Thread: Change the Map Color?

I don't want to be controversial , I just want to help and share what I know about typ files and basemaps, because this explains what we can see on the screenshots and explains too what to do to fix it.

Sorry If my previous posts has hurted some of you.


The typ of post #14 doesn't show lakes with a zoom over 70km because , on Mapsource and Basecamp, over that zoom , this is the basemap of CNNA that is displayed.
In CN (for example CN NA ) the basemap is a non NT map so the objects codes are non NT codes that's the reason why I have given the non NT codes of lakes, river... on my previous post, because they were not in the draworder of the typ ( Yes, I had downloaded and tested this typ before posting my previous post).

In fact, there are 2 types of basemaps on Mapsource/Basecamp: first of all, the basemap embedded in the installation of Mapsource/Basecamp ( for recent installation you can find it in <Mapsource/Basecamp install dir>/Maps/Global Application Basemap v2.gmap) This is a non NT map as we can see with the files TRE, RGN .... This basemap is used when you choose "Global Map" in the menu of Basecamp or Mapsource.
Second type of basemap: most of the mapsets have there own basemap. For example , for City Navigator EU , can can find it in the gmap folder in the subfolder Product1/Global Application Basemap v2.gmap (it is the same name than the previous one, but it is not the same map). This map is also a non NT map. This map is displayed over a high level zoom ( more or equal than 70 km for CN)and is also displayed when you hit CTRL+G (or choose "Basic Map" in the menu of Basecamp) .
It is different from setting details to lowest level: even with lowest level, the detail map is displayed.

So , when CN is displayed in Mapsource/Basecamp at a high zoom (for example over or equal to 70 km for cnna and it is the same for CN EU) then, the basemap of CNNA (called "Basic Map" by Basecamp) is displayed. This is a non NT map so, if the draworder doesn't embed the codes of non NT lake, they are not displayed.

The typ file of CNNA has an action on the basemap of CNNA (but not on the Global Basemap of MapsourceBaseCamp).

So, if you want to see the lakes at all levels of zoom you have to add in the draworder the codes of the non NT objects.

In the GPS devices, it is different because the basemap of each mapset is not sent to the device. On the device there is only the basemap of .... the device. And this basemap is not affected by the typ file of CNNA.

Regarding the MPCTypes.txt: yes, the type 0x10d01 was missing! there are 7527 lines in this file, so excuse me for that forgetting and thank you very much to Cnfhbr who is behind that list.


Last thing about TYPViewer: if you want to change several times the typ file of the mapset in Mapsource/Basecamp, open TYPViewer-->Tools-->Install a typ file , it is , in my opinion much faster than renaming the typ files (and typviewer will clear the cache), but it is just my opinion..
If you can't find your mapset in typviewer/tools/install a typ file, this is not normal, feel free to report me this bug.