MapSource...what a POS!!
Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Ft Myers FL
do you have a link that works?
Road Master
Joined: May 2008
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From: SoCal Desert
Mapsource is a powerful program but is remarkably non-user-friendly. Once you figure it out, and it isn't any easy proposition, it works fairly well. Before you transfer a route to the Zumo you should have sufficient viapoints or waypoints in the route, as if you don't the Zumo may send you on different roads. I've found this out a few times the hard way in the past, as although it will get you to the destination you may find yourself wondering where on Earth the GPS is taking you.
I have never figured out an easy way to insert a simple start and end point, and I usually just establish two waypoints and use those. Like everything else in Mapsource this isn't a straightforward proposition, and in theory you can establish a waypoint using the Find function, but this hasn't worked lately and has been unable to find any location I insert. If you want to change a route by drag-and-drop, just use the selection tool, left-click on the route once to make the route show as yellow, then do the drag-and-drop with your mouse. It works for me every time.
I have never figured out an easy way to insert a simple start and end point, and I usually just establish two waypoints and use those. Like everything else in Mapsource this isn't a straightforward proposition, and in theory you can establish a waypoint using the Find function, but this hasn't worked lately and has been unable to find any location I insert. If you want to change a route by drag-and-drop, just use the selection tool, left-click on the route once to make the route show as yellow, then do the drag-and-drop with your mouse. It works for me every time.
-Dusty
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Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Ashby, Ma
A lot of via points
Stay zoomed in close, and use lots of via points. One of the concepts that causes problems for many is not realizing that the settings on the GPS itself will "make decisions" if not forced into a route/road by a via point.
If you are not zoomed in close enough when making the map, and there are multiple options as to how to get between 2 via points, and you have your settings set to shortest route, or fastest route, on the GPS, it will do exactly that, if given the choice.
You need to be zoomed in close. Also be aware of the decisions your GPS will make if you aren't. Like usually if you have it set for Fastest Route, it will opt for highways over back roads, even though it might be a longer route.
Getting this concept helped me.
I still think the program sucks.
If you are not zoomed in close enough when making the map, and there are multiple options as to how to get between 2 via points, and you have your settings set to shortest route, or fastest route, on the GPS, it will do exactly that, if given the choice.
You need to be zoomed in close. Also be aware of the decisions your GPS will make if you aren't. Like usually if you have it set for Fastest Route, it will opt for highways over back roads, even though it might be a longer route.
Getting this concept helped me.
I still think the program sucks.
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 258
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From: Kings Mountain, NC
Stay zoomed in close, and use lots of via points. One of the concepts that causes problems for many is not realizing that the settings on the GPS itself will "make decisions" if not forced into a route/road by a via point.
If you are not zoomed in close enough when making the map, and there are multiple options as to how to get between 2 via points, and you have your settings set to shortest route, or fastest route, on the GPS, it will do exactly that, if given the choice.
You need to be zoomed in close. Also be aware of the decisions your GPS will make if you aren't. Like usually if you have it set for Fastest Route, it will opt for highways over back roads, even though it might be a longer route.
Getting this concept helped me.
I still think the program sucks.
If you are not zoomed in close enough when making the map, and there are multiple options as to how to get between 2 via points, and you have your settings set to shortest route, or fastest route, on the GPS, it will do exactly that, if given the choice.
You need to be zoomed in close. Also be aware of the decisions your GPS will make if you aren't. Like usually if you have it set for Fastest Route, it will opt for highways over back roads, even though it might be a longer route.
Getting this concept helped me.
I still think the program sucks.
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