Solution to route planner missing from latest CP Central app

[mhw]

Just upgraded to Copilot 8 and was shocked to see that Copilot Central2 no longer has its own route planning app. Google Maps has a very good route planner and it is possible to export to kml file. The problem I found is that too many points are generated and they are all Copilot Stops instead of Waypoints. This can play havoc with Copilot thinking you have reached your destination at every turn.

There is a neat solution to this which works for my pda running Win Mobile:
- Use the old Copilot Central for vers7 as this creates .trp files easily, including Waypoints
- Save .trp files to desktop pc in a folder
- Using Win Explorer, copy .trp files to pda, into the folder where routes are saved:
- In my case this was:
- \SD card\copilot\eu\ukireland\save – you can check where .trp files are saved already to verify the correct path
- Bingo! – all the trips are available on the pda

Basically, this means the new Copilot Central app is redundant... all it does is enable you to buy more maps and voices

[mhw]

I have tested cp8 pretty thoroughly now, and find it works very well… once you learn how to use it correctly:

Cp8 is reasonably good at calculating sensible routes much of the time. However, the initial route usually does need some adjusting. I first used Waypoints to force another path. This usually doesn’t work as you would expect. During the actual drive, cp8 often ignores Waypoints, preferring its calculated route instead.

There is an easy fix to this… just change the Waypoints to Stops. This forces cp8 to follow your defined route. Max Stops per route allowed = 50, which is plenty.
No need to even bother with road maps any more.

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