New TTOne owner with q's

[zenn]

Hey all
Great info here. I have a question
I just picked up a TT One, So far so goo, learning the system
I want to know, is there software available for the PC that I can use to plan a trip. i want to load up a map on my PC, something like Google Earth or Mapquest, and use that to plan a route, then transfer it over to the TomTom.
Is anything available like that.

 

[digital-flex]

You can actually use TT HOME and use the Virtual TomTom to create an itinerary.

If you want a separate application, you can use Tyre

 

[Sextant]

I found trip planning in the Virtual TT through Home to be tedious. A member here sugested Tyre (as DF did above) and I tried that. VERY nice. You place your waypoints on Google Earth and "Copy" them. Tyre will grab the copy from the clipboard and enter it into a list of waypoints that you can download into the TT as an itinerary. It was much easier scrolling around Earth and making waypoints that the Virtual TT. I recommend this method highly!

 

[zenn]

Your right about TT Home being tedious. Just downloaded Tyre, I'll play with it,
Thanks for the replys

 

[zenn]

One more question guys,
Im looking at the instructions for tyre, if i read correct, you have to manualy draw out a route. Is there a way to get driving directions from within google earth, modify or edit them, then use those as a route trough tyre.

 

[Pedro2NR]

Go here and play around to see the example it gives you. http://www.janboersma.nl/gett/help/

 

[Sextant]

One more question guys,
Im looking at the instructions for tyre, if i read correct, you have to manualy draw out a route. Is there a way to get driving directions from within google earth, modify or edit them, then use those as a route trough tyre.

Google Earth (GE) will run routes for you. I tried to copy the entire route to Tyre and it did do it. I had trouble figuring out how to modify the route in GE and make it go where I wanted. In the end I found it easier to just create each of my waypoints in GE, copying them to Tyre as I made them. Tyre then had each of my waypoints and copied them to the TT as a .itn file. TT then ran the route exactly as I wanted using each waypoint the way I expected.

 

[zenn]

Thanks alot guys for all the info.
This TYRE app is fantastic. Sure beats fumbling around with a virtual TT to set up routes.