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115 VOTE

Make Template Editor a non-modal window.

In legacy versions of the software, I can have the template library open on one screen, corridor modeler on another screen, and the CAD window open on a third screen. I can make/save changes in the template, make/save changes in the corridor model...
almost 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 1 Future consideration

Snapping to arc/spiral end in profile

I would highly recommend to let user to snap to arc or spiral end in profile design. As you can see in the attached video I can't find intersection between profile alignment and vertical line that indicates arc/spiral end. To find intersection b...
11 months ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration
113 VOTE

Separate vertical alignment model from horizonal geometry

One of my biggest pain points about ORD is if the horizontal geometry is dropped or broken, the vertical is consequently lost as well. This creates significant rework from a design and plan production standpoint (connected named boundaries). One w...
almost 2 years ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 2 Future consideration
132 VOTE

Show and annotate projected points on profile view

Show and annotate projected points on profile view. This is for dynamic and drawing production profiles.
over 2 years ago in Annotation / Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 3 Future consideration

import parcels, survey chains, lines, curves, spirals from GPK

Since GEOPAK is no longer supported. I have heard from Bentley time and time again that we can get to our data out of the GPK and import it into ORD. BUT this is only true for chains, profiles and points. What about Parcels? survey chains? lines? ...
over 1 year ago in Import/Export / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 2 Planned

Option to include a sign edge/outline when importing into DGN files

When using the SignCAD to DGN utility, the sign panel outline is obscured when the signs contain a single white border with no indentation and the fill setting enabled. To work around this, our sign designers must add an outline/no-fill shape to t...
about 2 months ago in Import/Export / OpenRoads SignCAD 0 Needs review

Open API to programmatically create Feature Definitions and Feature Symbologies.

It would be extremely helpful, if we were able to programmatically create Feature Definitions and Feature Symbologies so that automation of the creation of new 'Custom Drainage Features' every time a drainage structure had a different bottom box (...
over 1 year ago in All Other / Drainage and Utilities / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 3 Future consideration

Deed Writer Tool Enhancement to Change Begin Offset and End Offset Phrase Calculated Inserts

Please consider changing the Begin Offset and End Offset phrase calculated inserts in the respective .xml when using the Deed Writer tool. Users would prefer these calculated inserts to be absolute values in the reporting and then populate a newly...
21 days ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey 0 Future consideration

Deed Writer Tool Enhancement to Control Decimals on the Line Bearing Phrase Calculated Insert

Please consider adding the ability for the user to control decimals on the Line Bearing phrase calculated insert in the respective .xml when using the Deed Writer tool. Users would like to have control on the Line Bearing number of decimals. For e...
21 days ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey 0 Future consideration

Deed Writer Tool Enhancement to Collapse Phrase Folders within the .xml by Default

Please consider adding the ability to collapse Phrase folders within the respective .xml by default. This would be beneficial to an agency if they want to keep archive phrase folders for different purposes and do not want the respective archive ph...
21 days ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey / User Interface 0 Future consideration