@Rob-Harris I hate track to route conversion in the gps as one loses all route info. I call it routes for dummies lol. As a BC dinosaurus I adapted my route making method to MRA and most important besides a correct route, you can set the off route recalculation mode to automatic. So here we go:
To optimize routes in MRA when you are happy with the route you just made so that everyone drives the same route (preferably on the HERE map, later you can also view it on the TT map and adjust it if necessary):
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save your route as gpx 1.1 (track and POI)
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click routelab and then track logs
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open folder or create new folder (I use the same folder format in the track logs as I do in my routes. Matter of remaining uniform and everything is easy to find), click +new - open track log and upload the track you just saved.
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back to routelab - routes and choose your route
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click on the three dashes next to route points and choose track logs - add
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in the list, choose the track log in the folder where you saved it. If it was not saved in a folder you will find it at the bottom of the folders . It now appears in red on the map.
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Now choose toolkit - optimize route - click shortest route (default setting is fastest route). Your route will now be recalculated. So the black route line will deviate from the red track line.
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Now draw the black route line to the red track for all the places where it deviates.
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and voila, route is now optimized for both Garmin and TT. Set your toolkit route optimize back to fastest time as MRA remembers the latest setting.
In basecamp this all goes faster as you can make a track directly from the route and it will be visible automatically. I have been using this method for years now to everyone's satisfaction.
For Garmin the gpx 1.1 (route, tracks, POI) is now completely correct and will not deviate from the original wether you use MyDrive, Tread or the connector. The waypoints (hand) will show correctly in your route as a real waypoint and not as a spoken shaping point (alert on arrival). And most importantly, every garmin can be set to automatic recalculation on, without any issues.
