Network Analyst : Route Optimization

The Route solver is the best way to optimize a given circuit so we can find the best path between any number of stops and. Let’s pretend we are tourists who want to see some interesting sites in a city and need some help planning our day so we’ll spend the least amount of time driving.

Step1:

-       Open ArcMap and add  the network dataset

-       Check on the Network Analyst toolbar, and then select New Route from the drop down menu. Also, click the button right next to the drop down menu to show the Network Analyst Window.

Step2:

-Right now we need to load the stops we can create them manually by activating the Create Network Location Tool and clicking on the screen while your pointer is in the flag with crosshairs shape. Or, we can load them from another layer

Step3:

 Now click the Solve button and  everything is  ok !