Settings for the dynamic route calculation

Here you can find out about settings you can make for the dynamic route calculation.

Note: The settings for these options are evaluated for the entire route, not just for individual stops.

To make the settings for the dynamic calculation of a route, proceed as follows:

  • Activate the ”Dynamic” calculation mode.

  • Click on the <Options> button. You can now:

    • set an exact time for the start of the tour

    • activate the criteria for calculating the route. These are:

      Service times

      Time window

      Loading and unloading

      Traffic information

      Driving and rest times

      Further criteria:

      • Avoid toll roads

      • Avoid countries

      • Cost optimization

      • Hazardous goods

You can also access these options using the button. This brings you to the “Routing settings” area. Here you will also see explanations for the individual options under the “General” tab.

  • As an additional setting, you can set the effect of the “Loading” here. Determine how the load should be taken into account:

    • As entered at the stop

    • Always full (maximum permissible total vehicle weight)

    • Always empty (empty weight)

    Note: The impact of the load on the emissions during a route can only be calculated if a calculation method according to HBEFA is set for the emissions (see “Settings"), since other methods do not include loading as a factor.

    Which setting is selected for loading can be displayed in the stop list via the tool tip of the criterion switch.
    Welche Einstellung für die Beladung gewählt ist, kann in der Stoppliste über den Tooltipp des Kriteriumschalters angezeigt werden.

  • You can also choose the directive for driving and rest periods. The associated time specifications (e.g. for drivers, breaks, rest periods) are automatically displayed. Depending on which directive you choose, values for one driver , two drivers , breaks , rest times , driving times and stays are displayed.

    Under the “Stays” tab, you determine whether stays (e.g. service times or ferry times) can be counted as breaks. These two settings affect the detailed calculation of the times in the route result (see “Advanced Information on Waiting, Rest, and Break Times").

    The selected guideline can also be seen in the stop list via the tool tip of the criterion switch.

In addition, you can make further settings via the “Calculation” tab:

  • Avoid toll roads
    Avoid toll roads within the route to be calculated.

    Note: Performance

    Avoiding toll roads can extend the calculation time.
  • Avoid countries
    If necessary, choose countries that should be bypassed during route planning (e.g. for legal reasons). Open the selection list via the button . Here you can search for the countries to be blocked and block them with the corresponding checkbox. The following must be observed here:
    • If there is a stop in your stop list in a country you want to avoid, you cannot select this country for blocking.
    • If you later select a stop in a country that is blocked, the blocking for this country will be lifted again and a corresponding message appears on the top right on the screen.

  • Cost optimized routing
    Via this setting, the route is optimized from a cost point of view. This option requires an assigned cost profile with defined values for mileage, time and toll costs.

    • If the vehicle does not have a cost profile assigned, the option cannot be selected and a corresponding message appears.

    • If the costs for the necessary aspects are not defined in the cost profile, the option cannot be selected and a corresponding message appears.
    Attention: Please note that only the pure driving time can be evaluated for cost-optimised routing under the aspect "Route costs per hour". Therefore, in this case, only the "Driving times" option may be activated in the cost profile under "Route costs per hour", as otherwise the "Cost-optimised routing" option cannot be selected.
    Note: Please note that this function is currently still in the beta stage. The calculation results with this function may not be the optimal results. Use this function only after successful testing.

  • Hazardous goods
    If necessary, if necessary, activate the consideration of dangerous goods requirements for the entire route. As with the settings of a single stop, the type of hazardous goods and the tunnel restriction code can be set as required. Settings on individual stops have priority.

Save and load existing routing settings

If you frequently work with different sets of routing settings, you can also save them. This allows you to conveniently switch back and forth between different sets of settings without having to change the settings individually.

To save a set of routing settings, proceed as follows:

  1. Click on the "Route functions" button (marked by three dots) in the header of the stop list.

  2. Select the <Save routing settings as> function.

  3. An input field opens in which you must enter a name for the settings. Confirm this name with the tick symbol.

Your routing settings are now saved and can be called up again at a later time.

To open a saved set of routing settings, proceed as follows:

  1. Click on the "Route functions" button.

  2. Select the <Load routing settings> function.

  3. This will take you to the "Load routing settings" area. All the settings you have saved are displayed here.

  4. Click on the "Select routing settings" icon in the corresponding line to load the desired set.

The desired settings are now loaded.

You can delete a set that is no longer required at any time using the "Delete routing settings" icon.