Place a Path of Travel

Add a Path of Travel line to a plan view of the model. The Path of Travel generates a line indicating the shortest path of travel between the 2 selected points.

Video: Place a Path of Travel

  1. Open a plan view.
  2. Click Analyze tabRoute Analysis panel Path of Travel.
    1. If you want to tag the path of travel automatically as it is placed, click Modify | Place Path of TravelTag panel Tag on Placement.
      Note: Path of travel lines can be tagged after they have been placed as other elements. See Tag by Category.
    2. If you want to use a different line style (including line color or weight) than the one shown on Line Style panel, select one from the Line Style drop-down.
  3. Click to place the beginning point of the path of travel.
  4. Click a second time to place the ending point of the path of travel
  5. The path of travel is calculated as the shortest travel distance between the 2 selected points avoiding model element obstacles in the path of travel. Make changes to the Route Analysis Settings to modify the model categories considered obstacles to the Path of Travel.