![]() ![]() We hope this answered any questions you may have had about Quickdraw Contours. For the best, fastest and most detailed Quickdraw experience, pair your chartplotter with Panoptix PS30 Down. Q: Which transducers can I use to create maps with using Quickdraw Contours?Ī: Quickdraw offers support for many Garmin transducers (HD-ID, CHIRP-enabled, Panoptix, DownV ü or NMEA 2000). In addition, users of GPSMAP 5×7/7×1/8×0/10×0/7400/7600/8000 and existing echoMAP chartplotters can download a free software update. ![]() Q: Which chartplotters is Quickdraw Contours compatible with?Ī: Quickdraw Contours is built-in to all new 2016 echoMAP CHIRP units. If you’re mapping deeper water, you will be able to capture a much larger portion of water because your beam will have a chance to reach farther out. The feedback on screen shows exactly how much area you are mapping. The wide sonar beam angle that Panoptix offers benefits users because it will see all around your boat, not just what’s directly under it. Using Panoptix PS30 Down will give you a much wider beam angle. Not only will it help you find and catch more fish, but it will also help you create a map much faster than if you were using a single beam transducer. Q: Is there a way to make the mapping process faster AND get better detail?Ī: Panoptix! Only Garmin gives users the ability to use Panoptix. You will still keep your secret fishin’ holes all to yourself! Q: Is this going to give my buddy all my waypoints and best fishing spots?Ī: No way, Jose! You keep your waypoints to yourself – these are just special POIs that go with your Quickdraw Contours map, so you can advise your friends of things such as submerged timber so they don’t run in there on plane. From there, you can customize the label to say whatever you would like. Q: Can I mark special POIs that are built-in to the map, such as navaids, brush piles, laydowns, boat ramps and docks?Ī: Yep! All you have to do is hit “Add Quickdraw Label” in the menu. Q: Do I have the option to share my maps with friends or with Garmin?Ī: Of course! Like we said, the maps you create are yours to do with as you please. Quickdraw Contours is just one more added benefit for you, the angler. That map is created as you drive around or fish, and is available instantly, without sacrificing quality. It’s not your job to do theirs, which is why we aren’t forcing you to give us your sonar data in exchange for a map that you worked hard to create. Our highly skilled marine cartography teams are on the water surveying 365 days/year to create the best lake maps on the market. That’s just not how we roll.Ībsolutely! You own the maps you create, plain and simple. Q: Is there a monthly or yearly fee to keep my maps private?Ī: Not a chance! We aren’t going to charge you a monthly or yearly fee to keep your maps private. ![]() ![]() Q: How long does it take for a lake map to be created?Ī: Only as long as it takes you to map it! Quickdraw Contours creates HD maps with 1’ contours instantly without sacrificing quality. Garmin doesn’t believe in forcing you to share your hard-earned data with us in order to get your map back. Q: Do I have to upload my sonar logs to Garmin in order to get my map back?Ī: Nope! There is no tedious process that requires you to upload sonar logs when you get home. Trust us, you won’t want to go back to the ancient way of doing things. If you’ve used other mapping programs before on your old units, try Quickdraw Contours. Users are now able to download the latest marine software update to create their own HD lake maps with 1’ contours. Seems there may be a size limitation and my svy files are 100 to 200mb.Īny suggestions for a fix welcome.Garmin is changing the game once again with the release of Quickdraw Contours. Also unable to upload svy file to Garmin contours community site either from faulty or working cards. Have found little documentation on this issue.īeen emailing back and forth with Garmin support no luck yet. I am not sure if this is card problem or an issue with Garmin firmware updates that no longer support the original map format.Ī couple cards I started more recently still work fine on the Garmin. I would love to hear from someone who has some experience/knowledge on this.Įspecially if you've made a working duplicate card. I have been able to view and copy the cards files to my PC but my efforts to make a new card that will work in Garmin have failed. My original Garmin, an 840xs, and now my new one, 1042xsv, just started showing error messages saying the map format is not supported.this card (Duracell 8g) dates back to when quickdraw first released. I have apparently lost 4 years of extensive bottom mapping on contours. ![]()
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