[BaseCamp] 2720 and waypoints

[Rick Armour]

I believe that you have to add the custom symbol both to basecamps directory AND each unit's custom waypoint directory to work. 

I'm not sure every Garmin unit allows custom symbols. I'm almost positive the Zumo series and the Montana's do.

https://garminoregon6xx.wikispaces.com/Custom+Waypoint+Symbols

- Rick (via iPhone)

> On Jul 1, 2016, at 3:26 PM, Carroll <carrollwalker at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> If you generate your own symbol/shape they will not show up either.  They
> will show up in your routes as you generate the route in BC but the GPS
> device will not recognize them.  It would be nice if Garmin would correct
> this and and allow all GPS devices to display anything used in BC.
> 
> Carroll
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
> 
>> Subject: Re: [BaseCamp] 2720 and waypoints
>> 
>> Microdots. Select all waypoints in the list and change them to big red
> circles.
>> As Joe noted, all the basic shapes show up, my favorites like the
> elephant, alien
>> and skull and crossbones do not.
>> 
>> Maura
>> On Jun 30, 2016 2:43 PM, "Jerry White" <jerrywhite518 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> So at least they show up with a tiny black dot. Mine don't even show up as
> a
>> dot. They are not there, period.
>> 
>> On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 1:34 PM, saddle sore <ironbutter at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Jerry
>>> I don't have a 2720, but apparently that doesn't matter because not
>>> all of the display icons show up on my Garmin.  If the GPS does not
>>> support them, all I get is a tiny black dot.  So, I stick with the
>>> display icons in BC that are in the marker category -- flags, circles,
>>> diamonds, push pins, triangles, etc..  Those work best for me but YMMV
> with
>> the 2720.
>>> Joe  Y.
> 
> 
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