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Or are you creating stuff with the object tool?  If you are creating them, they will be created in the level you are viewing.  CRTL 0 gets you to level 0.  Create your objects there.

Yes, I was creating a polygone with the object tool, yes I was viewing the image at level 0 (I'm always at level 0), but with a high zoom factor for more accuracy. Nevertheless, I discovered later that the object has been created for level 1.
I didn't have the warning set, it was unchecked by default as I discovered later.

>>Why are you creating things in level 1 instead of level 0? 

I don't know, I was just creating things, MapEdit set them at level 1 without asking me, I don't know why.

>>When you add something you can select which levels you want it to be added to.

I always work at level 0, again I don't know how my element came at level 1.
It probably set level according to the actual zoom factor on the image.
I've seen and checked "Notify if creating results in object out of 0-th zoom level".
At least, I'll be notified next time.

>>It probably was set to level 1 because you had zoomed to that range when you created the feature. 

OK, but I zoomed the image for more precision in the design, nothing to do with the way it should be displayed in my GPS.

>>If you still have objects that are on data1, just use Notepad++ to search and replace data0 for data1.

Actually data1 for data0 ;-)
GPSMapEdit is such a poweful softwar, I can't imagine it does not have such an elementary editing facility :-(

Thanks for your help.

>> With very few exceptions, as you zoom-in, once a feature is displayed you want that feature to remain displaying.  With data1=, the feature will not be displayed when zoomed-in

Exactly. This is my problem, first, when I added this new element, it was set to level1, I don't know why, secondly, what I want is setting it to level 0.
I don't see any function for that in GPSMapEdit.

>>Select 0 (the number) for the level.  That will set all objects on layer 0. 

Hmmm... actually it does not. It removes all EndLevel declarations, but an element set say to level 1 (data1=...) will remain at level 1.

What I want is just replace this data1= to data0= for certain type only, so that the element is visible at the highet level of zoom. (the highest level of zoom being zero, a rather weird way of seing things).

Hi,

I'm getting better and better using GPSMapEdit.
I've found how to extend element to a certain level, but I can't find how to m0dify their level definition in the first place.
Fort instance, I have items defined at level 1, their disapear when zoomed at level 0.
I've found how to change the data1= line to dat0= in the .mp file, but their must be a better way to do it in MapEdit?

So how can I
1 decide the level when defining elements?
2 modify their level after?

Thanks

>> You may be better off creating your own icon using the custom types feature.

Ah ok, then you confirm that custom icons are supported by Garmin?
I was affraid it won't work.

Hi,

I have this kind of POI in my map:

[POI]
Type=0x1604
Label=3
EndLevel=3
Data0=(46.90578,-75.10477)
[END]

It is supposed to be a red triangle, but it does not appear on the map, at any zoom level.

However, I have other POIs like elevation point:
[POI]
Type=0x6300
Label=4
EndLevel=3
Data0=(46.90510,-75.10975)
[END]

and these work normally.
If I change my 0x1604 POI for type 0x6300, it also appears at the right place at a certain zoom level.

So I conclude that type 0x1604 is not supported by my Nuvi 1370.
My question: is there a list of POI type supported by Garmin somewhere ?

Thanks

Hi,

I have this kind of POI in my map:

[POI]
Type=0x1604
Label=3
EndLevel=3
Data0=(46.90578,-75.10477)
[END]

It is supposed to be a red triangle, but it does not appear on the map, at any zoom level.

However, I have other POIs like elevation point:
[POI]
Type=0x6300
Label=4
EndLevel=3
Data0=(46.90510,-75.10975)
[END]

and these work normally.
If I change my 0x1604 POI for type 0x6300, it also appears at the right place at a certain zoom level.

So I conclude that type 0x1604 is not supported by my Nuvi 1370.
My question: is there a list of POI type supported by Garmin somewhere ?

Thanks

I've made a new map using GPSMapedit, Mapset tool kit and BaseCamp.
I can open it in BaseCamp and load it into my Nuvi 1370.
The problem is that it seems to ignore it: The map is not listed in Maps - info.
Furthermore, when I display my area and zoom out, when the area coverd by the new map comes in the range, nothing is displayed.
I've downsized the map to a ridiculously small sample but it makes no difference. There must be somthing wrong with the file, but what?
I've attached this sample.
Can anyone tell me what's wrong?

>>Try his website; he was offering the new version on DVD at minimum cost, or you could download it via the torrent process.

Thanks, I'll try this way.

>>What map were you trying to load?

I got it here : http://mapcenter.cgpsmapper.com/maplist.php?skip=90&cat=4&cnt=37&rgn=031
"Ibycus Topo-031J14 " at the bottom of the page.
There is a .img and a buil.mp file, they don't tell what to do with them.
I ran the .img file through mapsetToolKit.

May be the problem is that I have no .typ file?

Hi,

I followed this http://www.gpsfiledepot.com/tutorials/how-to-load-.img-files-into-mapsource-with-mapsettoolkit/ tutorial. Every thing went well untill
"22. Now you can open MapSource or BaseCamp and see your map."

I open BaseCamp, and ... I don't see my map.

Any hint ?