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Multiple Vehicle Cross-Section Outlines

Unlike BRT, ORD does not allow defining different cross-section outlines for the front, middle, and rear of a vehicle. This capability is critical for accurate clearance assessments, especially for vehicles with varying geometry (e.g., tapered cab...
about 1 month ago in OpenRail Designer 0 Needs review

ORD Drainage - new properties for gutter spread/depth at edge of grate (not center)

Ohio DOT likes to see the spread and depth at the edge of the grate. Currently the software reports on the spread and depth at the start and end of the gutter. Would like additional properties to also report the spread and depth at the edge of the...
over 1 year ago in Drainage and Utilities 0 Planned

Transpose Element option to Create a Copy.

When using the Transpose tool, the software makes a copy of the element you are selecting to transpose, and that is the element that is reversed, leaving behind the original underneath. Most of the time I do not want a copy of the transposed eleme...

Collision-Free cross section annotation

​​There appears to be a feature in OpenRail and previously was in InRoads where you could specify in the Annotation Group to have the annotation shift if there was an overlap with another annotation but can't find the same feature in OpenRoads Des...
over 2 years ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration

Add The Ability To Insert A Vertical Bend Or Curve Into A Drainage Link/PIPE.

It would be very helpful and much more efficient if there was an option to insert a vertical bend or curve into a drainage link/pipe from the profile run profile view. Basically, adding the exact same tool that is available in plan/horizontal call...
5 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 1 Future consideration

Deed Writer Tool Enhancement - Allow formatting options for calculated phrases

User's should be allowed to customize the formatting that is generated by the Deed Report tool. This should include calculated phrases. For example: User should be allowed to choose compass direction format. If direction outputted is northeast, Us...
2 months ago in OpenRoads Designer / Survey 1 Future consideration

Annotate Rock and Undercut in XS

When you create earthwork, there is a way to create an additional quantities for rock excavation and unsuitable material. We are wanting to be able to run the earthwork EAV report to have those quantities in EAV format, and then be able to annotat...
over 2 years ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Use Active Feature Definition

In the Feature Definition Toolbar, there is a button to "Use Active Feature Definition" This should be enabled by default. When a users selects a feature definition from the list, they expect that is what will be used for civil elements.
18 days ago in User Interface 0 Will not implement

Persist Snaps icon

Persist Snaps and Rule Icon in the Feature Definition Tool Bar looks very similar to Keypoint Snap icon in Snap Mode toolbar. Change the icon for Persist Snaps and Rule to include a ruler symbol with a snap point.
18 days ago in User Interface 0 Future consideration

Do not upgrade reference files with Civil File Manager

When upgrading files with Civil File Manager, the tool also tries to upgrades reference files. We need the ability for the tool not to try updating the references.
18 days ago in All Other / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration