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Exporting entire LBS model (cross-frames, diaphragms and stiffeners) to DGN

In LBS (LEAP Bridge Steel), it appears that cross frames (CF) and stiffeners are not exported to the DGN file. The screenshot below is from LBS Tutorial 2, which highlights this limitation. The goal is to streamline CAD detailing by having LBS gen...
4 months ago in Import/Export / OpenBridge Designer 0 Needs review

Update to Manual for Bridge Evaluation 3 rd edition

The current version of LBC we're using references the Manual for Bridge Evaluation, 2nd Edition as the basis for bridge rating. I'm wondering if there are plans to update this to reference the 3rd Edition instead. If such an update is planned, cou...
4 months ago in OpenBridge Designer 0 Needs review

Interoperability of concrete diaphragm from OBM to LBC for open/close box beam types

There’s a need for improved interoperability between OBM and LBC when working with concrete diaphragms in open or closed box beam configurations. Specifically, the transfer of diaphragm data—such as start, end, and interior diaphragms—for box gird...
4 months ago in OpenBridge Designer 0 Needs review

Allow automatic POI definition from bearing to bearing (for camber and deflections)

For final bridge plans involving a steel bridge, we need to report dead load deflections at either the 10th or 20th points along the span—from bearing to bearing. While the program does calculate these points, it currently measures them from the e...
4 months ago in OpenBridge Designer 0 Needs review

RMBridge--Seismic Eigen Analysis with CQC Method for Repeated Sub-Systems

In eigenvalue analysis of repetitive structures—where identical sub-systems exist independently within a single model—the same frequencies and eigenmodes are often assigned repeatedly to each sub-system. This leads to an issue with the CQC (Comple...
4 months ago in OpenBridge Designer 0 Needs review

Option to add support settlement to Leap Concrete & Leap Steel

Differential support settlement can create additional internal forces in beams. Right now there is no option to account for those forces.
6 months ago in OpenBridge Designer 0 Needs review

PMM non-linear springs

We would like to ask a PMM non-linear spring for modeling Plastic Hinges for reinforced-concrete Columns. This PMM springs are used for modeling the Moment-Rotation (M-R) behavior for different axial loads (P). The PMM spring should be able to cap...
12 months ago in Analytics / OpenBridge Designer 0 Needs review

RM Bridge update to use the correct AASHTO reduction factor for reinforced/prestressed concrete based on tensile strain in reinforcing at ultimate limit state.

The current RM bridge ultimate capacity calculations allow for material reduction factors only, which are not used by AASHTO for reinforced and prestressed concrete. AASHTO concrete reduction factors for flexure and P-M capacities are based on the...
over 1 year ago in OpenBridge Designer 0 Needs review

Transverse PT for shell element segmental box girder

Introduction of Transverse PT for shell element segmental box girder.
over 1 year ago in OpenBridge Designer 0 Needs review

[RM Bridge] Enable right-click menu for the side graphic window when the main graphic windows do not show the model

This is a feature request for RM Bridge 1. When the main graphic windows show the model, the right-click menu is enabled for the the side graphic window Please refer to attached 1.png. 2. But when the main graphic windows does NOT show the model, ...
about 2 years ago in OpenBridge Designer / User Interface 0 Needs review