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Utility Overhead Conduits/Nodes

Current Limitations Currently, creating overhead conductors between two "Overhead Nodes" (e.g., utility poles) results in a straight-line conduit. In reality, these lines always exhibit a natural sag due to gravity and tension forces. To model sag...
2 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Civil Preferences Location

For the OpenCivil products, it would be nice to have the civil preferences folders that are located under C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Bentley\OpenRoadsDesigner\<version>\prefs (both the civil and civil_commands folders) use the b...
7 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / Workspace 0 Future consideration

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 2 years ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Horizontal Offset Option for Geometric Points

We are seeking the ability to specify a horizontal offset from a reference when placing and modifying geometric points. Currently, options for vertical offset (delta elevation from reference) and rotation offset (from reference) are available for ...
7 months ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 3 Future consideration

Creating pattern/hatch for cut/fill area in Cross-section

It seems that currently it is possible to hatch/pattern corridor template components using Feature Definition. However, it does not show when applied to cut/fill meshes. Would be great to have this as an enhancement
23 days ago in Drawing Production / Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Deed Boundary Tool Enhancement to Allow User to Establish Civil Rules on Created Shape/Boundary

Please consider adding a toggle to the Deed Boundary tool to create civil rules on the created shape, so this boundary can be a ruled boundary. The goal behind creating this as a ruled boundary is to give the user the option to update the created ...
about 1 year ago in Geometry / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration

Auto-rotate Annotation and Labels

Suggestion to allow annotation and labels to align with plan named boundaries and sheet file plan views. For example, consider a plan named boundaries shape around a horizontal curve. If you have a separate standalone annotation file, often times,...
almost 3 years ago in Annotation / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 2 Future consideration

Allow Cross Section Navigator to work in read-only mode

The XS Navigator tool's full functionality is contingent upon users having file read/write access. This requirement seems excessive for reviewers who primarily need read-only access. I suggest revising the tool to accommodate reviewers with read-o...
about 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Draw Slope Direction Pattern Tool

We would really benefit from having the "Draw Slope Direction Pattern" tool available in OpenRoads Designer CE similar to what was included with InRoads. I understand that we have the capability to apply "side slope annotation" to corridors, but w...
almost 3 years ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 6 Future consideration

Text Favorite Use Dimension Style Setting

When a Text Favorite is set to "Active Settings" it looks at the file setting and is not reading active dimension style setting from the element template or the tool settings. According to MicroStation the Active Setting is set by the dimension st...
over 2 years ago in Annotation / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler / OpenRail Designer / OpenRail Overhead Line Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / OpenTunnel Designer 0 Future consideration