BaseCamp - Amending saved routes - Mac

[Wapping]

I have got used to how a Mac saves routes in BaseCamp. I have also got used to how you get the choice to delete just one item, whilst leaving other examples of the same item intact, or deleting all the occurrences of the item.

What I am struggling with is amending one example of a route, whilst leaving all the other examples of the same route intact.

For example, I have a route that goes from Calais to St Omer. I use it quite often. Then, on one occasion I want to go Calais to Cap Gris Nez to St Omer. I can create a fresh route, very easily, but that just wastes time. On my PC, I would just copy the original Calais to St Omer route, pull it about, save it into a fresh file and the job would be done. On my Mac, all that seems to happen is that ALL my Calais to St Omer routes get changed.

I am sure there is a simple explanation but I am at a loss to find it.

 

[iand46]

I have got used to how a Mac saves routes in BaseCamp. I have also got used to how you get the choice to delete just one item, whilst leaving other examples of the same item intact, or deleting all the occurrences of the item.

What I am struggling with is amending one example of a route, whilst leaving all the other examples of the same route intact.

For example, I have a route that goes from Calais to St Omer. I use it quite often. Then, on one occasion I want to go Calais to Cap Gris Nez to St Omer. I can create a fresh route, very easily, but that just wastes time. On my PC, I would just copy the original Calais to St Omer route, pull it about, save it into a fresh file and the job would be done. On my Mac, all that seems to happen is that ALL my Calais to St Omer routes get changed.

I am sure there is a simple explanation but I am at a loss to find it.

Can you copy the route & then rename the copy? Then make your changes to the copy.

 

[Wapping]

I think I tried that..... I will have another go. I suspected it was as simple as that but for some reason it didn't seem to work. There again, I am still learning the way it displays all the files at once. I am more used to going to hunt for them and / or having Mapsource open in sometimes four or more different windows.

I suspect operator error.

 

[PaulW]

Can you copy the route & then rename the copy? Then make your changes to the copy.

Just tried right click on an existing route and 'duplicate' on my macbook. Dragging the duplicated route affects only that route (for me).
Let me know if it doesn't work for you and I will do it again and report back.

 

[iand46]

Just tried right click on an existing route and 'duplicate' on my macbook. Dragging the duplicated route affects only that route (for me).
Let me know if it doesn't work for you and I will do it again and report back.

Did you rename the duplicate or did it rename itself ?

 

[PaulW]

It renamed itself with a 1 at the end

 

[iand46]

As I suspected 2 different route files.

 

[Wapping]

Aha, all is revealed. Thank you all.

Richard