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Custom POI for Nuvi 1490 LMT

 
Wed, 06/13/2012 - 8:05pm

I have downloaded Extra POI Editor so I can create custom POI's for a road trip.

Is there a way to get the custom POI to show up larger than a dot on the map? I tried selecting the flag and it still shows up as a dot.

Thanks from a Garmin newbie.

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Thu, 06/14/2012 - 11:07am

Yes there is - and Welcome

bige1998 wrote:

I have downloaded Extra POI Editor so I can create custom POI's for a road trip.

Is there a way to get the custom POI to show up larger than a dot on the map? I tried selecting the flag and it still shows up as a dot.

Thanks from a Garmin newbie.

Welcome to the site.

Since you are new, you may want to do a couple of the Beginner Exercises.

To make it easy, when you click on the first link below, hold down the "Cntl" key as you left-click. That will open a new "Tab" in your browser in the "Tab" bar. Click on that 'Tab" to do the first exercise - leaving the "Tab" you are now reading open and available to click on and return here.

The first link makes sure settings on your computer are such that you can do more advanced POI loading.
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/30393

This next link helps you get a backup by attaching your GPS to your computer. (NEVER do anything to your GPS until you have a backup)
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/30394

Now to your question, you need a .bmp file to represent your custom POI. There are various ways to do this, but you might look first at
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/30519