Move the following files from the folder you created in step 3 and into the “imgs” folder.Copy the entire contents of the Ibycus Topo 4.0 disk image to folder on your hard drive - you are going to move some files around and the disk image is read-only.Double clicking the ISO file will mount a new disk on your computer. Ibycus Topo 4.0 is downloaded as an ISO file (this is a DVD disk image).Launch JaVaWa MapConverter (on OS X 10.8 and later, right-click on the JaVaW MapConverter application icon the first time and choose the “Open” menu item - this will ask if you want to bypass OS X’s developer signing restrictions - click the “Open” button).Download and install JaVaWa MapConverter.I will assume you have your Windows map files already. (Caveat: since JaVaWa is a free tool and not supported by Garmin, it is not guaranteed to work, and I have no idea how it works with locked maps). gmap format, and I thought I would use that as an example of converting Garmin Windows maps for use on a Mac. Today, I was able to convert Ibycus 4.0 to Mac. I was able to find a copy of version Ibycus 3.2 for Mac, but I could only ever find the Windows version of Ibycus 4.0. You need to download a copy using BitTorrent. Because this is a very large map, Ibycus does not distribute the files directly. I use the Ibycus Topo Canada map as my main map for off-the-beaten-path adventures. You will of course need Java installed on your Mac, which it may not be by default. Both have a graphical user interface, but I found JaVaWa MapConverter easier to use. If you only have a Mac computer, there are two free utilities available to that convert Windows Garmin-compatible maps to the Mac BaseCamp-compatible format: JaVaWa MapConverter and Gmapibuilder. Apparently it can convert your maps to the Mac format. Simply download and install Garmin’s MapConverter on your Windows computer. If you have maps on a Windows computer already, and would like to move them to a Mac, then you are in luck. There are two methods for converting Windows Garmin-compatible maps to BaseCamp for Mac: 1) on a Windows XP or later computer, or 2) on a Mac. Even Garmin’s own Mac BaseCamp application does not support Windows’ BaseCamp maps. gmap Formatįor some legacy reason, the file formats for Garmin-compatible maps differs between Windows and Mac OS X. MapManager – After BaseCamp – After eTrex 30 – After Convert Garmin Windows Map Files To Mac BaseCamp. All of the OSM maps will be available for viewing on your computer and installing on your GPS receiver. Quit JaVaWa GMTK and launch MapManager, BaseCamp, or MapInstall. Repeat steps 4 to 6 with the rest of your OSM maps. Click the “Modify” button to save your changes.In the dialog, set a unique Family ID (this must be unique across all your maps - GMTK will warn you if you enter a duplicate ID), and descriptive names to be displayed in BaseCamp and on your GPS receiver.Click the map you want to edit and then click “Extras” in the toolbar and choose “Change map name and ID” from the drop down menu.Any problem maps will be highlighted in orange or red. (On OS X, map files used by BaseCamp are installed in the directory /Users//Library/Application Support/Garmin/Maps.
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