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Customisable Track Design Parameters

There is currently no way to view what cant ratios and related cant values the software is applying to the alignment. Nor is there an option to change the maximum and minimum values applied. The software should have an option to amend the followin...
almost 2 years ago in CANT / OpenRail Designer 0 Future consideration

Default Alignment Start Stationing

Include an ability to have a default Start Stationing for an alignment. It would save time (and improve consistency) for several of our alignments where we'd like the default stationing set at 10+00. I imagine many other users could appreciate thi...
over 1 year ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Add Non-Modelled Volumes in Mass Diagram

In ORD 2023 there is no provision for manually adding non-modelled cut or fill volumes to a mass diagram or earthwork report. Manual volumes are typically used for borrowing sites, waste sites, non-modelled bridge embankments and merging models su...
over 1 year ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / Reports 0 Future consideration

Surcharge Volume Option

Add a Surcharge Volume Option for Meshes & Terrains. This would need to function so as to compare the Surcharge to Design and Existing volumes/terrains. Surcharge embankment will always be above finished or existing grade, so consider this as ...
over 1 year ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Fix Annotation with Projected Vertical Profiles

When a vertical profile is projected to a different alignment, annotations that are located as "In Vertical Components" do not display. For example, we have a profile annotation.point slope text favorite that displays perfectly when annotated with...
8 months ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Set a view target point with the 3D Drive Through Tool

Ability to set a target point that the tool fixes on when driving down the alignment.
over 1 year ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Incorporate an ORD roadway designer window & file (.ord)

I'll be honest, the implementation ORD's strength is the software's weakest point. Being able to visually see the model in the 2D default model theoretically sounds great but the execution is costing too much time and money on medium to large scal...
over 1 year ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Will not implement

Annotate reverse point of reverse transition

Ability to annotate the reverse point of a reverse transition.
almost 2 years ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer 3 Already exists

Cell in GC will have additional properties for IFC

Placed cells with Generative components on alignment which have assigned item types as additional properties. Those properties will be later exported to IFC. Now the additional properties are not shown in GC only in ORD.

How can I design a turnout in 3D. Not only the rail but also all other details, such as sleepers, tongues, etc

Up to now the rails of the turnout can be created in 3D as 3D rails, but the turnout has many other elements, above all the sleepers are divided and all have different dimensions. How could this be created as 3D elements?
almost 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer 1