Suggestion: set depature time on waypoint

[orgabeke]

Hi,
A feature I used a lot with Basecamp was the ability to set a departure time on a waypoint. Especially useful with ferrys which we have quite a few of in Norway. I would love this to be added to the planner.

Thanks.

[Lex.Kloet.RX]

You van see at what time you arrive at the waypoint (when you have set a startingtime at the first). You can manipulate that time by adding a pause., to reach the desired time.

[Albert van den Elsen]

You can set the departure date and time under Route Information.
Once that's set, as Lex mentioned, the waypoints will show your estimated arrival time at the destination.

[orgabeke]

Thanks for the replies. Yes, I should have mentioned that I know that I can insert a pause at a waypoint, I use that all the time. And yes, I also always set a departure date and time for the trip. But sometimes, especially when a ferry is on the route, it would be easier to add a waypoint at the arriving port and set a departure time for that specific waypoint, than having to calculate how long a pause I need to make. This is not a big issue, but would make planning routes for me just a tad easier.

[Rae Sewell]

Just call the waypoint the time you want.

[orgabeke]

I don't think that helps very much. The point is to have the subsequents times calculated based on the departure time set on the waypoint by the planner. I did a bit of testing and It does seem that MRA is better at calculating the time a ferry takes to cross compared to what Basecamp did so this may be less of an "issue" than I thought (unless I was lucky/unlucky with the ferries I tested with). Would still like the feature though.

[Con Hennekens]

@orgabeke, inland river ferries are counted as half an our whenever there is no schedule (usually there is none). That's also the reason a detour will be calculated if it takes less than 30 minutes (in quickest route setting of course). For sea ferries I think the ferry schedule is used, but I have no experience with that.