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Export multiple element types in one LandXML

Wants an ability to export all the files in single landxml file which includes all the terrains with addition to plan geometry, longitudinal geometry and cross-sections.
over 1 year ago in Import/Export / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Auto-rotate Annotation and Labels

Suggestion to allow annotation and labels to align with plan named boundaries and sheet file plan views. For example, consider a plan named boundaries shape around a horizontal curve. If you have a separate standalone annotation file, often times,...
about 3 years ago in Annotation / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 2 Future consideration

Migration Utilities .exe's to be updated

Currently, the Migration Utilities suite of .exe files was created for 2020 R3 release of OpenRail Designer (ORD). In earlier versions of ORD, the linear and profile symbology were linked closely together, in later version of ORD (>2022) the sy...
over 2 years ago in Workspace 3 Will not implement

Add reference alignment elevation to the "point feature station offset elevation report"

Current report only reports XYZ of the point and station along alignment. Elevation on reference is basic information needed. Unfortunately civil expression in item type doesn't work in 2024 to workaround (CivilExpression.ElevationStart(this."Refe...
about 2 months ago in Reports 0 Future consideration

Draw Slope Direction Pattern Tool

We would really benefit from having the "Draw Slope Direction Pattern" tool available in OpenRoads Designer CE similar to what was included with InRoads. I understand that we have the capability to apply "side slope annotation" to corridors, but w...
about 3 years ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 6 Future consideration

Remove all dupplicates of button...

4 properties, 2 zooms, all bunch of desactivated button in the superelevation editor (2 copy, 2 paste, 3 zoom, Make graphical edit...)
8 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Improve "Create Terrain from Design Meshes" & "Graphical Filter" tool. Filter by Fence / Shape / Reference Clip / Level Display / Selection Set

When I first saw this tool I was so excited. I could drape the design meshes from top or bottom and create a terrain . Then I started using it and realize the tool may need some improvement because it processes everything in the file or reference ...
about 3 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Terrain 2 Future consideration

Text Favorite Use Dimension Style Setting

When a Text Favorite is set to "Active Settings" it looks at the file setting and is not reading active dimension style setting from the element template or the tool settings. According to MicroStation the Active Setting is set by the dimension st...

Ability to Copy Corridors and Parts of Corridors

Developing projects requires many iterations involving multiple alternatives. For simpler projects it may be feasible to manually duplicate a corridor but as corridors get more complex this method becomes more cumbersome and prone to error. When d...
almost 3 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 1 Future consideration

Inside Rail Pivot for Swept Envelope

In railway design, the standard practice is to pivot at the inside (low) rail when applying cant and generating swept envelopes. Currently, OpenRail Designer does not provide an option for this; users must create complex templates with point contr...
2 months ago in OpenRail Designer 0 Needs review