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cliffbrown Lifetime Member
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 3:25 pm Post subject: IMPORTING ROUTES FROM AUTOROUTE |
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Hi all I hope someone can help, I want to import a route made on MS Autoroute or ViaMichelin to my One IQ edition, can it be done?
I made the route and saved it as an ov2 file, I tried putting it with the rest of my pois but I cant load the route, help please |
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AliOnHols Pocket GPS Verifier
Joined: Oct 15, 2008 Posts: 1936
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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I can show you how to do it with GoogleMaps if you don't have much success with AutoRoute or ViaMichelin. Just say if you are interested. _________________ Garmin Nuvi 2599
Android with CamerAlert, OsmAnd+, Waze & TT Europe.
TomTom GO 730, GO 930, GO 940 & Rider2.
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cliffbrown Lifetime Member
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the reply, whats the route planning like with google, the thing with ViaMichelin is I can plan a route specific to towing a caravan |
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AliOnHols Pocket GPS Verifier
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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Routing with Google is easy. Set your start point and destination set it to return the results (avoid m-ways and/or tolls). select the route that most suits and then drag the route to fine tune if required.
I usually get ViaMichelin to plot the route for me (they have more options/filters) then switch to Google to export it to my TT. _________________ Garmin Nuvi 2599
Android with CamerAlert, OsmAnd+, Waze & TT Europe.
TomTom GO 730, GO 930, GO 940 & Rider2.
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cliffbrown Lifetime Member
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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sounds good, what do I need to download |
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AliOnHols Pocket GPS Verifier
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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check out this link, http://houghi.org/tomtom/
read the "More explanation" link just to make sure my memory is not too addled with the following :-
Basically, plot the desired route in GoogleMaps. When happy click on the "Chain Link" icon at the top-right of the summary panel, copy the link which appears in the top box and paste it into the field on the Houghi page (above). Click the "Submit Query" button, wait a few moments and it returns with an .itn file which you load into the ITN folder on your TT. _________________ Garmin Nuvi 2599
Android with CamerAlert, OsmAnd+, Waze & TT Europe.
TomTom GO 730, GO 930, GO 940 & Rider2.
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cliffbrown Lifetime Member
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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cheers will have a play when I can thanks |
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Rick-uk Lifetime Member
Joined: Apr 16, 2006 Posts: 320 Location: BS20, North Somerset
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 6:40 pm Post subject: Re: IMPORTING ROUTES FROM AUTOROUTE |
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cliffbrown wrote: | I made the route and saved it as an ov2 file, I tried putting it with the rest of my pois but I cant load the route, help please |
I think AliOnHols has solved your query but just for your information a POI (ov2) does not hold any routing information, it is just a list of points.
You need to save as an .itn file (tomtom itinerary file) to save the routing information. _________________ https://share.octopus.energy/dense-raven-261 |
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Oldboy Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 10642 Location: Suffolk, UK
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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To create .itn files from AutoRoute requires a program called ITN Converter.
In use the saved AutoRoute .axe file contains any route that you have created. If you open the .axe file, with ITN Converter, it will create and save the .itn file ready for copying to the TomTom. _________________ Richard
TT 910 V7.903: Europe Map v1045
TT Via 135 App 12.075: Europe Map v1120 |
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JockTamsonsBairn Lifetime Member
Joined: Jan 10, 2004 Posts: 2777 Location: Bonnie Scotland (West Central)
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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Just a bit of useful info, which would have saved me some recent frustration ( ). You need to close the axe file in Autoroute, by opening another route , creating a new one or closing the program, before trying to open it in ITNConv, or you get a rather un-helpful "Unknown file format" message! _________________ Jock
TomTom Go 940 LIVE (9.510, Europe v915.5074 on SD & 8.371, WCE v875.3613 on board) |
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