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A **NEW** AutoChart reference thread has been started, and can be found HERE.

You bet! I'm about 2/3 the way through editing this down. Trying to drill it down to just simple worded FAQ's, and cut out extra wording and discussion, to make it more usable. There was also a...

Perfect! That's what I was hoping! Thanks guys. I've got all 60 pages saved into a word document now, and am going through the process of sizing it down into just those useful 'nuggets' of...

SLYDoggie, would you do me a favor and test the new links on post 1 and let me know if they work now without requesting access?
Post 1 Here

Al from Canada made me a moderator for this forum, and I think I've got the links updated so that you no longer need to request permissions to access. Google drive changed the links to them a while...

Thanks for the kind words sfw1960.
First off, I'm trying to help SLYDoggie with a data file for the entire shoreline of Tims Ford Lake. Since it's such a large lake, it would take a LONG time to...

Thanks fellas, just wish I got on here more to help. Kids getting older, getting involved in their activities and coaching, work, vol fire dept, and doing lots of my own fishing has limited my free...

Steve/SLYDoggie,
Sorry for the slow reply, I don't get on these forums as much as I used to.
I've also worked on a couple scale maps like you mentioned (10,000+ acre). And helped quite a few...

No problem. If it was a small lake, there are probably some roundabout ways to manually take screenshots and draw the lines in AutoChart or Google Earth, but not feasible on a larger lake. And even...

Okay, I understand now. No, there is no way to update the basemap on the AutoChart Zerolines card, to get it to look like your Solix basemap with contour lines.

So you're saying the Humminbird Basemap shows more underwater island/shallow spots than your AC ZeroLines chart card? You're saying the ZeroLines card only shows shoreline and water, correct?
If...

Hey Clayton, trying to figure out your issue and how you got there.
1. You imported AutoChart Live files (ACU) into AutoChart Pro, AutoChart Pro converts those files to AutoChart Pro file type...

SLYDoggie,
I'm not sure I understand your question. I think what you're wanting to do is create a custom shoreline for your AutoChart Live maps, is that right? I don't know of any way to do that,...

Looks like you've got a nice map created there Lake Pirate! Always fun to see the fruits of your labor come together into an awesome map! Good work!

While recording, you can use ALL other features without affecting anything. Recording runs in the background, and is just saving raw data.

The vegetation display might show different, because possibly your head unit is reading autochart live files, not the actual AutoChart map you produced on your computer. Try backing up your ACLive...

Here's my opinion and justification for using AutoChart Pro for the computer in addition to AutoChart Live.

If you deal with varying water levels quite a bit, think about how that would affect...

Wappkid, just prepare yourself now. There is a STEEP learning curve with the Autochart software on the computer. The software is NOT very user friendly, and will take some dedicated learning time...

Indeed, I'm back boys! :roll:

Doing some learning on my own right now with the new features using AutoChart Live, and how to best manage that data. I should be back up and running very soon. ...

It's a known issue. "Shorelines" don't actually show up. Areas where you have depth data imported, you'll have lake contours and blue depth color show up which goes right to the shoreline you...

.acu files must be AutoChart Live files. I only have AutoChart Pro on the computer. My zeroline cards do not have a single .acu file on them.

So, as I mentioned before, I don't know of a way...

Autochart has no max speed limitation. As long as you can maintain accurate depth readings while on plane, you can make a rough map.
That being said, data points are taken every 1 second. ...

I'll have to try the .acu file transfer on my 2 ZL-cards, and see how that works. It'd be great if it's an easy share method!

Your group sounds AWESOME! Would love to have something like that...

I don't think you can just copy the map from one card to another. I believe it is tied to the serial # on the card.
It might be possible, I just haven't had luck doing that with my two ZLCs.

So,...

That was my understanding of how it works. It could be different now though.
Other way to accomplish sharing, would be to just share the edited .acd files you used to create your map. Other...