The tool Plan route path for nodes is used to facilitate the placement of routes. The tool will help you to find the optimal route path for a collection of nodes automatically in the map. It is also possible to give nominell costs for routes along the road and costs for crossing roads. The function uses road center/center lines for roads and free graphics that can be configured with this for OpenStreetMap (OSM). Configuration options are also possible for different ctypes. The application has default values set for the function that is possible to configure. Contact the customer manager or Digpro Support for more information.
Note! This function requires the Designer module. The tool will not be available in the application if Designer is missing.
1.Select Autogeneration > Plan route path for nodes. The sidebar is opened and the tab Plan route path for nodes is added as its own tab.
2.Start by entering data in the first section in the tab:
a.Select feeding by using the button Select object. Select the feeding object in the map view e.g. a distribution node. The Node type of the selected node will be shown in the field.
b.Select the connection points that should be included in the route planning by using the button Select area. There are two options available:
▪Place a polygon around the connection points that should be included or
▪Right click in the map, select the alternative Copy existing geometry and select e.g. a planning area that includes all the connection points that should be included in the route planning. (For more information regarding planning areas see section Planning area).
Note! Make sure that the view is zoomed out so that all the connection points are visible in the map or as zoomed out so that the whole planning area is visible in the map to be able to include all the relevant objects. Use a large area rather than a small area to make sure that all the relevant connection points will be included.
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It is possible to trace the selected connection points in the map using the trace buttons to the left of the selected connection point. |
c.Select the road area that should be included in the route planning by using the button Select area. You have two options here:
•Place a polygon around the road area that should be included or
•Right click in the map, select the alternative Copy existing geometry and select e.g. a planning area that includes the road area that should be included in the route planning. (For more information regarding planning areas see section Planning area).
Note! Make sure that the view is zoomed out so that the road area is visible in the map or as zoomed out so that the whole planning area is visible in the map to be able to include the relevant road area. Use a large area rather than a small area to make sure that the relevant road area will be included.
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It is possible to trace the selected area in the map using the trace buttons to the left of the selected area. |
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At the bottom of the side panel you can find the section Status that gives you an update on what has been done. You can find information about e.g. the feeding node, how many nodes that have been selected, their ID and type or road area defined. |
3.Now it is time to use the section Select routing properties. Here it is possible to select what kind of route properties that should be used during the route planning. Press the button Select routing properties.
Settings in the Routing properties dialog box
Columns |
Explanation |
Object type |
Lists the object types that are used |
Subtype |
Lists the subtypes that are used |
Crossing |
The column Crossing, lists the values that can/should be relevant for the listed subtypes in the previous column. It is possible to change the value by using double click in the field. The value in the column should be seen as a cost comparison. E.g. in the case above, 3000 is more than 100 but 20 is less than 100 etc. |
Crossing (per meter) |
The column Crossing (per meter), can be seen as the previous column but here the value is per meter. |
Along (per meter) |
The column Along (per meter), lists the value along the road. |
Road width |
The column Road width is the road width in meter from the center of the road/center line for a road i.e. measured from the center of the road and out. |
Buttons |
Explanation |
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The button Add row allows you to add an extra row in the dialog window. E.g. it is possible to add other object types and subtypes. All columns needs to entered in order for the button OK to be enabled. |
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The button Remove row makes it possible to remove an unwanted row from the dialog window. |
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The button OK is enabled when all the columns contains data. The entered values in the dialog are saved in the changeset. |
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The button Cancel, cancels the function and closes the dialog. |
4.It is also possible to add additional costs in the section Additional costs. Here it is possible to add costs for Connection point to connection point (directly between the connection point).
5.Now it is possible to use the button Plan route to retrieve a first view of the route planning.
▪The function will create reference graphics in the map. The reference graphics can not be changed when it has been created in the map since no real objects has been created yet. (This happens later the process).
▪The costs are saved per changeset when the button Plan route is used. Depending on how many nodes that the function should be used on, it can take a while before the function is finished. E.g. if 200 nodes should be included in the planning, it is going to take a while. Let the function finish before anything else is started!
▪ Reference graphics has been created in the map and routes has been created between the nodes. The graphic remains in the map as long as you have an ongoing session, there is hence no need to e.g. post. If the session is closed, the graphics will disappear. The route planning that was executed, can be found as a reference file in the tab Map in the folder Route plan: 1. Here it is possible to Show/hide the graphics that has been created in the map.
▪ If a new route path is planned, it can also be found in the tab Map but in the folder Route plan: 2. The planned route that was created before is greyed out (hidden) in the tab map as default. It is hence possible to show/hide the reference graphics that has been created in map and alternate between the different planned routes.
▪The route path that has been created can be undone by using the toolbar button Undo. Note! That this takes a while since the function undoes one thing at a time. If the function Undo is used, let it finish before anything else is started!
6. When you are satisfied with the planned route path it is time to create it by using the button Create route path. In order for the button to be enabled, the section Select route properties needs to be used. All the four route properties (On designated line, Along road, Crossing road, To customer) needs to be entered in order for the button Create route path to be enabled. Press one of the buttons to open the attribute form for Route data. Enter relevant data for the route. The red fields are mandatory and needs to be set before the button OK is enabled. The route type can be used later on in Designer to display cost calculations and material preparations.
7.Follow the previous step and enter relevant data for the route for all of the four route properties. When all the four route properties has been entered correctly, the button Create route path is enabled.
8. When the button Create route path is used, real objects will be created in the map, (there is no longer any reference graphics that are created). The objects that has been created are placed in the same location as the planned route path was displayed in the previous steps. Since there are real objects that has been created now, all the usual functions will be applicable e.g. connect, move, delete etc.
9. It is also possible to show, post or undo the changes that has been made in the changeset by using File > Show changes, File > Post or File > Undo changes.