Skipping a Via point...

[Lenny O]

I just noticed that on the Nav App you can now skip the VIA point as long as it is not the first or the last one. Which is a great idea!
I am just not sure if it only allows for the manual skip or the automatic skip will also work if you miss a Via point?

Is that something new or it has been around a while?
Thx!

[Peter Zehentreiter]

@Lenny-O Via points are never skipped automatically.

You can set automatic skipping in the settings, but this only applies to shaping points.

However, you can also skip Via and shaping points manually.

This feature has been available for at least two years (that’s how long I’ve been using it).

I prefer do skip all types of waypoints manually all the time.

[Marinus van Deudekom]

@Lenny-O it has been this way since the beginning. Only shaping points van be skipped automaticly

[Lenny O]

Thanks, guys! I guess I assumed that VIAs can not be skipped in either manual or auto mode...... Duh!
Believe it or not in a couple of years I am using the app, I NEVER needed to skip a VIA

[Herman Veldhuizen]

I hope one day via points can be skipped. I use shaping points to work around this limitation. This has a side effect : all shaping points are visible, also those which do not represent anything useful and are only added to shape a route.
note that via points can be skipped when you add a diversion to avoid a roadblock.

[Lenny O]

@Herman-Veldhuizen said:

note that via points can be skipped when you add a diversion to avoid a roadblock.

Very good point! Thank you!

[Mzokk]

@Herman-Veldhuizen Auto Skipping Via points makes no sense. You either want to visit somewhere Via point or get their by certain roads (shaping point). If you are putting in waypoints at locations you don’t actually want to stop at, use shaping points. Keep via points that can only be skipped manually if the user chooses not to visit a point otherwise places the user wants to visit could be accidentally missed.