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Allow users to see horizontal and vertical alignments while in view only mode.

Wise users open files in read-only mode when they don’t intend to change the file. ORD should promote good file practice to allow us to view geometry when we are in view only mode.
over 1 year ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Pre-populate the file name when performing a Save As, Exporting, and Printing to PDF

Currently, when performing a Save As, Exporting, or printing a SignCAD file to PDF, the file name of the PDF isn’t populated in the dialog box and must be typed in manually. A much-needed quality of life improvement would be for the PDF file name ...
7 months ago in OpenRoads SignCAD / User Interface 0 Planned

Dynamic cross section simultaneous tracking

Please allow us to move our cursor in a dynamic cross section and allow us to see a pointer move side to side in the 2D model at the same time.
over 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 2 Future consideration

Rename Template Points and Components - Find and Replace Names & add prefix- suffix

Please and the follow template tools. Find and Replace point and component names in a single template or multiple templates. Bulk add prefix and suffix text to all point and component names in a single template or multiple templates. Find and Repl...
almost 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 1 Future consideration

Combining Properties Menus

It would be super helpful if I didn't have to search two different property menus for where to change specific properties. If the general properties menu and the ORD DU properties menu could be more centralized into one properties menu, this would...
10 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 1 Future consideration

Linear Template - the BSplines warning is not helpful

When you place a Linear Template on a splined element a warning is generated which requires user interaction to dismiss: "Warning: The base geometry selected for this corridor contains B-Spline elements for the horizontal Transitions. Consider rec...
2 months ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Enhancement to Create a New Lost Civil Rule Icon

In 10.11 R1 (10.11.00.115), the profile projection icon under the OpenRoads Model tab changes when the projection’s source reference file is detached. Once you detach the reference the profile projection loses its civil rule, thus the icon changes...
over 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Persist Snaps and Feature Definition Toggle Bar

We need a better way to control activation of the Persist Snaps functionality. Currently the Persist Snaps is always turned on by default when ORD is launched and also when switching to a different dgn. Persist Snaps is a very important functional...
almost 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Ability to set the default printer independently from the Windows Default Printer

Currently the customization options for the Quick Access toolbar only allows for showing the Open, Save, Undo, and Redo tools. Having access to add other backstage and ribbon tools such as Print, Import, Export, etc. would be a much-needed quality...
7 months ago in OpenRoads SignCAD / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Search bar for feature definitions

We would like to see a search bar or Filter for Feature Definitions. Our Featue Definitions are numbering in the hundreds if not thousands and as much as we try to organize it in a way that makes sense some are still hard to find.
over 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 1 Future consideration