topic Directions Widget: Close Stops and Optimize Order creates bad routes in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/directions-widget-close-stops-and-optimize-order/m-p/188163#M17450 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If you run the Directions Widget with the "Optimize Order" box checked, and several stops that are close together, the resulting route doesn't make sense. </P><P></P><P>You can see in the picture below - the route from A to B is illogical.</P><P></P><P><IMG __jive_id="123032" alt="DirectionsWidget.JPG" class="image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/123032_DirectionsWidget.JPG" style="width: 620px; height: 392px;" /></P><P></P><P>It's definitely an issue with the widget, because I can run the same route in ArcMap or using the simple routing sample and I get much better results.</P><P></P><P>Anyone else experienced this and know how to resolve it?&nbsp; I'm not attaching code, because I'm just using the Directions sample: <A href="https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/jssamples/widget_directions_basic.html" title="https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/jssamples/widget_directions_basic.html">Directions | ArcGIS API for JavaScript</A></P><P></P><P>Thanks,</P><P>Shawna</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:59:33 GMT ShawnaErnst 2015-08-19T15:59:33Z Directions Widget: Close Stops and Optimize Order creates bad routes https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/directions-widget-close-stops-and-optimize-order/m-p/188163#M17450 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If you run the Directions Widget with the "Optimize Order" box checked, and several stops that are close together, the resulting route doesn't make sense. </P><P></P><P>You can see in the picture below - the route from A to B is illogical.</P><P></P><P><IMG __jive_id="123032" alt="DirectionsWidget.JPG" class="image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/123032_DirectionsWidget.JPG" style="width: 620px; height: 392px;" /></P><P></P><P>It's definitely an issue with the widget, because I can run the same route in ArcMap or using the simple routing sample and I get much better results.</P><P></P><P>Anyone else experienced this and know how to resolve it?&nbsp; I'm not attaching code, because I'm just using the Directions sample: <A href="https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/jssamples/widget_directions_basic.html" title="https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/jssamples/widget_directions_basic.html">Directions | ArcGIS API for JavaScript</A></P><P></P><P>Thanks,</P><P>Shawna</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:59:33 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/directions-widget-close-stops-and-optimize-order/m-p/188163#M17450 ShawnaErnst 2015-08-19T15:59:33Z