Garmin Nuvi-Converting POI to Favorites

 

I want to "see" POI's on the screen as I drive past them. I have been able to do this by creating a gpx file in mapsource and saving it. Then renaming it to "current.gpx" and placing it on my Garmin Nuvi 660 in this folder G:\Garmin\gpx. This now has the Nuvi consider the POIs as "Favorites".

Couple of questions.
1. How many favorities can be stored on a Garmin 660?
2. Is there any way to have a Favorite show as a custom icon? I know you can change them manually, one at a time, to a preset menu but I have some custom ones and want to perform this in "Batch" form.

Thanks,
5thumbs

500 Favorites for the Nuvi

500 Favorites for the Nuvi 660

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NickJr Nuvi 3597LMT

current.gpx

I kind of do the same thing for vacation Favorites.
Example: I have a file of favorites after returning from FL (current.gpx). I rename current.gpx to florida.gpx and save it. Whenever I return to FL I do the same thing in reverse and load that gpx file.

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660, v3.80

POI to Favorites

Does this process also work on the 350?
And what is it's stored favorite limits?

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HarveyS - Nuvi 350

I am pretty sure it is like

I am pretty sure it is like the 660 - 500 favorites

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NickJr Nuvi 3597LMT

5thumbs wrote: I want to

5thumbs wrote:

I want to "see" POI's on the screen as I drive past them. I have been able to do this by creating a gpx file in mapsource and saving it. Then renaming it to "current.gpx" and placing it on my Garmin Nuvi 660 in this folder G:\Garmin\gpx. This now has the Nuvi consider the POIs as "Favorites".

Couple of questions.
1. How many favorities can be stored on a Garmin 660?
2. Is there any way to have a Favorite show as a custom icon? I know you can change them manually, one at a time, to a preset menu but I have some custom ones and want to perform this in "Batch" form.

Thanks,
5thumbs

Is there any place detailing how to do this. I also have some POIs I would like to show up on my screen has I go by them.

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Garmin 660; Nintendo DS soft carry case, YM, rd1chaos, Blackberry PIN 30154995, way too many gadgets to list here.

Nuvi 660 can have a total of

Nuvi 660 can have a total of 500 favorites

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NickJr Nuvi 3597LMT

try this

hook up your garmin.
go to my computers and open the folder titled gpx by following the path indicated in the original message.

find the file current.gpx. should not be hard since it is the only one in the folder. DO NOT DISCARD THIS file. It contains your current favorites. Copy it and save it as "current_1"

Construct your new file that contains the POI's you want to be favorites and show on the screen. Save that file as "current.gpx".

Now put this new file onto your Garmin where the old one was.

Good luck.