| Jack Erbes 2007-04-29, 10:33 pm |
| J&D Schnoor wrote:
> I am using Garmin Mapsource and I want to use customized waypoint symbols.
> I have read this from the Help file, but I still can't seem to make these
> work. I have created 64 customized waypoint symbols and they look fine on
> the desktop computer, but when I try to transfer to my Garmin Street Pilot
> 2730, none of the customized waypoint symbols show up on my Street Pilot. I
> have saved them as indicated and they are all 24 x 24 pixels and 24-bit
> color
>
> From the Help File:
>
> "You can add customized symbols for your waypoints. MapSource includes 8
> default custom waypoint symbols located on your computer in "My Documents\My
> Garmin\Custom Waypoint Symbols." You can open these symbols with a graphic
> editor and use them as templates for creating your own symbols.
> You can add up to 64 custom waypoint symbols. These symbols must be in .bmp
> format and must be named numerically from "000.bmp" to "063.bmp." Custom
> waypoint symbols can be 16 x 16 pixels (small) or 24 x 24 pixels (large) and
> up to 32-bit color.
>
> After you have created customized waypoint symbols, you can add them to a
> waypoint using the Symbol field in the Waypoint Properties window. See
> Editing Waypoint Properties for more information."
>
> Has anyone here created customized waypoint symbols on Mapsource and
> downloaded them to their GPS? Any suggestions on what I need to do to make
> this work?
I edited a few and got them to work. It took a little fumbling around
to get it to work. I think the locations of the edited symbols and the
names of the files is not negotiable. I tried using other names and
simply could not get it to work until I restored the original file names
if I remember right.
the files were installed as part of the xImage install and the path was:
C:\Documents and Settings\my username\My Documents\My Garmin\Custom
Waypoint Symbols
All the files were located in the Custom Waypoint Symbols folder and the
files were named Waypoint Symbol 000.bmp through Waypoint Symbol 023.bmp.
Jack
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