topic Re: Shortest route in ArcGIS Network Analyst Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-network-analyst-questions/shortest-route/m-p/59238#M583 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Actually I don't see the reason to calculate the shortest route without using NA. If you have a network (built with NA as I understand) you should use it. Theoretically you can construct a model with Model Builder that can find the shortest route but it will be pretty complicated <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></SPAN></BODY></HTML> Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:51:43 GMT ROMANFILOZOF 2012-03-24T11:51:43Z Shortest route https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-network-analyst-questions/shortest-route/m-p/59237#M582 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi there,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I would like to know if there is another way round to calculate the shortest route between two points (one shp file with two points) in a polyline network</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>without actually using Network Analyst (ArcInfo10).</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Many thanks</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:04:37 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-network-analyst-questions/shortest-route/m-p/59237#M582 anTonialcaraz 2012-03-24T11:04:37Z Re: Shortest route https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-network-analyst-questions/shortest-route/m-p/59238#M583 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Actually I don't see the reason to calculate the shortest route without using NA. If you have a network (built with NA as I understand) you should use it. Theoretically you can construct a model with Model Builder that can find the shortest route but it will be pretty complicated <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></SPAN></BODY></HTML> Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:51:43 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-network-analyst-questions/shortest-route/m-p/59238#M583 ROMANFILOZOF 2012-03-24T11:51:43Z Re: Shortest route https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-network-analyst-questions/shortest-route/m-p/59239#M584 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Thanks Roman, I know it doesn't make much sense. Just to clarify, I got that question in a job interview. My answer was on the lines of using model builder, but I just wondered if it really was another way.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Cheers <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":face_with_open_mouth:">😮</span></SPAN></BODY></HTML> Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:14:03 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-network-analyst-questions/shortest-route/m-p/59239#M584 anTonialcaraz 2012-03-24T19:14:03Z Re: Shortest route https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-network-analyst-questions/shortest-route/m-p/59240#M585 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>If the goal is to find a shortest path without any restrictions, turns, etc, you could build a geometric network and then use the utility network toolbar to find a path. Do note that the main purpose of this solver for trace tasks in the utility industry but it will get you a shortest path without using network analyst. More info here:</SPAN><BR /><A href="http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#/Finding_the_shortest_path/002r00000037000000/">http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#/Finding_the_shortest_path/002r00000037000000/</A><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Jay Sandhu</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:56:01 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-network-analyst-questions/shortest-route/m-p/59240#M585 JaySandhu 2012-03-26T15:56:01Z