Automatically skipping waypoints (shaping points) issue

[Steve Jarrell]

I have my "Skip waypoints automatically" setting turned on, however the MRA app is still forcing me to manually skip shaping points if I bypass them. I am running the Android version 4.3.8-386 on a DMD T685X tablet in offline mode, and I have "Automatic recalculations" turned off. I also have "Navigate routes as tracks" turned off.

Any idea of why I'm having to manually skip bypassed shaping points? Since I'm wearing gloves each time this happens I have to stop, remove my gloves and skip the shaping point.

Thanks,

Steve

[Adrian Avram]

@Steve-Jarrell are you sure your waypoints are exactly on the road ? Zoom in as much as you can and see that the exact location of the waypoints is on the road/route line.

[TomOnTour]

@Steve-Jarrell I don't have these issues: Skipping waypoints works pretty well for me. Unfortunately I have no idea what your problem might be. Have you checked Adrians idea?

[Steve Jarrell]

@Adrian-Avram Yes. After finishing my preliminary route in the online route planner, I meticulously check each and every shaping and via point by zooming in on the first one then advancing one by one moving them if they're even a little off the road, near an intersection, etc. I also add shaping points wherever I see that the GPS may try to go a faster or shorter way than what I have planned to force it to use my route.

I use a lot of shaping points to ensure that my route is followed exactly and that it's duplicated as closely as possible when I transfer it to my Garmin XT that my brother is using on this trip.

Even if the shaping points aren't exactly on the road and I bypass them, shouldn't MRA just skip them and move on to the next one?

I didn't notice this using the iOS version and Apple CarPlay so I wonder if it's an issue with the Android version of MRA?

Thanks,

Steve

[Steve Jarrell]

@TomOnTour Thanks for the input Tom. It looks like you're using an iOS device and thus the iOS version of MRA.

As I just mentioned in another post, I wonder if this is a bug in the Android version of MRA as that's how I'm presently using it. I didn't notice this issue when testing with my iPhone and Apple Carplay previously. I'm using the Android version for the first time on this trip on my new DMD T865X which is working great except for this issue.

[Adrian Avram]

@Steve-Jarrell said in Automatically skipping waypoints (shaping points) issue:

"Automatic recalculations" turned off.

I just checked my settings and i would suggest you try to enable "Automatic recalculations" with the "offline mode" on.

[Con Hennekens]

@Steve-Jarrell, The bypassed waypoint can still be the most logical one to rejoin the route. You could try "Routes as tracks". That way the most logical point of rejoining is not limited to any waypoints. Manually skipping will however still be limited to waypoints, but you can press anywhere on a track to rejoin there.

Concerning the gloves, there are gloves with phone-friendly fingertips. Personally, I have been driving around for years with a few stitches of stainless steel thread through the fingertip of my glove . Works a charm!

[paul69]

@Con-Hennekens said in Automatically skipping waypoints (shaping points) issue:

few stitches of stainless steel thread through the fingertip of my glove . Works a charm!

that is great tip, never heard of that before. not sure i am gonna start using needles in my revit adventure gloves, but may work well on winter gloves.