Custom Waypoint Symbols


With the Montana, you can do all this, and more! Read the Garmin Custom Waypoint Symbols press release.



Required Software


Not much more than your favorite image editing software is needed to get you started! If you're on a PC, Paint.net is an outstanding choice!



Existing Symbols



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Civil

Transportation

Signs

POI














Outdoors

Hunting

Marine

Navaids














Markers





Custom



Guidelines






Example

 

I found the geocache symbols Garmin included with the Montana were unnecessarily large, cluttering the map screen and obstructing other map information from view, so I created my own custom geocache symbols.


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Traditional Cache Symbol
Actual Size

Traditional Cache Symbol
Zoomed 10x
  Traditional Cache Symbol
Displayed on Map screen



   



BaseCamp Synchronization


Configure BaseCamp and your GPSr to recognize and use the same custom symbols:


Place the BaseCamp symbols in the specified directory on your computer:



Place the GPSr symbols in the [Montana]\Garmin\CustomSymbols\ directory:



Create a waypoint in BaseCamp and choose a custom symbol to display:



OPTION: Use your favorite text editor to manually configure custom symbol selections in existing {waypoint}.gpx files:



Waypoints sent from BaseCamp to your GPSr will be presented with the corresponding custom symbol:



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Waypoint Symbol Names

 

Existing Geocache Symbol Names
  • Cache In Trash Out Event
  • Earthcache
  • Event Cache
  • Geocache
  • Geocache Course
  • Geocache Found
  • Letterbox Hybrid
  • Locationless (Reverse) Cache
  • Mega-Event Cache
  • Multi-cache
  • Project APE Cache
  • Traditional Cache
  • Unknown Cache
  • Virtual Cache
  • Webcam Cache
  • Wherigo Cache

 

Existing Waypoint Symbol Names
  • Airport
  • Amusement Park
  • Anchor
  • Animal Tracks
  • ATV
  • Ball Park
  • Bank
  • Bar
  • Beach
  • Bell
  • Big Game
  • Bike Trail
  • Blind
  • Block, Blue
  • Block, Green
  • Block, Red
  • Blood Trail
  • Boat Ramp
  • Bowling
  • Bridge
  • Building
  • Buoy, White
  • Campground
  • Car
  • Car Rental
  • Car Repair
  • Cemetery
  • Church
  • City (Large)
  • City (Medium)
  • City (Small)
  • Civil
  • Controlled Area
  • Convenience Store
  • Cover
  • Covey
  • Crossing
  • Dam
  • Danger Area
  • Department Store
  • Diver Down Flag 1
  • Diver Down Flag 2
  • Drinking Water
  • Fast Food
  • Fishing Area
  • Fishing Hot Spot Facility
  • Fitness Center

 

 

  • Flag, Blue
  • Flag, Green
  • Flag, Red
  • Food Source
  • Forest
  • Furbearer
  • Gas Station
  • Glider Area
  • Golf Course
  • Man Overboard
  • Medical Facility
  • Mine
  • Movie Theater
  • Museum
  • Navaid, Amber
  • Navaid, Black
  • Navaid, Blue
  • Navaid, Green
  • Navaid, Orange
  • Navaid, Red
  • Navaid, Violet
  • Navaid, White
  • Oil Field
  • Parachute Area
  • Park
  • Parking Area
  • Pharmacy
  • Picnic Area
  • Pin, Blue
  • Pin, Green
  • Pin, Red
  • Pizza
  • Police Station
  • Post Office

 

  • Radio Beacon
  • Residence
  • Restaurant
  • Restricted Area
  • Restroom
  • RV Park
  • Scales
  • Scenic Area
  • School
  • Shipwreck
  • Shopping Center
  • Short Tower
  • Shower
  • Ski Resort
  • Skiing Area
  • Skull and Crossbones
  • Small Game
  • Stadium
  • Summit
  • Swimming Area
  • Tall Tower
  • Telephone
  • Toll Booth
  • Trail Head
  • Tree Stand
  • Treed Quarry
  • Truck
  • Truck Stop
  • Tunnel
  • Ultralight Area
  • Upland Game
  • Waterfowl
  • Water Source
  • Wrecker
  • Zoo

 


 

 

Waypoint Symbol Sources