Giving it a bit more thought, I have come to the conclusion that (after all these years) I have been using the arrow map tool incorrectly, as its use is meant for selecting / identifying routes and points on a map, which indeed I have used it for many times. I have just been using it to shape routes ...

I have logged the problem with Garmin Europe.

macOS Catalina, version 10.15.3

iMac (Retina 5k, 27 inch, 2019)

I am sure the route shaping tool used to be very fast and reliable; it now seems very flakey.

If I use the hand icon I can drag a route without holding the option key. I have always been able to do that but found it annoying as it ...

Update....

I have found that if I exit BaseCamp completely, then reopen it, I can use the shaping tool on a new route, all be it unreliably. If I then select an old route and then come back into the new route, there is a significant delay before the route shaping tool functions. Then sometimes it ...

I'd like to think myself an experienced BaseCamp for Mac user.

Since the very recent 4.8.8 update to mend BaseCamp for Mac, I cannot get the route shaping tool to work at all.

To create routes, I ask BaseCamp to give me A to B, which it does according to my preference settings. I then use the ...

sussamb wrote: Fri Jan 24, 2020 10:21 am
This seems like a Mac issue with the latest map, there are a couple of similar comments on the Garmin forum. It'll be worth phoning Garmin Product Support to report it.

It’s a Mac issue with 2020.3, without a doubt.

I have a Mac running map version 2020.2 AND 2002.3

I can summarise the problem as follows:

If I create a fresh route A to B in 2020.2 I can switch and recalculate between 'Motorcycle' (a magenta line following roads, according to my preference settings) and say, 'Direct' (a straight magenta line A ...