Creating Custom Waypoint Icons For Garmin GPS Units I. The colored square is not a representation of the icon, but is instead a representation of the transparent color associated with the icon. For my unit, and I suspect others, that color is purple: 255 Red, 0 Green. Download 48 free Waypoint Icons in iOS, Windows, Material, and other design styles. Get free Waypoint icons in iOS, Material, Windows and other design styles for web, mobile, and graphic design projects. These free images are pixel perfect to fit your design and available in both PNG and vector. Download icons in all formats or edit them for. Become the waypoint’s ID label. Reate Garmin Waypoints From ESRI Shapefiles Double-click the Symbol field’s header and select a symbol for the waypoints. The City (Small) symbol is a good choice. Then click Waypoint – Upload to transfer the shapefile’s point features to the Garmin GPS receiver as new waypoints.
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edited November -1 in Garmin Handheld GPS and Wearable GPS Forum
The default WP symbol on the GPSMap62st is a pin with a large pinhead. Unfortunately (by that I mean poor design by Garmin) the large pinhead obscures the WP number on the route and map screen. The symbols can only be changed one at a time ( a very tedious job) and routes downloaded to the unit therfore give no information about which particular WP's are on the screen so you have to guess from the other information on the map where you are. Any ideas about how the symbols can be changed to automatically use (for example) the simple dot?
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- See post #20 in this thread here
https://forums.garmin.com/showthread.php?35618-GPSMAP-60CS-screen-cluttered-by-route-point-labels/page2
Although it initially discusses the 60CS the method applies to all Garmin handhelds. More info on custom symbols here:
https://support.garmin.com/support/searchSupport/case.faces?caseId={f597caf0-43df-11e2-e8a7-000000000000}
I've created an 'invisible' symbol as outlined in post #20 and use it to replace the blue pin and blue flag on my Etrex 20. - Thanks for that - I'll have to think carefully about what to do. Are we seriously saying that this is a problem throughout the Garmin handheld range and that Garmin has chosen to do nothing about it? I have a GPS Map60c and the problem does not occur with that and it is over 6 years old so they got it right then. Why on earth can they not get it right now? It is time we found a way of getting some pressure on to the people who can get things changed in the Garmin empire. I would now be very wary of recommending Garmin although my old unit has been quite satisfactory.
- Well I think you'll find that for many people they don't see it as an issue.
Indeed I only changed mine as an experiment and had been quite happy with the blue flag or blue pin showing, and I had no trouble following routes etc. But if it troubles you it's a fairly simple issue to resolve. - Thanks for the information. I have had a look at what seems to be necessary and it does seem to be a complex process simply to get rid of a problem which should not have been there in the first place. I certainly feel that Garmin have been quite poor on this one - a simple check on the map/route screen by Garmin in the development process would show that obscuring the WP number cannot have been what was intended or why bother providing the WP number on that screen at all? I find the number quite useful when walking a route so perhaps you could let me know what the 'image manipulation program' for creating the Custom Waypoint is (as referred to in the Support FAQ's as 'Can I create custom waypoint symbols for my mass storage device?') and I 'll see what I can do. If you have any further info about the detail of what to do I would be grateful.
- These are also old, but they may help:
http://freegeographytools.com/2008/creating-custom-waypoint-icons-for-garmin-gps-units-i
http://freegeographytools.com/2008/creating-custom-waypoint-icons-for-garmin-gps-units-ii
http://freegeographytools.com/2008/creating-custom-waypoint-icons-for-garmin-gps-units-iii-custom-waypoint-icons-in-mapsource - Sussamb - I have had a look at the information Boyd gave me which explains a lot but do you have the info about where to find the program you used to create the custom wp? It would be useful to have a look at what is available as Boyd tells me the ones he refers to are rather old.
- The info is in the post I suggested you read :wink:
It's explained here https://support.garmin.com/support/searchSupport/case.faces?caseId={f597caf0-43df-11e2-e8a7-000000000000}
and you can use the Windows Paint program to create the bitmap. - Thanks for all the help. I'll get it all together and have a go.
- It worked and the screen is now uncluttered and with clear numbers near the relevant WP's
Thanks for all the help.