An Advanced TYP Editor to give new life to a Garmin map!

TYPWiz 7 Quickly Changing Colours & Details in a Garmin map

Latest Version

Easily extract TYP file from any gmapsupp file
Added support for new colour outline file feature as found in latest TOPO TYP files
Various bugs fixes


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	TYPWiz 7.45 LI with IMG2TYP (June 2022)

This version allows you to save all elements . Lines,areas and pois > 6 are desaturated..
Do not overwrite original TYP file.
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For PDF manuals see below.

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TYPWiz 7 Documentation

		!!! TYPWiz 7 What's New

		TYPWiz 7 Unicode manual

		TYPWiz 7 manual

		TYPWiz 7 manual German

		TYPWiz 7 manual en français

		A Quick PDF GUIDE to TYPWiz

		How to remove icons from a Garmin map

		IMG2TYP manual

Plugins

		TYPWiz TWZ to change a TYP's FID,PID & Codepage using command lines

		Style & TYP

		gmapsupp2typ

TUTORIALS


Guide to Garmin's Color Palettes & XPM (colormodes and XPM code)			TIPS for creating TYP files

How to Edit TOPO files - TOPO France V3			in Google French - TOPO France V3

More information on TOPO France V4			How to get Multi Coloured Polygons

YOUTUBE TUTORIALS

TYP Files

Can I get any TYP file from a Basecamp/Mapsource map?

Yes, you can!

Go 'File,Open File from Mapsource / Basecamp' and click Open TYP

How to change Maps which have a TYP file?

How do I change my existing map?

Select Icons & Perform a Task

Use CTRL or SHFT keys to select

Use ESC key to cancel

What are TYP files?

Garmin uses a TYP file to change:

By editing a TYP file you can decide how your map looks!

All Garmin maps with an existing TYP file can be modified to suit your personal preferences.

before

after

How to change Maps which have no TYP file?


before	after	check TYPE number

Load TYP file which comes with the City Navigator -> File , Open TYP from Basecamp/Mapsource
Tick 'type search box' next to Basecamp Icon and Search for Rail:
This gives me 3 options, only 2 are useful: 0x14 and 0x10C00
Create a TYP file with 2 identical lines for 0x14 and 0x10C00
Resave file and return to Basecamp . Clear cache (CTRL G 2x)

TYP to Theme conversion


Themes are used by City Navigator maps found in Garmin car / motorbike satnavs,like Zumos and Drives. With TYPWiz 7 you can convert any TYP file to a theme . Open TYP file Save as Theme - see picture right Copy kmtf file onto your device in : Themes/Maps TYPWiz uses a 'filter' to match TYP type numbers with areas and lines in a Theme file. Go Tools, Edit Themes (CTRL T) - see more
	OpenTopoMap Theme on Theme Editor 3.1