow cursor, hold down the ALT key and click on the
>route
>> > portion that you want to move.  Drag to the intended location and
>release
>> > the ALT key.
>> >
>> > Tim in Burien (where it's hotter than most of the rest of the
>country)
>> >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > From: Basecamp [mailto:basecamp-bounces at micapeak.com] On Behalf
>Of
>> > > saddlesore904 at comcast.net
>> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2016 9:32 AM
>> > > To: BaseCamp <basecamp at micapeak.com>
>> > > Subject: Re: [BaseCamp] Adding a waypoint to a route
>> > >
>> > > John info is correct. BUT don't you have to select the pointer or
>arrow
>> > cursor
>> > > first ??
>> > >
>> > > Larry in Jax, FL
>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > >
>> > > From: "John O. Cooper" <johnocooper at gmail.com>
>> > > To: "BaseCamp" <basecamp at micapeak.com>
>> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2016 12:29:35 PM
>> > > Subject: Re: [BaseCamp] Adding a waypoint to a route
>> > >
>> > > hold down the Alt key and you can drag the route ᐧ
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > John Cooper
>> > >
>> > > On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 9:22 AM, Stephen!
><ldrider at imagesdesavions.com
>> >
>> > > wrote:
>> > >
>> > > >
>> > > > Having a hell of a time adding custom waypoints to a route
>without
>> > > knowing
>> > > > the name of the waypoint, opening the route, figuring out where
>to
>> put
>> > it,
>> > > > and clicking the green arrow. What I want to be able to do is
>to be
>> > > > viewing the route on the map, pick a waypoint, and add it to a
>route
>> > (for
>> > > > example Right-Click > Add to Route). Occasionally I will see
>that
>> > option
>> > > > in the right-click menu but when I select it I get an error
>something
>> > to
>> > > > the effect, "You must have a route selected". When I have a
>route
>> > > > selected, I never get that option.
>> > > >
>> > > > Failing that, is there a way to rubberband a route like there
>is in
>> > > > Mapsource?
>> > > >
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Ahhhh...   Is working now except I have to use the 'Hand'...  Thanks folks.  Rubberbanding is my preferred fine-tune tool once my base route is established.  Especially useful for the eleventy-billion ZC bonii in the BMR...


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