How to export GPX files to Zumo XT without recalculation
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A route is always calculated; by placing the waypoints correctly and using a sufficient number of them, the route will match the planned route exactly—provided the correct map is used and the planner's settings align with those of the XT. It makes no difference which GPX format you use for the Zumo—GPX 1.1 (the standard) or GPX 1.2 (MRA's proprietary version). GPX 1.2 is transmitted as a route track with waypoints, so you need to include a certain number of waypoints in your route (up to a maximum of 28). If you do not wish to use waypoints, use GPX 1.1 instead.
And as previously mentioned: disable recalculation for planned routes, make the track visible, ensure you are positioned at or near the route's starting point, and make sure your Zumo has a connection to at least three satellites.
It really isn't that difficult...
@HABVEN-aka-MrMRA with the greatest of respect that is utter rubbish which is why so many people have been asking the same question for years… and it is literally years now, I can’t believe people are still parting with in excess of £500 for a device and as for that Tread app…
I have had pretty much every sat nav going on my motorcycle journey (forgive the pun) and its only DMD that doesn’t mess with the ‘planned route’ this is an important distinction to make, I’m talking about sitting down and planning a cracking ride for example in Spain not using the device to go from AtoB… I plan on here and export to DMD and not once have I had an issue, plan on here and export to the Zumo XT2 and nothing but issues, I could go and on with other examples... couple below for you.
Example: Last year we were having a cracking ride in the Saint Mere Eglis area of France, using Zumo XT2’s next thing we know we’re on a motorway for an hour and a half as the route had been changed, we should’ve been following the ‘planned’ coast road. Later in the year I had the same issues on a trip with my wife.
Regards,
Andy.
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@HABVEN-aka-MrMRA with the greatest of respect that is utter rubbish which is why so many people have been asking the same question for years… and it is literally years now, I can’t believe people are still parting with in excess of £500 for a device and as for that Tread app…
I have had pretty much every sat nav going on my motorcycle journey (forgive the pun) and its only DMD that doesn’t mess with the ‘planned route’ this is an important distinction to make, I’m talking about sitting down and planning a cracking ride for example in Spain not using the device to go from AtoB… I plan on here and export to DMD and not once have I had an issue, plan on here and export to the Zumo XT2 and nothing but issues, I could go and on with other examples... couple below for you.
Example: Last year we were having a cracking ride in the Saint Mere Eglis area of France, using Zumo XT2’s next thing we know we’re on a motorway for an hour and a half as the route had been changed, we should’ve been following the ‘planned’ coast road. Later in the year I had the same issues on a trip with my wife.
Regards,
Andy.
@Andy-Beviere With all due respect, I suggest you learn how to use the Garmin to the best of its abilities. Yes, there is a learning curve, I suggest zumoforums.co.uk. I struggled with my Garmin devices, like you, for a number of years. Today, I have no issues because I understand how to get the most out of it.
I have Gold and lifetime licenses here for MRA online planner and MRA Navigation app. I thoroughly recommend the planner but rarely use the navigation app and discourage others from using it too (let's see if V6.0 improves things). Garmin is a much better navigation device than MRA on a phone IMHO.
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Export the route in MRA as a .gpx 1.2 file (route, track, POI). On the Zumo XT, disable route recalculation and set the routing option to ‘Shortest time’. The Zumo XT should not be synchronised with the Garmin Cloud, as this causes many problems with routes that were not created using Garmin Explore. On the Zumo XT, install the latest maps and display the track in a different colour, e.g. red. Then start the route. Where the route deviates from the track, the track will be visible in red. Then follow the red line instead of the route. With this method, there are rarely any deviations from the route planned in MRA.
I hope that was reasonably clear. I have to have this translated as I only speak German. -
@HABVEN-aka-MrMRA with the greatest of respect that is utter rubbish which is why so many people have been asking the same question for years… and it is literally years now, I can’t believe people are still parting with in excess of £500 for a device and as for that Tread app…
I have had pretty much every sat nav going on my motorcycle journey (forgive the pun) and its only DMD that doesn’t mess with the ‘planned route’ this is an important distinction to make, I’m talking about sitting down and planning a cracking ride for example in Spain not using the device to go from AtoB… I plan on here and export to DMD and not once have I had an issue, plan on here and export to the Zumo XT2 and nothing but issues, I could go and on with other examples... couple below for you.
Example: Last year we were having a cracking ride in the Saint Mere Eglis area of France, using Zumo XT2’s next thing we know we’re on a motorway for an hour and a half as the route had been changed, we should’ve been following the ‘planned’ coast road. Later in the year I had the same issues on a trip with my wife.
Regards,
Andy.
plan on here and export to the Zumo XT2 and nothing but issues, I could go and on with other examples...
Regards,
Andy.
These problems arise almost exclusively as a result of synchronisation with the cloud. The route must not be uploaded to the cloud, as this will alter it significantly.
If you upload the route directly to the Zumo XT 2 or 3 and then synchronise it with the cloud, it will almost always remain unchanged.
In other words, do not upload it to the Tread app and then synchronise it with the cloud from there!
With the XT 3, Garmin has made things even worse than with the XT 2. -
Thanks for the replies, sorry but I’ll address both posts in one… first I never said I use MRA navigation, I plan in MRA and use DMD and I’ve had zero problems… zero!!! I’d be interested to know why you’re so against it though? Learning curve? What learning curve? Garmins are easy so please don’t assume that I’ve not tried persevering with them, the problem is they don't do what you want them to do unless you let it plan from AtoB, as I said these questions have been getting asked for years… just simply go on any nav/bike forum and its the same thread over and over, but hey if Garmin works for you then great…
Next, cloud who said anything about cloud? I always used the MRA connector, then I tried saving to drive to see if that would help and whatever route I took to get the file on the Garmin the route would be changed, in the preview everything looked great until you hit go and then you’d have no idea until an issue arises on the ride… and yes I’ve used all those different settings. Why after all that money you’d be happy with having to lay a track over a route is beyond me…
I’ve been at a junction in Spain with four mates all following a planned gpx route, all on Garmins and all four people were getting different directions… no thank you, I’ll stick with MRA to plan DMD to navigate. Just MHO gents.
