MBtiles not displaying

[SailingAdrift]

Hi All,

I've downloaded the mbtile files and unpacked them form the chart locker, and enabled them in OpenCPN, but they aren't displaying and I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Attached are a couple of pictures of my screen. We're running 5.6.2

Thanks in advance for the help!

[Franziska]

Zoom in.

Sometimes they are only saved for higher zoomed magnifications.
So, zoom in with the mouse wheel onto one of the charts.

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[SailingAdrift]

Originally Posted by Franziska

Zoom in.

Sometimes they are only saved for higher zoomed magnifications.
So, zoom in with the mouse wheel onto one of the charts.

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I thought that might be a problem so I zoomed all the way in. Didn't see anything, and it is my understanding that I should at least get some sort of outline for the charted areas even if it's not displaying....

[Franziska]

See if you enabled the chart at the lower edge. Sometimes they are listed there but switched off.

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[SailingAdrift]

Originally Posted by Franziska

See if you enabled the chart at the lower edge. Sometimes they are listed there but switched off.

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I don't even get a green bar like the existed all. It's like they're not even there. Is there a step I missed to enable mbtiles? Or do you just download them, extract them, and then load them and they display?

[nohal]

The outlines for the MBTiles are red. They are represented by violet rectangles in the chart piano bar. All you have to do is add a directory containing them to your configuration. For example in the case shown on the attached screenshot, this is what you see in the logfile related to it:

20:45:19.434 MESSAGE chartdbs.cpp:2526 Loading chart data for /home/nohal/OneDrive/Documents/Charts/mbtiles/ant_peninsula_google.mbtiles
20:45:19.436 MESSAGE chartdbs.cpp:2220    Adding chart file: /home/nohal/OneDrive/Documents/Charts/mbtiles/ant_peninsula_google.mbtiles
20:45:19.436 MESSAGE ocpn_frame.cpp:4638 Finished chart database Update
20:45:21.361 MESSAGE chartdb.cpp:1286 Initializing Chart /home/nohal/OneDrive/Documents/Charts/mbtiles/ant_peninsula_google.mbtiles

Unfortunately the photos you post are pretty useless to find out what is going on on your system - we have absolutely no idea if you actually have any mbtiles at all from them... Make sure the files are where you think they are, if they came compressed in eg. a zip archive, that you actually uncompressed them, etc. And read the logfile (The ? icon in toolbar, then click the link). There simply are many things that may be wrong that we can't deduce from your information.

[SailingAdrift]

Originally Posted by nohal

The outlines for the MBTiles are red. They are represented by violet rectangles in the chart piano bar. All you have to do is add a directory containing them to your configuration. For example in the case shown on the attached screenshot, this is what you see in the logfile related to it:

20:45:19.434 MESSAGE chartdbs.cpp:2526 Loading chart data for /home/nohal/OneDrive/Documents/Charts/mbtiles/ant_peninsula_google.mbtiles
20:45:19.436 MESSAGE chartdbs.cpp:2220    Adding chart file: /home/nohal/OneDrive/Documents/Charts/mbtiles/ant_peninsula_google.mbtiles
20:45:19.436 MESSAGE ocpn_frame.cpp:4638 Finished chart database Update
20:45:21.361 MESSAGE chartdb.cpp:1286 Initializing Chart /home/nohal/OneDrive/Documents/Charts/mbtiles/ant_peninsula_google.mbtiles

Unfortunately the photos you post are pretty useless to find out what is going on on your system - we have absolutely no idea if you actually have any mbtiles at all from them... Make sure the files are where you think they are, if they came compressed in eg. a zip archive, that you actually uncompressed them, etc. And read the logfile (The ? icon in toolbar, then click the link). There simply are many things that may be wrong that we can't deduce from your information.

Here are a couple better screen shots. I downloaded and unzipped these mbtile files from the chart locker. Added them into OpenCPN and when I go to Turtle bay as an example, which is in the area of the charts, nothing is shown. No piano bar, no outline of the area. If I can provide other information, just let me know what you'd like to see (and how to find it) and I'll post it.

