CityGuide DMS - Documentation - Routing

 
Let CityGuide DMS guide your way. With CityGuide DMS you may use fast and innovative routing functions..

 
You may select any given objects within your CityGuide DMS application as starting and ending points for your route.

 
In addition to that, you may choose between several different route systems for your selected route, e.g. "no barriers", "pedestrians" or "bicyclists".
 

	Routing off Turns the routing function off.
	Route grid With this option you can fade in or fade out a provided route grid on the map. This function is not available in all versions of CityGuide DMS.
	New Creates a new route.
	Open Opens a route that was saved locally during a previous session of CityGuide DMS. (Requires a Java2-VM. You can find more information here)
	Save / Save as... This option lets you save a previously opened or newly created route to your computer. (Requires a Java2-VM. You can find more information here)
	Properties Displays the properties of your current route in a dialogue window.
	Direct help... Invokes this program documentation.

Created routes can be printed out together with their respective directions. In order to do this, just select "View - Print" from the menu bar in your City Guide application to start the print preview. (Requires a Java 2-VM. You can find more information here)
 

Routing - Create a new Route

 
Select the menu "Routing - New" in order to create a new route. A dialogue window will open that lets you enter the parameters for your route:
 

 
Use the "..." buttons to identify start and destination points for your route. Afterwards select the desired course grid that you wish to use.

 
Now press "Start" in order to start the calculation and display of the route in the map window. Depending on your internet connection this may take some time.

Routing - Properties

 
The properties of your current route including directions, parameters and statistics can be invoked through the "Routing - Properties" menu tab.
 

 
The properties dialogue offers you three different view modes of the current route that can be accessed by selecting the appropiate buttons at the lower end of the window:
 

	Routing Displays the directions for the current route.
	Statistics Offers a statistical overview on the current route.
	Printing... Opens the printing dialogue for your current route.
	Close Ends the properties dialogue.

Select "Close" in order to end the properties dialogue.

Routing - Toolbar

 
Once the routing mode has been initiated, the toolbar for the current route will be displayed at the upper end of the map window.  
 

 
When using the routing mode for the first time, create a new route und play around with the helper tools in the tool bar. You will see how easy it is to navigate a route within a city using CityGuide DMS.
 

In case you have questions or suggestions regarding this subject, feel free to contact our customer-support. We are looking forward to answer your questions.

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Last updatet on 14.03.2009 by wmf