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Allow for Cross sections along an element

If I have a pipe and I need to cut a cross section along the pipe, And that pipe has a bend in it, I can't use the 2 point method, I need one that allows for bends and twists and turns. If the annotation is based on the type/purpose then swapping ...
about 2 years ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Import/Export Feature Definitions/Symbologies

We sometimes need to make updates to dozens or hundreds of feature symbologies and feature definitions, or we need to export a list of features for documentation/training purposes. Currently, we have to do this one by one, which is maddening. Plea...
about 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Workspace 2 Future consideration

Have Dynamic Settings built into Create Template window instead of opening from tools menu.

It would be nice to have the dynamic settings options built into the create template window instead of having to open them from the tools menu every time you open the window to create/edit templates. There is plenty of empty space below the templa...
about 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Create 3D by slope to target tool alse creates 2D geometry

This tool should work similar to a linear template. It should respect the "Create Template Geometry" option from the feature definition and generate the 2D geometry, not just the 3D one.
about 1 year ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Auxiliary Lane Analysis with Speed Profiling

https://www.civildesigner.com/auxiliary-lane-analysis-with-speed-profiling/ Speed Profiling When considering the location of climbing lanes the civil engineer will combine an analysis of the size and length of the grade change with the speed profi...
about 2 years ago in Geometry / Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 3 Future consideration

TAC Superelevation XML File

Would be nice if Bentley could provide a Superelevation XML file for TAC Canadian users. The AASHTO XML seems to work but it is not compatible with the TAC Canadian standard.
about 2 years ago in OpenBridge Designer / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Matchlines match the center point of clip boundary for sheets

Ideally we would like the matchlines to always match the center point of the clip boundary or where it intersects the plan element used to create the sheets. We modify the named boundary clip shapes by adding vertices to go around and encompass a ...
over 2 years ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Trim cross section named boundaries once placed

In InRoads/GeoPAK, planimetric lines or pattern lines could be placed, trimmed, and/or manipulated before using said lines for cutting cross sections. Placing named boundaries that can be manipulated to achieve this same purpose would speed the pr...
over 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Be able to view on & off "Name, Field Code, Elevations, & Descriptions" for Geometry Points

I can view on & off "Name, Field Code, Elevations, & Descriptions" for Survey Points but for Geometry Points you have to annotate text graphics into your model. Seems to me that you should be able to view those the same weather it's a Geom...
about 1 year ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Needs review

Graphically edit the profile by variable slope

It would be good to have the option to drag the start and end stations of the profile by variable slope from element in the profile window. Similarly as the partial offset tool in plan. At the moment the user needs to update values in the properti...
about 1 year ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration