this would allow for automated text to get placed for cut and fill sections to denote which areas are which. This would assist with meeting SCDOT requirements. Previously, this could be accomplished in PowerGEOPAK with a SCDOT VBA.
Profile Grid Annotation - Place as Point Cell versus Graphic Cell
Currently, when a profile is annotated along
the grid, the text is placed as a Graphic Annotation Cell. For right to left profiles, the easiest fix is to create Annotation Gro
ups and Definitions that basically annotate the text backwards. Then, ...
Add an automated slider button for the object spacing box.
For newer users a quick design option in the (Object Spacing box) for simpler signs would be great. We typically space lines of text using 1/2 to 3/4 of the text height used. If the program could do this automatically with a slider button that sho...
ORD to allow vertical profile offset tool to snap to CAD lines. When alignments change horizontally, profile offsets do not retain snaps to features including CAD lines.
Create multiple field books w/o terrain connecting
The ability to create multiple field books without
the terrain connecting to each. This would be necessary when surveying multiple sites for one given road project. Currently, this
is done by importing the data and then going to the survey setti...
Need to annotate partial alignment lengths along turnout from point of switch to start/end
Users need a way to annotate the same way SS2 would annotate with the Switch Height Plan command. Partial lengths along the alignment need to be annotated, but there is not a way to do this in OpenRail. The workaround is to create a dummy alignmen...
Text Favorites for Start/End Station and Start/End Offsets of Plan and Profile Lines
When working with plan elements or profile elements, I often find myself needing to find the Start Station and End Station of a line element or a profile element. A text favorite would be useful for placing text for this information as annotation,...