[BaseCamp] Way Point limitations Question

[Jerry White]

PONI Killer is your friend. Convert the waypoints to via points in BC, then
run poni killer.

On Wed, Jul 19, 2017 at 11:55 AM Eric Bray <edb4378 at gmail.com> wrote:

> The waypoint limit is a function of the specific GPS--every Garmin is
> different.  Some count shaping points against that limit, others do not.
> It is a constraint that you will have to deal with.
>
> Eric Bray
> Alexandria, VA
>
> On Wed, Jul 19, 2017 at 12:34 PM, DENNIS O'DELL <denniscodell at icloud.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Folks,
> > I am sure this has been covered before, but I do not seem to find
> anything.
> >
> > The question is regarding the number of way points allowed in a route. A
> > friend created several routes for a trip we have recently taken. Each
> route
> > is an average of 225 kilometers. He seems to really like the nice little
> > default blue flag icon that Garmin uses for way points, so he has
> inserted
> > 40 to 50 way points in each route. I asked why, but did not get a
> sensible
> > answer.
> >
> > When I imported his routes into Base Camp (version 4.2.4) all is good.
> >
> > When I upload them to my BMW Navigator V (software version 3.40) I get a
> > message that there is a limit of 29 way points per route and that the
> route
> > has been split into two routes. The routes then show up as "Route ABC 1",
> > "Route ABC 2”, “Route XYZ 1”, “Route XYZ 2” and so forth for each route.
> >
> > Each route calculates as expected when I load the route on the GPS for
> > viewing/navigation. However, the fun comes when you reach the last way
> > point in the active route. There isn’t any warning that I noticed telling
> > me I’m at the end of the route. Therefore, I did not know when to switch
> > from Route ABC 1 to Route ABC 2. This caused much confusion for me. It
> > seems that I would get an "Off Route Recalculate?” message. I have
> > Recalculate set to Manual, and so I would hit Yes. It seems that since I
> > was now past the last way point in the route the recalculation would want
> > to route me back to the last way point in the route. After awhile I
> figured
> > this out and switched to the second portion of the route (Route ABC 2).
> > Then, depending on how far past the first way point in the new route, the
> > route picked up nicely or may not pick up so nicely if I was too far past
> > the first way point. When it did not play nice I would get the "Off Route
> > Recalculate?” message again, hit Yes and would be turned around again
> > (which I learned to ignore pretty quickly).
> >
> > I have not had this problem with routes I create myself, but I always
> hold
> > the number of way points to under 29.
> >
> > My friend’s very old Garmin Zimo (sorry, I don’t have the specs for it)
> > did not encounter the 29 way point limit.
> >
> > We are both using Map Version "City Navigator Europe NTU 2018.1"
> >
> > I had considered deleting many of the way points to bring the number down
> > to under 29, but that is a real PITA, plus I was concerned it may change
> > the routing.
> >
> > If anyone can put some light on this to make life easier I would be
> > greatly appreciative.
> >
> > Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best Regards,
> >
> > Dennis C. O'Dell
> > Hochstrasse 19
> > 90429 Nürnberg
> > Germany
> > denniscodell at icloud.com
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> > Home: +49 911 277 45370
> > Skype: diggertfu
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> >
> > "If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going."
> > - Professor Irwin Corey
> >
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