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How to make Red Trails

Started by GeoPaPPy, June 23, 2009, 01:13:47 PM

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GeoPaPPy

Sup Folks,

I have been making maps and over lays for awhile and have figured out most of the problems with the process so far.  But I have come to one problem I have not been able to figure out. I have not been able to make the trails show up in mapsource and on the GPS (GPSMAP 60CSx) in the heavy or thin Red dotted line like you see in some of the maps out there.  When I select "Trails/Walkway" it only comes up in black.  I even tried using the red 0x002b Marine Hazard as a type, but it still only shows in black as well.
 
Jbensman has he mentioned here http://www.gpsfiledepot.com/maps/view/53/
QuoteOne problem I had with them was trails were sometimes hard to see when there were lots of close topo lines. Someone taught me how to use a new program that allows you to make Garmin display the trails as a thin red line. Now the trails show up extremely well.

Can Jbensman or anyone else tell me what the new program is that he is using to make the trails show up in the red dotted line in Mapsource and on the GPS.  Also is it pretty straight forward to use it.
Thanks
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Indrid Cold

#1
The process requires one to redefine the TYP for Trails/Walkways 0x16

There are a couple of programs that will do this, the demo of MapWel will and is what I use: http://www.mapwel.eu/down.htm

Also genTYP: http://cypherman1.googlepages.com/genTYP will do this.

Custom Type files are detailed in the cGPSmapper manual starting on page 72.

Here's an example of redefining a trail to a green color:

[_line]
Type=0x0016
UseOrientation=N
Xpm="32 1 4 1"
"= c #00FF00"
"  c #000000"
"3 c #007F00"
"4 c #000000"
"    ============    ============"
;12345678901234567890123456789012
string1=0x04,Trail
[end]

GeoPaPPy

Thank you, I will take a closer look at Mapwel and Gentype.  From what I can see, Mapwel looks like it is pretty much an all in one map making tool.  Might make map making a bit easier.
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