Export GPS Files from Scenic 4 wireless and with SD to Garmin XT2
Hi Everybody,
I'm currently running into an issue concerning the usage of GPX files with my Garmin XT2.
My process looks like this in the past (with sometimes good results). Generating a route in Scenic on my iPad/iPhone and then send the files via the Tread APP to my Garmin. What I get is a route (no VIA Points) and the stops. Generally I would say that works until you come to the point that you ave to recalculate during the ride. That would mean that the next target will be the next stop. If you don't have one it will lead you to the end point :-(. The alternative I have figured out is to export the Scenic route to the Garmin SD Card. In that way you get all the VIA points, but you loose the stops :-(. Is there no way to get both information in one file, like others can do with the GPX 1.1?
Any information is appreciated.
At the moment, Scenic exports a few elements into the GPX file.
Waypoints
It will include a waypoint for all the stops (including start and destination) in the route
Track
The track of the route. This is a list of hundreds or even thousands of coordinates, which, when inter-connected with a straight line, make up the "path" you should follow
Routes
Scenic includes 3 versions of the route. A route contains only key points along the route (the stops and the via points).
I recently received an email from a user struggling with this as well. Here is what he came back with:
Additional note... if you have stops in the route, these will also be included
Hi Guido,
thank you very much for your very quick reply again! I have to admit that I haven't converted any routes to my XT2 since Scenic 4, because of the winter in Germany. For this reason, I was very surprised that only one route and 4 tracks were transferred to my Tread. In the past, I always got 3 routes and one track. Today I tried it again and got the same result as the other user. The version ...Garmin Trip Extension... works best for me.
Taking this into account, I don't see any need (from my point of view) to further optimize the GPX files, because you have the choice!
Thank you very much for all the work you put into the product to constantly make it better.
I just made an other test and had again the same result from yesterday. I received only one Route and three tracks by exporting from Scenig to the Tread app. It looks like something’s going wrong by writing the files. Unfortunately that doesn’t happen all the time, which will make it more difficult to detect.
Attached please find a screen shot after the import. Footprints 👣 are the tracks (obviously) 🙄
I received your email with file and responded. Also posting my answer here as it might inform others:
Hallo zusammen,
Vielleicht hilft das bei der Fehlersuche.
Ich habe hier auf dem iPhone mit Kurviger einen ca. 100 km langen Rundkurs erstellt und dann direkt Drahtlos nach Scenic exportiert.
Jetzt habe ich auch 3 Varianten zur Auswahl. Ich denke, weil ich alle 3 in Kurviger gewählt habe.
Auf jeden Fall klappt das gut, ich muss aber immer noch überprüfen und leicht anpassen, wenn ich die von mir bevorzugte Route nehme.
Beste Grüße
Karlchen
