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1. #CREATING A ROUTE WITH .GPX FILES IN GARMIN BASECAMP HOW TO#
2. #CREATING A ROUTE WITH .GPX FILES IN GARMIN BASECAMP SOFTWARE#
3. #CREATING A ROUTE WITH .GPX FILES IN GARMIN BASECAMP PC#
4. #CREATING A ROUTE WITH .GPX FILES IN GARMIN BASECAMP DOWNLOAD#

Import the track info which is the detailed route.īack in the BMW Connected app you can now navigate to the 3rd icon along the bottom (looks like mountains) and your route is ready to go. How do I convert the track to a route properly. When I then try to convert it to a route it comes up as error and just shows the route as a straight line. When you click on the file it will come up with Unknown File type, luckily you know what it is and select Open in another app. Importing a gpx file and converting it to a route in basecamp 1026569 over 2 years ago When I import a GPX file it shows it correctly as a track on the roads I had selected in googlemaps. Obtain or create a GPX file and retailer on iCloud/Dropbox/Google Drive. Then select On My iPhone and you should now be looking at the gpx file you copied across. Obtain the Garmin Join App and register 2. You may now get an Authentication Required screen, thats fine, press the Open FileBrowser link. Now, top right, below the battery and signal icons are 3 horizontal dots, press them.įrom the pop up menu select route import. Select the maps icon (2nd along on the bottom of the app) follow on the Garmin GPS, especially if you have an active route. Open the BMW Connected app on your iphone. 2) Create and export the Basecamp track(s) into GPX format (Garmin Basecamp export). Then click and drag the gpx file (from 1) into the documents window in itunes.

#CREATING A ROUTE WITH .GPX FILES IN GARMIN BASECAMP PC#

Open itunes on your PC with your phone usb connected and click on your phone icon in itunes (assuming you have authorised your iphone with your pc and you are signed in to itunes).ĭown the left side is Settings -> File Sharing, click that. I use FileBrowser which is free on the app store. Remember where it is saved, or better still leave the destination window open with the gpx file sitting there.Ģ. Once you have created your route you want to be saving/export it as. It is free and allows for place lookup, point to point and waypoints, but any route app that allows gpx export will do.

Under normal circumstances you create a route in Basecamp, save it to your GPS and then navigate using the route. A route is a plan of where you want to go.

A track is a record of where you have been.

#CREATING A ROUTE WITH .GPX FILES IN GARMIN BASECAMP SOFTWARE#

You can use garmin basecamp or any number of websites, the one I use is myrouteapp One of the nice features of Garmin’s Basecamp software is the the ability to convert a track into a route. This is for users with a PC /Windows machine and iphone (XS in this case) but will probably be very similar with a Mac. Google doesn't like its data being used this way, and there have been several websites similar to the one linked by Drone that eventually break because Google changes something.Thought I would post this 'How to'. This has historically not been an easy task.

If you can't get it to work, let us know where you're getting stuck. You should be able to open that GPX file in Basecamp and then send it to your GPS, though I haven't used Garmin devices in quite some time, so I don't know exactly how that works anymore.

#CREATING A ROUTE WITH .GPX FILES IN GARMIN BASECAMP DOWNLOAD#

Now open the maps to GPX link that Drone posted and paste the Google Maps address into the text box and press "Let's Go." It'll give you a download dialog box for the resulting GPX file.

#CREATING A ROUTE WITH .GPX FILES IN GARMIN BASECAMP HOW TO#

I'm making an assumption that you know how to copy and paste a URL. Send the Course to your specific Garmin device and then sync. It'll be something like /maps/dir/.yada yada. Download or create a GPX file and store on iCloud/Dropbox/Google Drive. Open the Google Maps route on your computer. The link to maps to GPX that Drone posted is working for me. So keep in mind that using Google maps to load into your GPS is not the best idea. Google doesn't like its data being used this way, and there have been several websites similar to the one linked by Drone that eventually break because Google changes something. Click to expand.This has historically not been an easy task.