# Generating Routable Shape File

**URL:** <https://community.thinkgeo.com/t/generating-routable-shape-file/7569>\
**Category:** Routing\
**Created:** [February 8, 2012, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.thinkgeo.com/t/generating-routable-shape-file/7569 "2012-02-08T15:16:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Leandro](https://community.thinkgeo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Leandro](https://community.thinkgeo.com/u/Leandro)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.thinkgeo.com/t/generating-routable-shape-file/7569/1 "2012-02-08T15:16:36Z")

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Hello,

I'm&nbsp;using&nbsp;version&nbsp;5.0,&nbsp;in&nbsp;this&nbsp;version&nbsp;when&nbsp;I&nbsp;create&nbsp;any&nbsp;rtg&nbsp;file&nbsp;using&nbsp;the&nbsp;RtgRoutingSource.GenerateRoutingData&nbsp;function,&nbsp;it&nbsp;automatically&nbsp;creates&nbsp;a&nbsp;routeable&nbsp;shapefile&nbsp;first&nbsp;and&nbsp;then&nbsp;creates&nbsp;the&nbsp;rtg&nbsp;file.&nbsp;

I'm&nbsp;trying&nbsp;to&nbsp;make&nbsp;differents&nbsp;rtg&nbsp;files&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;shapefile,&nbsp;and&nbsp;it&nbsp;always&nbsp;generate&nbsp;a&nbsp;new&nbsp;routable&nbsp;shapefile&nbsp;even&nbsp;when&nbsp;I&nbsp;open&nbsp;the&nbsp;routable.shp.

Is&nbsp;it&nbsp;posible&nbsp;to&nbsp;skip&nbsp;the&nbsp;routable&nbsp;shapefile&nbsp;creation,&nbsp;since&nbsp;in&nbsp;large&nbsp;shp&nbsp;file&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;wasting&nbsp;of&nbsp;time.

Best&nbsp;Regards,

&nbsp;

Leandro

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**Author:** ![Gary2](https://community.thinkgeo.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@Gary2](https://community.thinkgeo.com/u/Gary2)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.thinkgeo.com/t/generating-routable-shape-file/7569/2 "2012-02-09T13:02:01Z")

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Hello&nbsp;Leandro,&nbsp;  
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&nbsp;Thanks&nbsp;for&nbsp;your&nbsp;post,&nbsp;could&nbsp;you&nbsp;please&nbsp;provide&nbsp;your&nbsp;shape&nbsp;file&nbsp;that&nbsp;I&nbsp;can&nbsp;do&nbsp;a&nbsp;test&nbsp;on&nbsp;it?&nbsp;  
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&nbsp;If&nbsp;it’s&nbsp;big&nbsp;or&nbsp;you&nbsp;think&nbsp;it’s&nbsp;not&nbsp;suitable&nbsp;to&nbsp;upload&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;forums,&nbsp;please&nbsp;send&nbsp;to&nbsp;[support@thinkgeo.com](mailto:support@thinkgeo.com)&nbsp;and&nbsp;ask&nbsp;forward&nbsp;to&nbsp;me.&nbsp;  
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&nbsp;Thanks&nbsp;for&nbsp;your&nbsp;help.&nbsp;  
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&nbsp;Regards,&nbsp;  
&nbsp;&nbsp;  
&nbsp;Gary