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I had the same problem Paul. Doing the t-point model manually isn't really feasible as it takes too long. And then as you say the recommendations can sometimes make the autoguiding errors worse.
I did a polar alignment using Pempros Polar Alignment wizard (the best software I have used so far for that). It got the PA very very close all by itself.
Then Precision PEC is possible (it requires a close PA to work).
Those 2 actions are getting me quite small guiding errors with 3 second guide exposures, callibrating the autoguider each time before I do an image run. But I do sometimes get slightly eggy stars so I am off a bit. it can vary by simply using a different guide star.
My typical guide errors are at the low end .05 and at the high end about 1.0, average is about .25. So pretty good really.
Automapper II does not come with a help file. It is on a separate link at the New Astro website. This tells you how to setup both the Sky6 server settings and same for CCDsoft. I am assuming that is why the plate solving failed when I used it last (wasn't setup properly).
I hope to use it next spare night (its hard to spend a clear night on fiddling with your gear when it is already working fairly well).
I am not sure if Automapper works with Maxim, probably not. Perhaps AAG Tpoint automapper works with Maxim as it requires Pinpoint which is a Maxim product.
Greg.
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