Thanks.

[nohal]

What does the logfile say in respect of this?

[SailingAdrift]

Where do I find the logfile?

[Franziska]

Originally Posted by SailingAdrift

Where do I find the logfile?

The ? icon in toolbar, then click the link.

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[nohal]

As said two posts above. Click the ? icon, click the logfile link, read the logfile.

[SailingAdrift]

Originally Posted by nohal

As said two posts above. Click the ? icon, click the logfile link, read the logfile.

Sorry, had my "about OpenCPN" unselected in the menu....

[nohal]

I haven't been there, but if you asked me, I would say you decompressed the archive with the mbtiles after you added the chart directory in OpenCPN configuration. Go to Toolbox -> Charts, check the Force Full Database Rebuild checkbox and click OK. If charts still not visible, please post the logfile again.
FWIW, the mbtiles files you have in D:\Charts and Navigation\2023 Pacific North America\Mexico- Pacific Mainland seem to be OK, do you see them?

[SailingAdrift]

Originally Posted by nohal

I haven't been there, but if you asked me, I would say you decompressed the archive with the mbtiles after you added the chart directory in OpenCPN configuration. Go to Toolbox -> Charts, check the Force Full Database Rebuild checkbox and click OK. If charts still not visible, please post the logfile again.
FWIW, the mbtiles files you have in D:\Charts and Navigation\2023 Pacific North America\Mexico- Pacific Mainland seem to be OK, do you see them?

I'm pretty sure I unzipped them into the file they are currently in before adding them in OpenCPN. Still not displaying.... post Database Rebuild

I couldn't see either the Baja Pacific or the Pacific Mainland. No outlines, no piano bar... It's like they aren't loaded at all.

[nohal]

Now the logfile finally shows that they were actually added to the chart database

18:30:40.374 MESSAGE chartdbs.cpp:1966 Searching directory: D:\Charts and Navigation\2023 Pacific North America\Mexico- Pacific Baja for *.mbtiles
18:30:40.374 MESSAGE chartdbs.cpp:1791 check_cm93 opened dir OK:  D:\Charts and Navigation\2023 Pacific North America\Mexico- Pacific Baja
18:30:40.415 MESSAGE chartdbs.cpp:2522 Loading chart data for D:\Charts and Navigation\2023 Pacific North America\Mexico- Pacific Baja\Baja Pacific Coast_Z12 15 18 BingSat.mbtiles
18:30:44.180 MESSAGE chartdbs.cpp:2216    Adding chart file: D:\Charts and Navigation\2023 Pacific North America\Mexico- Pacific Baja\Baja Pacific Coast_Z12 15 18 BingSat.mbtiles
18:30:44.180 MESSAGE chartdbs.cpp:2522 Loading chart data for D:\Charts and Navigation\2023 Pacific North America\Mexico- Pacific Baja\Baja Pacific Coast_Z12 15 18 GoogleSat.mbtiles
18:30:44.640 MESSAGE chartdbs.cpp:2216    Adding chart file: D:\Charts and Navigation\2023 Pacific North America\Mexico- Pacific Baja\Baja Pacific Coast_Z12 15 18 GoogleSat.mbtiles
18:30:44.684 MESSAGE chartdbs.cpp:2522 Loading chart data for D:\Charts and Navigation\2023 Pacific North America\Mexico- Pacific Baja\Baja Pacific Coast_Z12 15 18 Navionics.mbtiles
18:30:45.751 MESSAGE chartdbs.cpp:2216    Adding chart file: D:\Charts and Navigation\2023 Pacific North America\Mexico- Pacific Baja\Baja Pacific Coast_Z12 15 18 Navionics.mbtiles
18:30:45.752 MESSAGE chart1.cpp:6633 Finished chart database Update

I am downloading them, but it will take the whole night, so can't check if they are fine until tomorrow.