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@Marcos Saad Like I said, "Plotaroute only embeds the timing information in TCX files. So if you download your timed Plotaroute course as a TCX file and put that file in the NewFiles folder on your Garmin Edge, you'll have the timed ride. I have done this hundreds of times." Is there something you don't understand about that statement?

To be honest I don't care.

I just asked to have the knowledge.

Do you know if it includes timing info?

Tks,

@Marcos Saad I'm curious, why do you care about the size of the file? Yes, the larger TCX file will take a few seconds longer to transfer through the USB cable. But when all is said and done, the Garmin storage is the same because the TCX is discarded after the Garmin converts it to FIT.

@Marcos Saad. Certainly FIT files can contain timing info. The Garmin converts any and all files added to the NewFiles folder to FIT files. GPX files can contain timing information too. You can see this for yourself by downloading a past activity from Strava. For whatever reason, Plotaroute has elected to not include timing information in GPX files. Based upon your experience, it seems the same is true for FIT files. See my feature request below concerning GPX files.

GPX <trkpt><time>

I usually use .fit because of the file size.

doesn't it include timing info?

tks

@Marco Saad Plotaroute only embeds the timing information in TCX files. So if you download your timed Plotaroute course as a TCX file and put that file in the NewFiles folder on your Garmin Edge, you'll have the timed ride. I have done this hundreds of times.

tks

Hi,

you may have used the advanced settings of the timer.

When exporting the hike, the timestamp of the points is transmitted, depending on the speed parameters entered previously. The problem is that Garmin's Virtual Partner does not necessarily use them and calculates in its own way. It may be possible to deactivate it in Garmin. 

The problem comes from Garmin. 

Kind regards. 

Hi,

Route Timer works like a charme on Plotaroute app. Its "EST. TIME TO FINISH" produces a really VERY GOOD estimate.

Nonethless when saving a given route (as an exemple) the app shows a VIRTUAL PARTNER "speed on flat adjusted for hills, let's say on the value of 19.42kph but the 'AVERAGE SPEED" that had generetade the reliable ETE was 13.92kph...

When I upload that route in a Garmin device it shows a ETE based on the 19,42kph pure and simple so the device gives a totally wrong ETE.

My question is: Doesn't PlotaRoute alter the time on each "coursepoint" based on the adjusted hill?

Thank you,