I've been riding motorcycles for years. As many, I thought the idea of using a GPS would be a great way to get where I wanted to go the way I wanted to get there. After using Basecamp, creating my desired route and loading it into my Garmin GPS I found that the route was NOTHING like I had planned. I tried different GPS usints and then really studied and learned Basecamp... Still being frustrated I turned to the "Google machine" where I found the MyRouteApp. I HATE subscriptions for anything, but I decided to enable the 14 day trial.

I watched many of the Webinars, experimented with the features, and imported my routes and tracks from Basecamp and started learning MRA. I was/am so impressed by the program, I purchased a 3 year subscription.

I agree. This is common even in Basecamp. You can easily change between a "shaping point" which does NOT announce and a "waypoint" which does announce. But you have to go through the waypoint or it will keep trying to re-route you BACK to that waypoint that the system thinks you missed, where the shaping point lets just blow by and on to the next.

In my VERY LIMITED experience with MRA we create "shaping points" in Garmin parlance.

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@Greenham I reran the route today and stopped to take the pics as each stage of the malfunction. 1) Said Leave the Road. 2) Ride to Hwy 96. 3) When I opened that message you can see the GPS thinks the next shaping point is 5500 miles away


@Hans-van-de-Ven-MRA-Master THanks Hans, Yes I use your documented process as you outlined in your comment.

I will take Pad-O advice and check the placement of my shaping points.

I did just buy the XT... what would e different with it when exporting from MRA tothe XT?

@PAD-0 That is correct. I use the gpx 1.1 on exporting. Below is the link. The problem occurs between point 7 - 9. I rode the route again today. Same problem. When I opened the (proceed to Hwy 96) direction on the screen, It first said it 5,000 miles, then it cleared and the rest of the route proceeded perfectly..

https://www.myrouteapp.com/en/social/route/2496687?mode=share

Uggh,

I put a lot of work into a route. Carefully placing s=shaping points (zooming in and placing on the rd) making sure I'm not placing a point at an intersection. I then compare it (I have Gold) to Tom Tom and Open. I then use Google maps and they are all fairly close.

Yet when I ride I inevitable get a a message that says I am going to "leave the rd" then I pass that point and it then says "proceed to XXXX" (The road I'm on).. all other helpful navigation such as next turn and distance stop. it just says proceed to XXXX rd. I can use the graphic on screen to navigate for some number of miles and then it will start navigating again.

This is really aggravating. Especially after spending so much time trying to make a good route.

I use a Zumo 396 (I just ordered the XT)

Any suggestions what I am doing wrong

As the OP I have to say a lot of the answers "assume" I'm using the MRA Navigation. IN this case I am not. I'm using my Garmin Zumo 396, so many of the ideas won't work. I think the short answer is NO! with a zumo you can't start at a different point.>

Maybe an idea for future development. I have many routes that let's say 45 waypoints/shaping points. When I send the file to my group of riders they might all be joining the route at different points on that route.

It would be great if we could RESET the starting point by just pointing,, clicking and it and saying make this the start point, and all the subsequent points would "clock" or change accordingly.

@Hans-van-de-Ven-MRA-Master I have the Zumo 396. So if I read you guys right. Via points and Shaping points are in basically the same thing. Hope for the best

@Reinhard-32
Forgive me because I am still confused.

When I ride my motorcycle I make a route on MRA. I want the Garmin to take me EXACTLY on the route I made in MRA. I figured a VIA point would make sure my Garmin takes me on that route.

Is that correct?

If I use shaping points to make a route for the motorcycle trip and miss one of the shaping points then Garmin will "recalculate" the route to something different than what I planned using MRA.

Is that correct?

If those two are correct I don't know the value of the shaping point IF you know what route you REALLY WANT TO TAKE

I'm confused.

If shaping points are basically "suggestions" and Via points are "Required" for a route why wouldn't you just make all points Via points. If I make the route using the "HERE" map and import it to a Garmin wouldn't this guarantee the route on MRA would indeed be the same on my Zumo?

I have a Zumo 396. I've used your import as a track and from there convert to route. Now that we can convert via points to waypoints, is this still necessary or can I import directly to a route?