MapReverseConverter 4.x
Fri May 21, 2010 8:52 pm
[SIZE="4"]MapReverseConverter 4.2[/size]
Convert maps for MapSource v6.13.7
When you install City Navigator Europe NT (or a nüMaps Lifetime update for this map), MapSource 6.15.x will be installed too. 6.15.x is much slower than 6.13.7; on an older PC it might even be unworkable.
The problem is that MapSource 6.13.7 cannot use these maps, because the files have a new format (actually the same as BaseCamp for Mac OS X uses). The same applies to the program nRoute.
Some members of the German forum Naviboard.de found a solution to convert the new files to the format that MapSource 6.13.7 uses. Their solution is not so easy to use, so I created the program MapReverseConverter to make te conversion process easier (the actual conversion is done by the program GMaptool, the same as the Naviboard solution).
MapReverseConverter is an universal program, not only for City Navigator Europe NT, but for any map in the new format.
After the conversion process you will have two sets of maps on your PC, the original and the converted one. If you want, you can remove the original files with [Please Register or Login to download file] . Newer versions of MapSource still work with the converted maps, so upgrading MapSource is always possible.
When you have Vista or Windows 7, don't run MapReverseConverter as administrator! The program will ask for elevated privileges when necessary.
The program nRoute from Garmin has some issues with several new maps. Sometimes map layers are displaced, for instance water bodies wouldn't be visible. This is caused by the TYP file. The remedy is to uninstall the converted map (not the original!), and to convert again with the option "Don't use TYP file" checked. Converting again without uninstalling first doesn't solve the problem.
When you don't have MapSource 6.13.7 (anymore), you can download it [Please Register or Login to download file]
With every update of nüMaps Lifetime you will need to run MapReverseConverter again.
NOTE: After conversion, a NT map is still a NT map. Some people think that MapReverseConverter helps them to use NT maps with older devices like the StreetPilot 2610, but it does not.
Why is it called 'MapReverseConverter'?
BaseCamp for Mac OS X cannot use maps in the old format. For getting these maps to work with BaseCamp you need to use Garmin's program 'MapConverter', which converts map files to the new format. My program does the reverse, hence the name...
Changelog:
4.4
French translation added.
4.3
Improved Windows 7 support.
Improved handling of unlock codes.
Bug concerning folder names with accented letters removed.
Simplified interface.
4.2
Copying unlock codes from unlockcodes.ucx to the Windows registry
4.1
Option to discard TYP file for nRoute
Download: [Please Register or Login to download file]
Convert maps for MapSource v6.13.7
When you install City Navigator Europe NT (or a nüMaps Lifetime update for this map), MapSource 6.15.x will be installed too. 6.15.x is much slower than 6.13.7; on an older PC it might even be unworkable.
The problem is that MapSource 6.13.7 cannot use these maps, because the files have a new format (actually the same as BaseCamp for Mac OS X uses). The same applies to the program nRoute.
Some members of the German forum Naviboard.de found a solution to convert the new files to the format that MapSource 6.13.7 uses. Their solution is not so easy to use, so I created the program MapReverseConverter to make te conversion process easier (the actual conversion is done by the program GMaptool, the same as the Naviboard solution).
MapReverseConverter is an universal program, not only for City Navigator Europe NT, but for any map in the new format.
After the conversion process you will have two sets of maps on your PC, the original and the converted one. If you want, you can remove the original files with [Please Register or Login to download file] . Newer versions of MapSource still work with the converted maps, so upgrading MapSource is always possible.
When you have Vista or Windows 7, don't run MapReverseConverter as administrator! The program will ask for elevated privileges when necessary.
The program nRoute from Garmin has some issues with several new maps. Sometimes map layers are displaced, for instance water bodies wouldn't be visible. This is caused by the TYP file. The remedy is to uninstall the converted map (not the original!), and to convert again with the option "Don't use TYP file" checked. Converting again without uninstalling first doesn't solve the problem.
When you don't have MapSource 6.13.7 (anymore), you can download it [Please Register or Login to download file]
With every update of nüMaps Lifetime you will need to run MapReverseConverter again.
NOTE: After conversion, a NT map is still a NT map. Some people think that MapReverseConverter helps them to use NT maps with older devices like the StreetPilot 2610, but it does not.
Why is it called 'MapReverseConverter'?
BaseCamp for Mac OS X cannot use maps in the old format. For getting these maps to work with BaseCamp you need to use Garmin's program 'MapConverter', which converts map files to the new format. My program does the reverse, hence the name...
Changelog:
4.4
French translation added.
4.3
Improved Windows 7 support.
Improved handling of unlock codes.
Bug concerning folder names with accented letters removed.
Simplified interface.
4.2
Copying unlock codes from unlockcodes.ucx to the Windows registry
4.1
Option to discard TYP file for nRoute
Download: [Please Register or Login to download file]
Sat Dec 11, 2010 11:23 pm
Where can I found MapReverseConverter 4.2 ? Tia
Mon Dec 13, 2010 8:35 pm
Added MapReverseConverter 4.2 to first post
Tue Dec 14, 2010 10:53 pm
amazing!! Thx
To use the MRC4.2.zip I must rename to MRC4.2.rar. Then rename the decompresssed file MRC4 to MRC4.zip. Then it works for me.
To use the MRC4.2.zip I must rename to MRC4.2.rar. Then rename the decompresssed file MRC4 to MRC4.zip. Then it works for me.
Sun Mar 20, 2011 5:20 pm
Tanks to yo very much
Wed Jun 29, 2011 6:04 pm
Thank you!!
Thu Aug 11, 2011 12:25 pm
thank you. great job
Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:31 pm
MapReverseConverter updated to version 4.3 
Changelog:
Changelog:
- Improved Windows 7 support.
- Improved handling of unlock codes.
- Bug concerning folder names with accented letters removed.
- Simplified interface.
Sun Mar 25, 2012 6:19 pm
MapReverseConverter updated to version 4.4
Changelog:
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