Route; Route Overview; Creating A Route; To Create A Route - Apache Street Atlas USA 2005 User Manual

Route Overview

The Route tab in Street Atlas USA 2005 allows you to perform the following functions:
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Create a road route by adding start and finish points to your map.
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Add or insert vias and stops to your route.
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Schedule end of day and fuel breaks along the active route by using the Plan Trip subtab.
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Edit routes by:
Reordering the waypoints.
Adding, inserting, moving, or deleting stops and vias.
Reversing the order of the route, and so forth.
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View route directions for the active route as point-to-point bearings.

Creating a Route

Use the Route tab in Street Atlas USA 2005 to create a route, view route directions, edit a route, and so forth.

To Create a Route

Use the following steps to create a route.
1. Click the Route tab and then click New/Edit. The New/Edit Route dialog area displays.
2. Click the Start tool
OR
Type your start location in the Start drop-down text box. If you type an address, it must be in one of the
following formats: street address, city, state OR street address, ZIP Code.
OR
Right-click the map location where you want to begin your route. A shortcut menu displays. Point to
Create Route and then click Set as Start.
3. Click the Finish tool
OR
Type your finish location in the Finish drop-down text box. If you type an address, it must be in one of the
following formats: street address, city, state OR street address, ZIP Code.
OR
Right-click the map location where you want to end your route. A shortcut menu displays. Point to Create
Route and then click Set as Finish.
4. Select a route type (Road-Shortest or Road-Quickest) from the available drop-down list.
5. If you do not have the Auto Calc check box selected, click Calculate.
OR
If you do not have the Auto Calc check box selected, right-click the route, point to Manage Route, and
then click Calculate Road Quickest or Calculate Road Shortest from the shortcut menu.
Note: If Street Atlas USA 2005 is unable to find an exact match for the item that you typed, a dialog box
displays with a list of the closest matches. Scroll through the list of search results until you find the one you
want to locate, click the item to select it, and then click OK.
6. Click Directions to view the route directions.
AND/OR
Click Advanced to display the advanced routing options.
AND/OR
Click Plan Trip to assign end of day or fuel breaks to your route.
AND/OR
Click Back on Track to add your current GPS position as a stop to the current route.

Route

and then click the point on the map where you want to begin your route.
and then click the spot on the map where you want to end your route.
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