TomTom Icon

[Poodles]

Well, I noticed with the newer patch to my TomTom that it had new car icons instead of just the arrow.

So, being curious, I looked into it, and using the toon cars from here, you can make your own supra icon!

It's a BMP, and if you go into your TomTom manually, put it in the art\cars folder.

Doubt this is gonna get tons of hits being in this part of the forums... but it is the right place.

Anyways, here's a picture through the TomTom app (you can use the device through the computer), and I uploaded the actual icon so it will stay a .bmp

Enjoy!

 

[suprakid24]

Wow that's pretty cool, wonder if my D3 could do that. Does it only work from the back, or does it work from overhead too?

 

[Poodles]

Nope, can't change the symbol in the overhead view. Not that I like the overhead view AT ALL, so I never use it...

 

[WhtMa71]

That's AWESOME...Just need to get a tom tom now.

 

[GrimJack]

I'll have to look into doing this on my Garmin...

 

[ERA]

Aha, sick.

 

[johnathan1]

Can you do this with the Garmin Nuvi?

 

[Poodles]

If I had one to mess with I might be able to figure it out...

If you hunt around in the unit manually (like I already mentioned, they're like large flash drives) and find the icon for the your location, you might be able to change it.

 

[GrimJack]

Meh. Did some digging. The Garmin units use a very different file format - not a conventional picture, it's actually a crapload of pics squashed together, so they can do the 360 degree rotation bit.

I'd need to find a decent Mk3 wireframe, then render 72 images as it rotates through the full 360 degrees, then convert those stills into the right file format.

However, they do already offer a crapload of icons: http://www8.garmin.com/vehicles/bundles/allvehicles.html

 

[Poodles]

Someone has a wireframe in their signature on the forums... if they have the source...

 

[GrimJack]

Ya, I remember that. Have to dig around, see if I can find them...

Or, considering the size, it wouldn't be much work to modify another wireframe with enough Supra features that it would be obvious...

The best one is the broom. I'm SO tempted to pick up another Garmin for my mom and change the icon to the broom. SO TEMPTING...

 

[Poodles]

Yeah, that wouldn't go over well...

 

[Supracentral]

Someone has a wireframe in their signature on the forums... if they have the source...

rs4rush has the wireframe.

 

[MK3.0dudeman]

Thats sick!! now I just need a tomtom

 

[suprarx7nut]

Meh. Did some digging. The Garmin units use a very different file format - not a conventional picture, it's actually a crapload of pics squashed together, so they can do the 360 degree rotation bit.

I'd need to find a decent Mk3 wireframe, then render 72 images as it rotates through the full 360 degrees, then convert those stills into the right file format.

However, they do already offer a crapload of icons: http://www8.garmin.com/vehicles/bundles/allvehicles.html

Dude....

Chipotle Burrito. YES.

 

[Raptor Racing]

Badass...going to hook this up on my TomTom asap. Hopefully can be done with the others units as I'm not at all impressed with the TomTom's and will be looking for another unit in the future.

 

[tbcmorris]

My girlfriends gonna be pissed but ill love it!

 

[Poodles]

Make sure you keep updating your TomTom, as they keep adding new features...

 

[EthanMKIII]

I just got a Tomtom today and i already did this turned out great! Jw where did u get the little icon i was wondering if i could make my own to match my actual car alittle better.

 

[Poodles]

This thread has a bunch, I had to clean it up a bit, but getting the size right wasn't hard...

http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56281