MRA and the BMW Connected App

[Nick Hodge]

@Jack-van-Tilburg Thank you for translating the Dutch and I'm not sure if there's still questions here?

To clarify. both Via and Shaping Points in MRA are seen as Waypoints in the Connected app and currently the limit is 50 waypoints. Many see that as insufficient and I'm not wanting to start a debate, but if you plan carefully, in my experience 50 is plenty for a day's route. This is because in general the route with be 'natural' (A to B). It's only when the route is 'unnatural' (I must go this way) that you need a shaping point to force the move. I normally plot my route manually to do what I wish and then (Gold membership needed), expand the number of points to say 48 or similar. I travelled 10,000km in June in 30 days to Nordkapp and back through Finland, etc. using this functionality and it was pretty well perfect.

The only downside is you get an announcement at each connected app waypoint, which in the main are only shaping points from MRA. "In 800 metres you will reach your stop". That is in one way confusing/annoying, but in another way reassuring that you're 'on route'

As I say, not sure there were further questions there but since posting my process I have used extensively with great success.

NOTE: It would be great if you could change the announcement to be something typed in MRA but we'll need to wait for planets to align.

[Jack van Tilburg]

@Nick-Hodge
The number of allowed waypoints in BMW CA may indeed be too short in our country (NL).
For example, I have a route of 152 km in the middle of the Netherlands with 57 waypoints. The route there goes over small back roads (as you say "must go this way").
At the same time I am also planning a trip to the North Cape and do not need more than 25 waypoints for the outward route via Sweden.

NOTE: It would be great if you could change the announcement to be something typed in MRA but we'll need to wait for planets to align.

That must be more due to the developers of TomTom than to BMW, I think?

[Nick Hodge]

@Jack-van-Tilburg Certainly the further up Norway you get the less roads you have choice of

[Michiel 14]

I think by now the Connected app or Connected Navigator can use more than 50 points. Or am I missing something?

[Jack van Tilburg]

@Michiel-14
The app can not use more than 50.

[Nick Hodge]

@Michiel-14 if you plot in MRA (or any other app) and set more than 50 ‘shaping points’ it will not load how I set in my post

[Michiel 14]

@Nick-Hodge @Jack-van-Tilburg Ok, dank voor de info!

[Hans van de Ven MR.MRA]

@Michiel-14

Save it as .itn and place the file in the route folder on the CRN and import the route

[M. Schrijver]

Or use the track. If the TomTom engine in the Connected Ride App works the same as in TomTom's own software. You do not need any skipping functionality.
The engine will always guide you back to the original route.

The biggest drawback of riding with a track is, not able to use waypoints. That can be a dealbreaker sometimes. You maybe can use POI as an alternative for waypoints
But the stability of the TomTom engine on track support is very hard to break.

[Shahed Rafique 0]

@Corjan-Meijerink
Very helpful , can you confirm that the file should be saved as a GPX 1.1 file with tracks and waypoints being imported.

I am also using a BMW connected TFT screen.

Thanks

[Nick Hodge]

@Shahed-Rafique-0 This is a bit late to be replying, but yes, save as a GPX1.1 (Route and Track)

[steve poole]

nick, I'm planning a trip as you've described for next year. I would be interested to see the timings you allowed for each day, anything you would have changed, etc.

Thanks.

[Nick Hodge]

@steve-poole I have all the maps and the actual ridden tracks. It was a phenomenal ride over 28 days up Norway (via Holland, Germany, Denmark and Sweden, although these were just transit days). Norway during June for us was spectacular. Down Finland through Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Czechia, Poland, Belgium and France. 10,000km with two days off and a couple of short days. Email me for more info (nick at nickhodge dot co dot uk)

[steve poole]

@Nick-Hodge thanks Nick. I'll send you an email in the morning.

[steve poole]

@Nick-Hodge mail sent with my contact details. Thank you.

[Martin Proudlove]

@Nick-Hodge Thank you, Great detail and very helpful.

[Phil Collins 0]

Neat. thanks for sharing. info is useful cheers. oh I'm using the aoocci 6 pro (program)... on my GSA. works a treat....

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