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Updating XS annotation group w/o resetting annotation placement

The XS annotation group will place annotations in text conflicting locations. Once the user resolves the text conflicts there is a chance that the annotations may have to be revised when the model is updated. Therefore, it would be helpful if ther...
6 months ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Ability to lock profile when start stationing changes

Right now (2022 R1) if an alignment with a profile is extended in the start, the profile moves together with the start of the alignment. Two wishes: Possibility to lock the profile elements in their present position. Possibility to move the whole ...
about 2 years ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration

Bring back the “NE=” key-in command.

U.S. surveyors traditionally work in Northing & Easting, in that order. When working with Microstation V8i, AND with Inroads loaded, the user could perform precision drafting by using the “NE= “ key-in to enter the exact northing/easting coord...
about 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey 4 Future consideration

Annotate component quantities on cross sections

We need the ability to annotate component quantities on cross sections like you can the cut/fill volumes. Information could be pulled from the Quantities Report by Named Boundary.
over 2 years ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration

Make editing catchment areas more user friendly

When you initially create a drainage area from a shape, it creates 'smart' vertices that you can grab and move with the cursor. However, after the initial catchment shape is created, the only way to add additional vertices is using the "Insert Ver...

Surface Template better UI

After creation, no 2D handle is created or anything similar. It can only be selected/edited through the 3D model. This tool is amazing, but it is in dire need of some major improvements.
over 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Ability to Synchronize ITL to a Master ITL

Either add ability for multiple users to be in the same ITL and save the information. At the moment we run a separate ITL for segments of a project which leads to slight differences to similar items. It is cumbersome to use the template library or...
about 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Improve and simplify the named boundary drawing/sheet seed creation workflow

The way it is now, It's just too complex to create and custum the seeds for each client. Too many files, too many things to control and in too many folders/.cgf. You have to create many seeds with different specifics for each sheet size/scale/plan...
almost 2 years ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Workspace 0 Future consideration

Export XS (Cross Section) to 2D lines

Export the XS sheet or drawing model to 2D lines. And have the ability to export some dynamic XS to 2D lines and PDF it.
about 1 year ago in Import/Export / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 2 Future consideration

Make haunch self-weight a staged load

Currently, in LEAP Steel, haunch self-weight is a system-generated load in the initial stage, so LEAP applies the load over the whole bridge. I recommend changing it to be a staged load like the deck slab self-weights, since haunches are poured co...
about 1 month ago in Analytics / OpenRail Designer 0 Future consideration