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Utility Enhancements

Add the conduit table options similar to drainage for managing conduit sizes, materials, etc... Right now you have to input a conduit table for each utility type and can't import a table from utility to utility. Just need one set of tables to mana...
over 2 years ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Workspace 0 Future consideration

Ability to Export/Import Alignment With ALL Parts

Currently, the only way to export/import alignments appears to be using LandXML. Currently this does not appear to allow Exporting and Importing Event Points that are part of an Alignment. Since DGN's can be corrupted, there needs to be a method t...
almost 3 years ago in Geometry / Import/Export / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Edit snap rules and constraints

Constructing horizontal or vertical geometry tangents with endpoint snap rule enabled creates a one-way relationship only allows editing from one direction. In contrast, MicroStation constraints allow for two way editing. For example the coinciden...
almost 3 years ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Civil Expression Support for Links / Nodes - NOT BCI-I-361

The mark and intention of was missed for BCI-I-361 with the shipped version. The functionality we are requesting is in the behavior or expansion of the CivilExpression symbol library for reporting purposes on links and nodes.. The described method...
5 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / Item Types / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Cant editor parameters before creating cant

In the Cant Editor, there is a tool called validate data which allows you to add in your design parameters and then check against the cant the Openrail has already automatically generated. although a good tool, i just think it would be better Open...
over 2 years ago in CANT / OpenRail Designer 1 Future consideration

Openroads Drainage - HGL versus Headwater Analysis for Headwalls Inletting into a Storm Sewer System

Many times, a stream needs to be drained into a storm sewer system via a headwall. When this occurs, two analysis should be considered: The headwater at the headwall (the mechanics of the water getting into the pipe at the headwall). Generally KYT...
about 2 years ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Enable a screen-pick option when entering XY coordinates within the Survey Details window

With Inroads Survey, whenever XYZ coordinates needed to be entered for a particular purpose, a screen-pick option was always available. (see attached image) This was extremely useful. However, with ORD, changing the XYZ coordinate of any points in...
over 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey 0 Future consideration

Geometry Connector: Add column for degree of curve for an arc

Please Add column for degree of curve for an arc. The Geometry Connector should show the Degre e of Curve for an Arc, and not just Radius. It is annoying to have to use Excel or a calculator to go back and forth when you need a curve to be a certa...
about 3 years ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer 0 Future consideration

Option to keep siding alignment start station in synch with mainline alignment

Option to keep siding alignment start station in synch with mainline alignment as shown in the attached video
about 3 years ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer 0 Future consideration

Ability to separate the annotation of curves and spirals for the rail cant

Ability to separate the annotation of curves and spirals for the rail cant. At present the Non-Linear setting is applying to both This is usefull to remove some clutter (especially where there is short elements like below;
about 3 years ago in Annotation / CANT / OpenRail Designer 0 Future consideration