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Improve the dwg drawings for profile and XS

A lot of time our employements ask for dwg XS, profile and plan drawings, I consider very useful a set of settings ti create them without issues.
over 2 years ago in Import/Export / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Civil Expression value option for Increasing

Currently there are values for StationStart and StationEnd, which is dependent on the direction of the line being drawn. I am proposing an additional option to report the beginning and ending of stationing with respect to the alignment (smallest t...
5 months ago in Item Types / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Allow for different shaft fixity in one model

A column on drilled shafts can have different fixity locations for different load cases. Suggest allowing analysis of the same bridge with different fixities rather then needing to create multiple models with varying fixities for simplicity.
5 months ago in Analytics / OpenBridge Designer 0 Future consideration

Static Item Type Expression values

Currently Item Types with Expressions update whenever properties are displayed. etc and are always "live" even via referencing, etc. This causes many issues where the original Excel lookup spreadsheet or Civil data is not present (when viewed in M...
over 2 years ago in Item Types / OpenBridge Designer / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration

MVD is not defined when exported to IFC

In IFC Export, there is NO Model View Definition in exported IFC.

Components of say a wingwall/abutment/pier written to their specific level

Levels would be able to turned off rather than the whole wingwall
over 2 years ago in OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler 0 Future consideration

LFD Load Rating in LEAP Steel

NYSDOT requires that all plan sets include an LFD Load Rating. Until this ability is added to LEAP Steel, we cannot adopt OpenBridge fully and must continue doing our steel design in different software.
about 2 years ago in OpenBridge Designer 2 Future consideration

Include ability to model curtain wall under end bent

Please include ability to model curtain wall under end bent, similar to backwall. This curtain wall is a great tool when working on projects when new fill required to place is not significant enough to just an independent retaining wall but is sig...
about 1 year ago in OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler 0 Future consideration

Rules between reference files

Indicate in the reference manager if Civil Rules exist between files. When attempting to create a snap rule to an element that is in a reference file display a warning message. Prevent circular reference errors created by snap rules between refere...

Ability to automatically generate 3d linear features/Linestrings from OBM elements

Generation of 2d decorations and solids are insufficient for full coordination with road geometry teams and they regularly need to provide 3d linestring geometry as part of the roadway design for bridge barriers, wingwall edges for earthworks, etc...
over 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler 0 Future consideration