[BaseCamp] Way Point limitations Question

[DENNIS O'DELL]

Sorry, but you lost me...

How do I convert way point to via points in BC?

What's PONI and where do I get it?

Thanks

Mit freundlichen Grüßen/With best regards,

Dennis C. O'Dell
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> On Jul 19, 2017, at 7:23 PM, Jerry White <jerrywhite518 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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
>>> Mobile: +49 175 855 6663
>>> Home: +49 911 277 45370
>>> Skype: diggertfu
>>> Blog: http://www.diggersmotorradadventures.com/
>>> 
>>> "If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going."
>>> - Professor Irwin Corey
>>> 
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