Re: Export 1.2 gpx
I have a Garmin 590 and XT. I am very comfortable with exporting the 1.1 .gpx track file (track , poi) file to my local hard drive, then uploading it directly to my Garmin's memory and creating a trip (route) from the .gpx / track file. I use a lot of shaping points, and this works well. Below I'm using the terms Trip and Route interchangeably as MRA calls them route and Garmin calls them trips. Questions:
-
If I do include a via point in a route in MRA I obviously have to export it as a route for the via point to be included. The MRA connector uses the 1.1 format to create the route. Do the same shaping points remain in the route file that is sent to the GPS using the connector just as they are when I export a track file and create the trip on the GPS?
-
Let's say I have a route with 10 shaping points and 1 via point (not including the start and finish via points) and I have recalculate turned off. The route looks like this:
Start >s1>s2>s3>s4>s5>V>s6>s7>s8>s9>s10>Finish.
If I send this to the Garmin as a route using the MRA connector and I start on the route and I decide that I don't want to go the the Via point while I'm between S1 and S2 and I select Skip, will the Garmin skip S3 or the Via point and continue on through all of the shaping points?
-
Is there any disadvantage in transferring routes through the connector even if the route only has shaping points and doesn't have any via points vs. exporting a 1.1 gpx file and sending it to the GPS and letting the GPS create the trip from the track?
-
By default on the Garmins if I have auto-recalculate turned off and I get back on the route after getting off, it will automatically sense that I'm back on the route and take me to the next shaping point. Does the GPS do the same thing if I have exported the route from MRA via the connector (this really ties in with the first question).
-
What is the advantage of the 1.2 gpx file vs. the 1.2 if both export both shaping points and via points?
I will try some of these scenarios tomorrow but I'd appreciate any input that you guys may have!
Thanks,
Steve