[BaseCamp] Breaking up a route

[Tim Bowman]

I just went into BC and used one of my recent routes to refresh my memory
about routing and timing of waypoints.

To use this feature, one needs to set up at a minimum the Beginning waypoint
with a departure time.  The remaining waypoints will then have an arrival
time computed based upon your BC preferences and it's knowledge of roadway
speeds.  If you want to add layover times to a given Waypoint, BC will then
recalculate the subsequent Waypoints' arrival times.

If you click on a Waypoint in your route on the map, it will display the
arrival and departure times.  But as I described above, it's far easier for
me to evaluate my route with the list of waypoints and the arrival/departure
times listed.

HTH,

Tim


-----Original Message-----
From: Basecamp [mailto:basecamp-bounces at micapeak.com] On Behalf Of Maura
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:22 AM
To: BaseCamp
Subject: Re: [BaseCamp] Breaking up a route

I do not have BaseCamp available to me at the moment to test and tell you
exactly how, but BC allows you to set the start time of a route, or the
finish time, or add stopovers. You can use this to achieve what you are
talking about in S and T. Not the same, I know, BC better IMHO for my
purposes, YMMV.  Open the route and it is in there. On long routes with no
turns , does it kill you to just add a one click waypoint at the approximate
location :)?  Maybe some one who has BC open can chime in and explain how
you can get info at any point in the route with the mouse. I forget.

Sorry for such a low-content churlish post. Suffering withdrawal cuz I can't
play with BC.

Maura
in
Vancouver, Canada

On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 10:54 AM, Jerry White <jerrywhite518 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I liked that functionality in S&T, and wish BC had it. I do what you 
> do, SWAG it based on the route directions, the measuring tool, and 
> trial and error. You might want to try using a proximity circle, 
> though I don't know if it lets you set it to 1000 miles. :)
>
> Jerry
>
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 10:37 AM, Greg Horodeck <greghoro at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Not sure if I used the proper term in the subject. Looking for a 
> > better solution to a problem I have than the one(s) I am using.
> >
> >
> >
> > On a long route, say from Chicago to Albuquerque, I want to break it 
> > into three rather equal daily segments. Either by mileage or by 
> > time. Since
> most
> > of my travel will  be  on Interstate, either time or mileage based 
> > should be relatively synonymous.
> >
> >
> >
> > While it is very simple to plan the route to determine the total 
> > mileage/time and divide by the number of segments, the problem I'm 
> > having is determining just where on the route the segment break 
> > point(s) are.
> >
> >
> >
> > I've looked at the Route Directions, which can help to SWAG an
> approximate
> > location. However, on long stretches where the road does not change,  
> > I still end up with a bit of trial and error. Using the Measure tool 
> > is
> also
> > helpful, more so on a relatively straight route.
> >
> >
> >
> > Another technique I've used is time based, using Streets & Trips. 
> > One can specify the number of hours one drives per day in planning 
> > the route and let S&T show where the stopover is.  Divide the total 
> > route travel time by
> the
> > number of desired segments  to determine the daily driving time.  I 
> > am
> not
> > aware of an analog to this within BaseCamp. Other problems with this 
> > technique is that BaseCamp and S&T have different routing algorithms.
> While
> > using two different software solutions adds complexity to the 
> > solution,
> it
> > is not a deal breaker.
> >
> >
> >
> > I can see this being useful for planning a long point to point ride 
> > such
> as
> > a Four Corners or Ultimate Coast to Coast. Or even figuring out 
> > potential gas stops for a Certification ride based on fuel range.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Greg
> >
> >
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