Cruisers Forum
 


Reply
  This discussion is proudly sponsored by:
Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about their products on Cruisers Forums. Advertise Here
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 26-07-2009, 06:08   #1
Registered User
 
skipgundlach's Avatar

Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Currently on the boat, somewhere on the ocean, living the dream
Boat: Morgan 461 S/Y Flying Pig
Posts: 2,298
Send a message via Skype™ to skipgundlach
NOAA and the Cap'n and Maxsea

I've been searching the internet and haven't come up with current info re the capn and NOAA downloaded charts.

They downloaded and extracted just fine but it seems no matter what I do they won't show up in the search for charts the capn does.

In a "for dummies" format can anyone tell me where and how I have to put all those lovely rnc and dnc files I have to get the capn to recognize them?

Related, as this is part of a computer rebuild, while I seemed to have solved that problem in the past with the capn, I'm about to reload my maxsea. Has anyone got the same sort of "for dummies" instructions on how to make charts which the capn recognizes (explorer, e.g.) and NOAA downloads visible to MaxSea?

Thanks in advance!

L8R

Skip, refitting 18 hours a day prepping to leave the states for the rest of our lives

Morgan 461 #2
SV Flying Pig KI4MPC
See our galleries at Web-Folio -- Your Portfolio on the Web !
Follow us at TheFlyingPigLog : Morgan 461 Hull #2, Flying Pig
and/or Flying Pig Log | Google Groups

"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to
make it come true. You may have to work for it however."
(and)
"There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in
its hand
(Richard Bach)
skipgundlach is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 26-07-2009, 10:24   #2
Senior Cruiser
 
GordMay's Avatar

Cruisers Forum Supporter

Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W
Boat: (Cruiser Living On Dirt)
Posts: 49,139
Images: 241
Re: NOAA charts

With CAPN version 8 you can download the ENC from NOAA (a.k.a. S57 charts). These vector based charts however require a conversion process to work with The CAPN. The reason for this is for computer performance.

The chart conversion tools will be included for free with version 8.4 which we expect sometime this summer.

Additionally you can download the raster (a.k.a. BSB or RNC) charts and use those directly in The CAPN. The default folder where The CAPN will load these charts is "C:\BSBChart\".

From ➥ The CAPN Support Forum • View topic - NOAA charts
__________________
Gord May
"If you didn't have the time or money to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time/$ to fix it?"



GordMay is online now   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
maxsea

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
NOAA has some competition SV Someday Came Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 0 17-03-2009 17:53
ANOTHER NEWB...Cap'n Bill is here!!! BadFish Meets & Greets 6 10-01-2009 19:50
Online NOAA Charts djmarchand General Sailing Forum 2 05-12-2008 12:38
how accurate are NOAA forecasts? jackiepitts General Sailing Forum 8 14-12-2007 07:55
Cap'n Navigator and NOAA download question(s) skipgundlach Navigation 8 30-03-2007 12:10

Advertise Here


All times are GMT -7. The time now is 09:07.


Google+
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Social Knowledge Networks
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.

ShowCase vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.