How to Feed with a pre-defined route

 

Hi

Whenever i tell my 205w to take me home, it'll do so on a specific roads, even if i choose divert, despite i know a better shortcut.Is there any way to specify the way i want my garmin to take me to my target?

Thanks smile

You can do a work

You can do a work around.Your unit like mine per the manual allows only one via point but members have found you can put more then one in at a time.Hit go for the final destination.Now go back to go and put in another location that will take you to the shortcut and hit go.It will ask you do you want to add this stop to final destination you say yes.This will force the route to more of your likening.I would play around with your unit and see how many via points you can put in.

See this post for more discussion http://www.poi-factory.com/node/19196

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.

You can use Via points

You can use via points to force a route.
Pick a point, like an intersection, on the route you would like to take, and program it into your GPSr as a favorite. Then select it as a Via point.

I actually have 56 Via points loaded as Custom POI's that I use to force specific routing when we do our long distance travels.

(You beat me Charles)

*edit - spelling correction

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MrKenFL- "Money can't buy you happiness .. But it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery." NUVI 260, Nuvi 1490LMT & Nuvi 2595LMT all with 2014.4 maps !

Not really two different

Not really two different methods for the same problem.I also use the favorites as way points sometimes.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.

If you know...

If you know a better route then why do you need to use the GPS anyway? I use my Nuvi to get to places where I DON'T know where I'm going.

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Rick - Nüvi 260 - eTrex Summit HC

I dod the same

MrKenFL wrote:

You can use via points to force a route.
Pick a point, like an intersection, on the route you would like to take, and program it into your GPSr as a favorite. Then select it as a Via point.

I actually have 56 Via points loaded as Custom POI's that I use to force specific routing when we do our long distance travels.

(You beat me Charles)

*edit - spelling correction

I do the same thing when I plan a trip... I create my travel routes in MapSource and save the necessary routing waypoints as a .gpx file, then upload to the custom POI in the Nuvi. All I have to do then is just navigate through the waypoints as I go. Simple.. grin

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Rick - Nüvi 260 - eTrex Summit HC

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So you have to select each of those 56 points to make your trip? Is there any faster way to do that? I tried it on a route and had about 12 points. Works.

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Eat at Joes.

No - you only have to

No - you only have to select 1 or 2 of the via points.

I can force my routing to the one I want from FL to NH by selecting only 4 via points.

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MrKenFL- "Money can't buy you happiness .. But it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery." NUVI 260, Nuvi 1490LMT & Nuvi 2595LMT all with 2014.4 maps !

Practice where you know your way

rapriebe wrote:

If you know a better route then why do you need to use the GPS anyway? I use my Nuvi to get to places where I DON'T know where I'm going.

I always experiment with my nuvi in areas where I know my way around. Don't wait until you're somewhere where you need the nuvi to figure out how it works.

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Nuvi 265WT & Edge 705

Same here

MrKenFL wrote:

No - you only have to select 1 or 2 of the via points.

I can force my routing to the one I want from FL to NH by selecting only 4 via points.

Yup... Denver, Colorado to Ft. Myers, Florida with just 4 or 5 waypoints, and that's a 3 to 3-1/2 day drive. I all depends on how much you want to modify the autoroute that the unit created.

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Rick - Nüvi 260 - eTrex Summit HC

Just drive

Just drive the way you want..it will recalculate. Or just switch it to View map...and not have it navigate.

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Dave_ Nuvi 660 , 760,1490LMT Wooster, Ohio

More than a year...

plemirande wrote:
rapriebe wrote:

If you know a better route then why do you need to use the GPS anyway? I use my Nuvi to get to places where I DON'T know where I'm going.

I always experiment with my nuvi in areas where I know my way around. Don't wait until you're somewhere where you need the nuvi to figure out how it works.

Since I've had mine for more than a year now, I have a pretty good idea how it works. One of the first things I did with it was to drive from Colorado to Florida last January. I planned out the route I wanted to take for each day's drive, let the unit route it, then plotted the necessary waypoints to make it take the route I wanted.

I never needed to "practice" around home because I could tell just by the planned route if it needed modification or not. The thing about a GPS is that they can't tell if there are intersections with long delays for stoplights, or stop signs where you might have to wait for a lot of traffic to pass before you can cross. When following a route in your home area, you might know enough to ignore it when it tells you to take one of those streets, but not so in a strange town. In that case, all the practice in the world isn't going to help you much.

The point is that the GPS will try to the best of its programming to pick the fastest route, but it is still limited by the data it has to work with. But even if not by the optimum route that a local would take, in my experience, 99.9% of the time it WILL do a reasonable job of getting you where you want to go.

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Rick - Nüvi 260 - eTrex Summit HC

Trip Routing

I have planed a trip using MS streets and rips then used the same start and ending and in most cases it plots the same on both. Have had the two disagree on a couple of turns but nothing that couldn't be fixed. Once in awhile I put in a stop in between to take a different road it there is something I want to see.

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johnm405 660 & MSS&T

A reasonable job is reasonable enough for me.

rapriebe wrote:

Since I've had mine for more than a year now, I have a pretty good idea how it works. One of the first things I did with it was to drive from Colorado to Florida last January. I planned out the route I wanted to take for each day's drive, let the unit route it, then plotted the necessary waypoints to make it take the route I wanted.

