Routes from BaseCamp cannot be modified on Montana

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ConiKost
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Routes from BaseCamp cannot be modified on Montana

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I noticed, that routes on Montana 7xx can be only edited, when they were created on Montana directly. If you load a route via BaseCamp on Montana, you can't edit that route. I wonder, if this is on purpose? My old 276Cx is able to edit such routes.
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Re: Routes from BaseCamp cannot be modified on Montana

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Are they sent to the Montana 7x0 with 'Direct' or 'Guided' Routing?
GPSrChive > Montana 7x0 > Main Menu > Route Planner wrote:Routes imported from BaseCamp can not be edited on the Montana 7x0 unless they are first set to 'Direct Routing'.
GPSrChive > How To... > Routes > Route Limitations wrote:Routes exported from BaseCamp that are calculated for any activity other than 'Direct Routing' will be followed precisely on the GPSr, without recalculation, and can not be edited on the device.
GPSrChive > BaseCamp > Routes > Export Route wrote:Tip: Routes exported from BaseCamp that are calculated for any activity other than 'Direct Routing' will be followed precisely on the GPSr, without recalculation, and can not be edited on the device.
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Re: Routes from BaseCamp cannot be modified on Montana

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Yes, those routes are with 'Guided' Routing. As I said, the old 276Cx can still modify such transferred routes, while Montana apparently is not able to to so.
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Re: Routes from BaseCamp cannot be modified on Montana

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This has been a limitation for all Garmin Outdoor Recreation handheld GPSr for as long as I can remember, although, now learning the GPSMAP 276Cx is capable of this, I am not quite sure why.

Almost as if Garmin intentionally handicaps their devices....
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Re: Routes from BaseCamp cannot be modified on Montana

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Thanks. I guess, in this case, it's not a bug, but a feature request :-)
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Re: Routes from BaseCamp cannot be modified on Montana

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Garmin also confirmed, this is by design.
Garmin DriveSmart 86 MT-D (FW 6.80, HW V8, GPS 9.00.50, 32GB SD)
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