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Separate geometric ratios summary from stress ratio summary

OpenBridge LEAP Steel Summaries include geometric ratios (like 6.10.7.3-1) together with stress ratios. This is not helpful, as that ratios is not a real demand/capacity ratio, therefore when that geometric value of "performance ratio" is high, it...
4 months ago in OpenBridge Designer / Reports 0 Future consideration

Use Annotation Groups to add Hatching / Pattern elements and Dimension Elements

We have several sheets where we want certain lines that have specific feature definitions to have a dimension on the plans. We also have several shapes that we always want to show hatching or patterns appearing on the plans. Right now we have to m...

Add Highlight tool in OpenRoads & OpenRail Designer

In OpenTunnel Designer there's "Highlight" & "Clear Highlight" tool in explorer panel which helps us to highlight any particular element in a huge dgn without turning off display levels of other elements. Please bring this to other civil produ...

Modify stirrups in columns or shafts - using different stirrup size or spacing.

Please feel free to reach if you have any questions for this request. My email address is jin.liu@greshamsmith.com Sometimes I want to modify stirrups in columns or shafts - using different stirrup size or spacing. I did auto design first then try...
9 months ago in OpenBridge Designer 1 Future consideration

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...
9 months ago in OpenBridge Designer 0 Needs review

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...
almost 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler 0 Needs review

Please fix the Standards in OpenRoads Designer Connect Edition to not copy to the individual dgn files in the project.

On very large projects with hundreds of people working on the project and you need to change a standard you should not have to go thru all of the dgns in the project to update or purge old standards. Most of the time the standards evolve as the pr...

Allow the use of Guidelines to be used for advanced deck for barrier placement.

Please allow the use of guidelines of a deck template to be used for barrier placement. Right now it's limited to regular decks only. WIth advanced deck, only the Alignment can be used.
over 1 year ago in OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler 0 Future consideration

Apply Multiple Deck Point Controls by Station Ranges

There are many circumstances where the same Deck Template point needs to be Point Controlled onto multiple linear features. Currently the user needs to either create multiple decks/support lines or create Geometry that traces the original and join...
about 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler 0 Future consideration

Revise Limitation to LEAP/RC-Pier Wind Load Auto Generation Tool

I have brought the limitation to the Wind Load Auto Generation tool in the past, but this is becoming more important and an issue now, since I’ve been getting many comments from our clients and my coworkers on this. Currently, the wind load auto g...
9 months ago in OpenBridge Designer 0 Future consideration