How to make custom vehicle icons

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The SRF builder uses 400x400 images for the 3D shots and 350x350 for the 2D. It then shrinks the whole thing from there to the required strips of 80x80 and 70x70. I didn't think about having it use the smaller pics....

Mike

Mike (aka raptrflite),

Thanks again for creating these awesome programs for our community.

One question on the SRF builder. Is it possible to just use one static image to create the icon? What I'm thinking of is creating an icon using a picture of my face. But I don't need it to rotate so I was wondering if I could just point the program to one image and tell it to repeat that image for all 36 angles.

YW!

Yep, you can do that... Because the builder looks for 36 images, you'll have to make 35 copies of the original though. I was trying to automate the process of piecing everything together and that's why it needs to see all 36 images.

Let me know if you need any help.

Mike

I have this working on my Nokia E71. Take your memory card, and copy the .srf files you want to the \Garmin\Vehicle directory. You'll be able to change vehicles in the settings. I have a MINI,a small boat (for navigation using Garmin Bluecharts) and some icons that are good for walking, all loaded up. They work fine.

I have had my Garmin StreetPilot 2730 for quite a while now and I experimented with .BMP files. Now I have a Garmin Nuvi 500 and I am interested in a couple of custom vehicle icons. I am most interested in a horse and ATV icon. Does anybody know if there are some already out there or should learn how to do it myself and create some custom vehicle icons? Also, are there any custom vehicle icon files ctored on this site or are they stored elsewhere? I tried searching, but I am away from home right now on a slow 1 x RTT wireless connection and searching if painfully slow.

The way this thread is going we could put the garmin site vehicles out of business.

How did you modify the vehicle location point?

I have created a vehicle and would like to do the same thing.

thanks for the icons

I used the link (I believe located in this thread) to convert the built in Arrow vehicle in the GPS to a PNG file.

I then used Paint.net to edit the PNG file:

- Create a laywer to mark the center of each vehicle direction (you'll see what I mean when the PNG is loaded in Paint.net)

- Select and move each arrow to the centre point

- Delete the center point layer

- Create an empty transparent layer

- Save PNG and use that web link again to convert the PNG back to the Garmin vehicle format.

.... or I can just email you mine.

I am working on creating some of my own creations and would like to move the point.

Thanks again for the instructions.

I was wondering if anyone would be willing to help me out and convert this Batman Logo into an srf? I tried that tool site, but it says it's the wrong size..

I'd be willing to throw $5 bucks your way if you can get it done for me..

Here's the link to the .png

http://www.calnique.com/strafe/batman.png

Thanks in advance!

P.S. Obviously, I'd just want the logo, not the background black behind it.

Is it Ok to bump posts?

Your image must be exactly

2880x150 or 2881x160 pixels

Just resize your image and try again.

thank you

Thanks for the awesome custom vehicles.. has anyone designed one for bmw other than the z3? thx.

check out this thread:
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/12267

and, specifically, this site:
http://www.vehiclesforgarminnuvi.com/

Dead link

i just got new icons from the garmin site, and have not even downloaded the new maps yet. i thought i could check the icons out online individually, and delete unwanted ones to save battery...which does not last very long at all. well, i accidentally hit open file with adobe, and i saw icons change. so i deleted some icons, and left the rest. now even after adding new ones and deleting all the old bad ones it wont' work anymore. it keeps saying "?" over the new icon and saying poor sattelite reception...aquiring sattelites and i can only go into some strange indoor simuator mode. help!!!!!

Has anyone created just a simple 2D custom vehicale icons like differect color arrows, cross hairs, cirlce with arrow inside or stuff like that ...
I only use 2D map on my nuvi.
tia.
DL

Link to German site not working...

How many threads are you going to post this same issue/question on? ONCE IS ENOUGH!

Not only that, it's not even copy and paste!! I regret helping you in one of your other 8 threads on the same subject kittykathy, but I won't delete it, good luck finding it. Learn some manners or at least proper etiquette.

uh, you are rude.

i am new to this site.

you don't know me, but judge quick.

let me explain that on a completely different site, it is set up so only those who happen to be looking for something on a thread/board/etc. will see a message, and is common to put the same queries on 2 to about 4 different ones.

that is not doone to make readers mad.

proper etiquette is actually to be polite, not as you wrote above.

love God and others...hate kills.

Has anyone seen a vechicle that is just a tiny little dot? I would think this would be handy when geocaching on the Nuvi 500 instead of the walking feet that take up alot of overlay. Thanks

How do I make it available for folks?

Secondly, What a great find this site has been, More good information than I could shake a stick at, especially ARRRRRRGH, Thanks so much for the needed info!

Do You want a dot? It's certainly not a big deal to create one.

Azazel69, I've got a black convertible & have thought about creating a custom icon for it but every black car icon I've seen almost disappears on the screen ('specially at night). Have you found a way around that? If so, how?

I too would like to take this opportunity to thank ARRRRRRGH for all of this info!

I found it to be OK at night, but for me, driving a black Z06, I want to see a damn black Z06 on the map It's not glow in the dark, but on my 7-1/2" screeen on the kenwood, I don't have any problem seeing it (the roads on my map are yellow, white or red). Anyway, thanks for the input, I'm curious as to how to make it available for anyone else in the same "MUST HAVE IT" situation I was in

Could you upload that crosshair vehicle so we could download it?

Downloaded new vehicles from Garmin website and all my Favorites got wiped out along with eco route settings(Car Profile). I have no clue what just happened...
Anyone faced this issue ?

Thanks.
DL

How did you get them to your unit? Via the direct download on the site, or downloaded and then copied over to your unit?

What unit do you have?

that a very neat app, very cool am quiet happy if the garmin ones, but i guess it wouldn't hurt to try this just for the kicks.

Logged into My Garmin account and downloaded directly to my unit.
Thanks,
DL

DownloAded to my GArmin And works greAt!

Hello all, im looking for a snowmobile vehicle icon, I see one on the garmin site but its blah in color and has a rider on it. Id like one of say a Ski Doo Rev, Yellow and black in color.

Anyone know of one like that or interested in making one?

Thanks

~ Phil

Did you ever receive or create a zamboni .srf file? If so, I am also a hockey fanatic and would love to have one for my nuvi.

Absolutely awesome icons, thanks!

After following this thread I downloaded the F350 and changed my map to 3D. This created a refreshing change to viewing my map.
Thanks for all the efforts that have gone into developing these changes.

I use a product called Snag-It. Goto www.techsmith.com for more info. Great tools for creating your own icons by cutting and pasting from any on-screen image.

Snipping Tool comes with Vista. You click on the icon in the tray then drag a box around what you want then save to jpg. It is so easy.

Snag-it allows you to edit the image you snip or whatever and save it as a choice of common image format you want.

Did anyone created new simple looking 2D Arrows or crosshairs lately?
Thanks

No need, I think, they have something that sounds to me just like that at the garmin garage.

I don't see any crosshairs on garmin garage....

am i looking at the wrong place ?
thanks.

Any vehicles showing an SUV towing a small travel trailer?

I was thinking the arrow. That's the problem with "Or'ed" questions.

The 3D arrow should have a 2D version for when you choose 2D mapping, just as the various vehicles do.

How about the wacky racers from the cartoon past! I love the batmobile and the mach 5! Thanks for doing these!!!

Jim

The 60s Batmobile and Mach 5 are my favorite. Waiting for 60s NCC-1701.

I'm pretty sure that Tony has the Batmobile and the Mach 5, as well as some Star Trek.

http://www.vehiclesforgarminnuvi.com

Thanks. That's a good site.