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Single Tool/Button to downgrade a dgn file to be compatible with V8i

We still have a number of legacy projects that use the old power InRoads/ RailTrack and with the transition to OpenRoads/OpenRail we've been encountering a number of compatibility issues. My suggestion is t o have a single button/tool to completel...
over 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 0 Will not implement

Adding a toggle option to control superelevation section automatic recalculation

Providing a toggle to control the automatic recalculation of superelevation values when the alignment it is dependent on is revised will help limit re-work needed to customize the superelevation values for a project. Exporting and reimporting supe...
7 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / Superelevation 0 Future consideration

Updated Vertical Profiles for Detailed Design and general profile management

The current dynamic Vertical Profiles are not fit for purpose for detailed design and are missing information in relation to lift/lower/slue, speed, cant, six-foot level differenct... and all the other options we used to have in PowerRail Track. S...
about 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer 0 Future consideration

Dimension style for Major Contours Indexing Text

Need ability to set Major contours indexing text according to dimension style. Currently it is set for TextStyle.
about 1 year ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Target Alias Sort by Name

Suggesting to sort the Target Alias list by name and increase the width so long concatenated names can be fully read.
almost 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Move IP to change vertical alignments

Editing the location of an intersection point by just clicking and moving it was possible in PowerRail track - can we have that functionality back as it's a good tool to quickly see changes in alignment when optioneering.
over 2 years ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Already exists

Generate corridor in 2d if no active profile

Can we please the functionality to create 2D rails? Currently if the alignment has no active profile, rails will not be generated. But it's an important feature that's useful for track designers, but also for interdisciplinary design. Rail separat...
over 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer 2 Future consideration

Control Precision of Terrain High and Low Points

Control precision of High and Low point annotation in Element Templates instead of reading "Accuracy" in Design File Settings. Set precision in the Element Template>Calculated Feature Settings>High/Low Points settings.
over 2 years ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Terrain 0 Future consideration

Need "Empty Terrain" option

Currently there isn't a way to view contents of a terrain. This makes it very difficult to replace or remove data. There is a remove feature tool but you have to know which features are in a terrain to remove them. I am proposing an empty terrain ...
about 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Terrain 0 Future consideration

Add Profile Feature Symbology for Turnouts

Users need the ability to specify different element templates for profile symbology of turnouts. Some rail clients in North America are using custom line styles for their turnouts. These custom line styles need to be different in the profile view,...
about 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / Turnouts/Crossings 0 Future consideration