https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/least-cost-path-direction-dependent/m-p/1259273#M65661 <P>Are you using the original</P><P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/spatial-analyst/cost-path.htm" target="_blank">Cost Path (Spatial Analyst)—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation</A></P><P>or the new</P><P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/spatial-analyst/optimal-path-as-raster.htm" target="_blank">Optimal Path As Raster (Spatial Analyst)—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation</A></P><P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/spatial-analyst/connect-locations-with-optimal-paths.htm" target="_blank">Connect locations with optimal paths—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation</A></P> Fri, 17 Feb 2023 11:22:59 GMT DanPatterson 2023-02-17T11:22:59Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/least-cost-path-direction-dependent/m-p/1259221#M65648 <P>From my understanding, unless you specify different slope cutoffs for the high and low angles, there should not be directional dependence in least cost paths, correct? Except I end up getting two different paths depending on which end is the start or finish. While this makes sense from an iterative least cost per cell path (choosing the lowest accumulative distance cell toward the destination point), it would mean that it is&nbsp;<EM>not</EM> creating the best <EM>single</EM> least total cost path, just the least accumulative cost path.<BR />Tried to read some into this, but still wasn't sure if I was somehow missing something or if that is in fact how the tool works. Paths are displayed overtop the corridor surface.</P><P>Thoughts?</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="JonPaulMcCool_0-1676610449727.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/63071iDB5ECF634451F2E8/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="JonPaulMcCool_0-1676610449727.png" alt="JonPaulMcCool_0-1676610449727.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 17 Feb 2023 05:08:21 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/least-cost-path-direction-dependent/m-p/1259221#M65648 Jon-PaulMcCool 2023-02-17T05:08:21Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/least-cost-path-direction-dependent/m-p/1259273#M65661 <P>Are you using the original</P><P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/spatial-analyst/cost-path.htm" target="_blank">Cost Path (Spatial Analyst)—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation</A></P><P>or the new</P><P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/spatial-analyst/optimal-path-as-raster.htm" target="_blank">Optimal Path As Raster (Spatial Analyst)—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation</A></P><P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/tool-reference/spatial-analyst/connect-locations-with-optimal-paths.htm" target="_blank">Connect locations with optimal paths—ArcGIS Pro | Documentation</A></P> Fri, 17 Feb 2023 11:22:59 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/least-cost-path-direction-dependent/m-p/1259273#M65661 DanPatterson 2023-02-17T11:22:59Z