I wish my German was as good as your English!!!
What’s happened with the XT3 then? And this just reinforces my point without even knowing what the issue is …
Someone from Garmin R&D needs sacking!!! -
It’s all fine. I’ve just pointed out where the problems with Garmin lie. On the one hand, it’s the cloud, and on the other, it’s the route recalculation. As far as I’ve known Garmin, route recalculation has always caused problems, even without the cloud. That’s why many people display the track on screen to check it. Unless you’re planning a route from A to B directly on the device, in which case it doesn’t matter.
If you copy a track onto the Garmin device and convert it into a route on the device itself, it works well too. Unfortunately, though, a lot of information gets lost that way. -
Thanks for the replies, sorry but I’ll address both posts in one… first I never said I use MRA navigation, I plan in MRA and use DMD and I’ve had zero problems… zero!!! I’d be interested to know why you’re so against it though? Learning curve? What learning curve? Garmins are easy so please don’t assume that I’ve not tried persevering with them, the problem is they don't do what you want them to do unless you let it plan from AtoB, as I said these questions have been getting asked for years… just simply go on any nav/bike forum and its the same thread over and over, but hey if Garmin works for you then great…
Next, cloud who said anything about cloud? I always used the MRA connector, then I tried saving to drive to see if that would help and whatever route I took to get the file on the Garmin the route would be changed, in the preview everything looked great until you hit go and then you’d have no idea until an issue arises on the ride… and yes I’ve used all those different settings. Why after all that money you’d be happy with having to lay a track over a route is beyond me…
I’ve been at a junction in Spain with four mates all following a planned gpx route, all on Garmins and all four people were getting different directions… no thank you, I’ll stick with MRA to plan DMD to navigate. Just MHO gents.
I wish my German was as good as your English!!!
What’s happened with the XT3 then? And this just reinforces my point without even knowing what the issue is …
Someone from Garmin R&D needs sacking!!!
@Andy-Beviere dmd uses OSM for the map materiaal. Garmin ofcourse Here
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@Andy-Beviere dmd uses OSM for the map materiaal. Garmin ofcourse Here
@Andy-Beviere dmd uses OSM for the map materiaal. Garmin ofcourse Here
whats your point???
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@Andy-Beviere With all due respect, I suggest you learn how to use the Garmin to the best of its abilities. Yes, there is a learning curve, I suggest zumoforums.co.uk. I struggled with my Garmin devices, like you, for a number of years. Today, I have no issues because I understand how to get the most out of it.
I have Gold and lifetime licenses here for MRA online planner and MRA Navigation app. I thoroughly recommend the planner but rarely use the navigation app and discourage others from using it too (let's see if V6.0 improves things). Garmin is a much better navigation device than MRA on a phone IMHO.
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@HABVEN-aka-MrMRA with the greatest of respect that is utter rubbish which is why so many people have been asking the same question for years… and it is literally years now, I can’t believe people are still parting with in excess of £500 for a device and as for that Tread app…
I have had pretty much every sat nav going on my motorcycle journey (forgive the pun) and its only DMD that doesn’t mess with the ‘planned route’ this is an important distinction to make, I’m talking about sitting down and planning a cracking ride for example in Spain not using the device to go from AtoB… I plan on here and export to DMD and not once have I had an issue, plan on here and export to the Zumo XT2 and nothing but issues, I could go and on with other examples... couple below for you.
Example: Last year we were having a cracking ride in the Saint Mere Eglis area of France, using Zumo XT2’s next thing we know we’re on a motorway for an hour and a half as the route had been changed, we should’ve been following the ‘planned’ coast road. Later in the year I had the same issues on a trip with my wife.
Regards,
Andy.
PS You are free to think whatever you like.
I have also never encountered any issues with the routes I create and send to a Garmin Zumo 660, 395, 590, XT, XT2, XT3, TomTom, or BMW CRN. That said, the fact remains that a route still has to be calculated.
I did have issues when using a Carpe Iter tablet—which, incidentally, didn't stay on my motorcycle for very long. I’m not familiar with DMD; after my experience with the Carpe Iter, I’ve come to the conclusion that a dedicated navigation device works best—after all, that’s what they’re designed for. A tablet or smartphone is, at best, just a makeshift solution. -
@BertM Apologies, you are correct. Looks like I can no longer edit my error
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@BertM Apologies, you are correct. Looks like I can no longer edit my error
@BertM Apologies, you are correct. Looks like I can no longer edit my error
No Apologies needed, just wanted to point out to the right forum.
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I just understand how people can say they have zero problems with Garmins when all the guys I ride with have binned them and these aren’t stupid people… they’re quite tech savvy…
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PS You are free to think whatever you like.
I have also never encountered any issues with the routes I create and send to a Garmin Zumo 660, 395, 590, XT, XT2, XT3, TomTom, or BMW CRN. That said, the fact remains that a route still has to be calculated.
I did have issues when using a Carpe Iter tablet—which, incidentally, didn't stay on my motorcycle for very long. I’m not familiar with DMD; after my experience with the Carpe Iter, I’ve come to the conclusion that a dedicated navigation device works best—after all, that’s what they’re designed for. A tablet or smartphone is, at best, just a makeshift solution.
@HABVEN-aka-MrMRA That’s why I use a dedicated sat nav…?
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