Scenic App on Macbook
Quote from Nimabe on 13.03.2024, 16:29Hi there,
I wanted and would like to try the scenic App on Macbook with macOS - but there is no App available in the App-Store. In the forum I just read that it is possible to use on macOS, so it seems it was available once. Will it be available again?
Thanks a lot, Nimabe
Hi there,
I wanted and would like to try the scenic App on Macbook with macOS - but there is no App available in the App-Store. In the forum I just read that it is possible to use on macOS, so it seems it was available once. Will it be available again?
Thanks a lot, Nimabe
Quote from Guido on 13.03.2024, 16:31Only for Macs with an Apple Silicon processor.
Unfortunately I can't make Scenic available for older Macs with an Intel processor.
Only for Macs with an Apple Silicon processor.
Unfortunately I can't make Scenic available for older Macs with an Intel processor.
Quote from johansw on 14.03.2024, 05:05It works wonderful on Mac I think.
Use it all the time, for all my MC planning, and otherwise.
Maybe a good reason for an upgrade?? 🙂 🙂
It works wonderful on Mac I think.
Use it all the time, for all my MC planning, and otherwise.
Maybe a good reason for an upgrade?? 🙂 🙂
Quote from Marts on 14.03.2024, 17:25I too use Scenic on the Mac. (Mac Mini Pro M2).
I love how I can plan a trip on the big 32" monitor and it saves and auto-syncs to the iPhone app and is then ready for the trip later on.
The only issue that I see with using the Power Planner is that the maps lack detail. For example, zoom in on an area and no detail is there other than the street/road layout. In Google Maps, as an example, it will show things like hotels, fuel, shops and so on.
I'm planning a round-Australia trip for later this year. I'm using Power Planner on the Mac and I have Google Maps open next to it so I can search for and locate accommodation. I then look at the map in Power Planner and approximate the via/stop/end points as needed.
I could simply create the route in Google Maps then import into Scenic but some of the routes that I have created in Google have errors that Scenic cannot resolve. I use a website called "Maps to GPX" which does a similar thing. Create the route in Google Maps, copy the google maps URL into Maps2GPX then generate a GPX file. Too often there are errors in the URL data that neither Maps2GPX or Scenic import (Scenic Web App) can handle.
Maybe more map detail could be incorporated into Power Planner at a future date, perhaps?
I too use Scenic on the Mac. (Mac Mini Pro M2).
I love how I can plan a trip on the big 32" monitor and it saves and auto-syncs to the iPhone app and is then ready for the trip later on.
The only issue that I see with using the Power Planner is that the maps lack detail. For example, zoom in on an area and no detail is there other than the street/road layout. In Google Maps, as an example, it will show things like hotels, fuel, shops and so on.
I'm planning a round-Australia trip for later this year. I'm using Power Planner on the Mac and I have Google Maps open next to it so I can search for and locate accommodation. I then look at the map in Power Planner and approximate the via/stop/end points as needed.
I could simply create the route in Google Maps then import into Scenic but some of the routes that I have created in Google have errors that Scenic cannot resolve. I use a website called "Maps to GPX" which does a similar thing. Create the route in Google Maps, copy the google maps URL into Maps2GPX then generate a GPX file. Too often there are errors in the URL data that neither Maps2GPX or Scenic import (Scenic Web App) can handle.
Maybe more map detail could be incorporated into Power Planner at a future date, perhaps?
Quote from johansw on 15.03.2024, 04:15I agree with you - there is not so much detail on the Scenic map. On the other hand, roads are therefore very visible, especially smaller, curvy roads, and therefore easier to spot and plan. And I guess the files for offline maps would be much bigger to store and slower to load if they contained somewhat close to the Google mpa detail.
I too use both Google maps now and then for quick looks. Especially when travelling. If I decide to make a deviation to some specific place, I load and use Google Maps to go just there. Scenic, lying in the background, register this, so when I want to continue my original route, I switch back to Scenic which by then have calculated the deviation and take me the best way back to the route 🙂
I agree with you - there is not so much detail on the Scenic map. On the other hand, roads are therefore very visible, especially smaller, curvy roads, and therefore easier to spot and plan. And I guess the files for offline maps would be much bigger to store and slower to load if they contained somewhat close to the Google mpa detail.
I too use both Google maps now and then for quick looks. Especially when travelling. If I decide to make a deviation to some specific place, I load and use Google Maps to go just there. Scenic, lying in the background, register this, so when I want to continue my original route, I switch back to Scenic which by then have calculated the deviation and take me the best way back to the route 🙂
Quote from Marts on 15.03.2024, 04:18After I posted this I was browsing the various facets of Scenic. I discovered that you can indeed overlay extra detail. I included fuel and accomodation and searched around where I will be staying. And it picked up the various motels and petrol stations.
Now I don’t even need Google maps!
After I posted this I was browsing the various facets of Scenic. I discovered that you can indeed overlay extra detail. I included fuel and accomodation and searched around where I will be staying. And it picked up the various motels and petrol stations.
Now I don’t even need Google maps!