I've only had my nuvi for two months, but I've had in dash navigation for three years. Driving down the freeway is easy, it navigating around town that takes some getting used to. The Nuvi is easier to learn, and easier to use. The big difference is when it says the street name instead of "turn 500 feet ahead."

rapriebe wrote:

I never needed to "practice" around home because I could tell just by the planned route if it needed modification or not. The thing about a GPS is that they can't tell if there are intersections with long delays for stoplights, or stop signs where you might have to wait for a lot of traffic to pass before you can cross. When following a route in your home area, you might know enough to ignore it when it tells you to take one of those streets, but not so in a strange town. In that case, all the practice in the world isn't going to help you much.

I practiced for years, and still practice with my nuvi. When I'm in a new town, I'm not concerned with knowing I'm taking the fastest possible route, I'm concerned with the assurance that I'll get there via a reasonable route. I know I won't make any wrong turns and I won't end up lost. I practice so I know how to understand and follow the GPS's directions while concentrating on traffic and driving safely. I've still made a few wrong turns over the years because I was concentrating on traffic more than the GPS.

The real test is to follow the GPS in fog. That's when you learn to trust it.

rapriebe wrote:

The point is that the GPS will try to the best of its programming to pick the fastest route, but it is still limited by the data it has to work with. But even if not by the optimum route that a local would take, in my experience, 99.9% of the time it WILL do a reasonable job of getting you where you want to go.

Us locals don't always agree on the fastest route. There's too much data to factor in.
A reasonable job is reasonable enough for me.

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Nuvi 265WT & Edge 705

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I wish I could save the routes on my 260 but I managed to get my trip to use three points to route me on the good freeways and non-traffic camera streets. It's not that difficult to just select the points as via points.

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Eat at Joes.

I need to use my via points.

Racer X wrote:

I wish I could save the routes on my 260 but I managed to get my trip to use three points to route me on the good freeways and non-traffic camera streets. It's not that difficult to just select the points as via points.

I really need to get proficient in using via points. I tried it once to route me to a Burger King on the way, but could not get the unit to forget about the Burger King via point after we ate. I had to start all over an enter the destination again.

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Nuvi 265WT & Edge 705

Via points

plemirande wrote:
Racer X wrote:

I wish I could save the routes on my 260 but I managed to get my trip to use three points to route me on the good freeways and non-traffic camera streets. It's not that difficult to just select the points as via points.

I really need to get proficient in using via points. I tried it once to route me to a Burger King on the way, but could not get the unit to forget about the Burger King via point after we ate. I had to start all over an enter the destination again.

To set the Via point.You first hit go to for final destination you want.Then choose the stop you want on the way and hit go.You will two choices set as new destination or add as a via point.Select add as a via point.If you did that then most likely the Burger King coordinates were off and the gps was still going to the coordinates listed for the custom poi.Did you get message arriving at Burger King?

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.

Burger on the brain

charlesd45 wrote:
plemirande wrote:

I tried it once to route me to a Burger King on the way, but could not get the unit to forget about the Burger King via point after we ate. I had to start all over an enter the destination again.

Select add as a via point. If you did that then most likely the Burger King coordinates were off and the gps was still going to the coordinates listed for the custom poi. Did you get message arriving at Burger King?

I was thinking the coordinates were off for Burger King. It took us to Burger King, but when we left Burger King it still wanted to take us back to Burger King. I did not get the message arriving at Burger King. I did park in Burger King's parking lot.

Thing is, I didn't pay much attention to the GPS, I was more concerned with my flame broiled burger.

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Nuvi 265WT & Edge 705

Sounds like when you were

Sounds like when you were enjoying the burger the gps was still wanting to go to Burger King.That happen to me on a Cracker Barrel.Following the route to it and seen the sign and pulled in.But according to the gps is was still farther down the road.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.

Maybe it just wanted to go

Maybe it just wanted to go back to BK for seconds!
(sorry, could not resist that!)

Now I know

Now I know to pay more attention to the GPS and ensure I drive to the via point so it triggers.

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Nuvi 265WT & Edge 705

Do you happen to remember

Do you happen to remember the location of the Burger King?We could check the coordinates and if not correct notify the author of the file to make a change.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.

I think it was Eklhorn Wisconsin

Let me check my Nuvi.

Update:

It's not in my Nuvi anymore. I confident it was 211 E Geneva St, Elkhorn Wi. I think it was pulled by a POI name search.

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Nuvi 265WT & Edge 705

The address you listed is

The address you listed is the same on the custom poi list number 6671. When I do a street view the coordinates are -88.54037,42.670230 .I will notify the author of the file to make a change.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.

MS Streets & Trips 2009

Is there a way to upload MS S&T maps to the Nuvi 755t?
Just curious. I am currently planning trips on Mapquest and sending it to my GPS. I'm a newbie on the GPS and don't know all the tricks yet! Thanks.

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You would need to use a third party software to convert the file from the S&T format (.est) to a format that can be read by your nuvi and/or Garmin's MapSource software (.gpx or .gdb).

I believe that GPS Utility (GPSU) can do it. Maybe (? not sure) GPS Babel might be able to do it as well.