Sat Nav frustration

[Simon.B]

Help to a techno turkey........... thats me by the way

Ok well here goes

I have a BMW Navigator IV/ zumo 660

Apple Mac computer

and want to be able to plan routes across Europe etc, nothing fancy just plain old fashioned routes. I found Garmin Road Trip as friendly as a pit bull thats just had its testicles cut off and dangled in it's face.

I have read the treads on here and seen that as I have a Mac, that Base Camp is a better option. I have downloaded it and made sure my maps are up to date, and it does go into better detail showing village names in France etc unlike Road Trip.

I have plugged the Sat Nav in and its shows the details from it to .

Now all I want to do is plan a route and save it, however I think my brain is not computting properly as I cannot seem to get beyond were it says drag start point and drag finish point. I have tried all manner of things but cannot seem to plan a route !!!!

Sorry if it is really obivious and I am totally missing the point

All help much appreciated

Simon

 

[Wapping]

Keep playing.

You can't break it.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?clie...,cf.osb&fp=f4eb11b3364c98f2&biw=1918&bih=1008

Try: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qo32KC6dnM&feature=related and assorted other Youboob films and assorted sites.

 

[Simon.B]

Thanks I will read up and give it a try

 

[Wapping]

Amazin' thang, Google.

 

[Big_Steve64]

Same set up

I have the same set up.
A Zumo 660 and a iMac.
On the CD supplied with the zumo there are a few programs. 1 is mapsource, this is for PC's there is also a program called Roadtrip.

Roadtrip is the Mac alternative. It will do exactly what you are asking.

 

[Wapping]

Roadtrip is the Mac alternative. It will do exactly what you are asking.

The OP didn't like Road Trip....

I found Garmin Road Trip as friendly as a pit bull thats just had its testicles cut off and dangled in it's face.

 

[worthy]

I had mapsource on pc now have apple mac. Where do I get roadtrip ??

 

[cookie]

Road trip is dreadful. Basecamp is much better, and available from the garmin website.

To the OP: to create a basic route, click the route button, click on departure point. Click on destination.
You may need to zoom out, or move the map to see both points on your screen. Click on the relevant button to change the cursor.

While in route mode, anywhere you click will be made part of the route so you can create a route with waypoints Inbetween start and finish.

When you put the last point (destination) in, press escape or the arrow/select button to exit route mode.

 

[Big_Steve64]

Roadtrip

I agree. Roadtrip is 'orrible.