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Allow OpenRoads 2023 to Open A .dgn Sheet View Without Error

A new bug has been introduced with the release of ORD 2023. Whenever a .dgn containing a Sheet View is opened, ORD returns an error message dialogue that says, "unable to run command in sheet or drawing model" and then will not open the file until...
about 1 year ago in OpenRoads Designer 3

Annotate station of any alignment/feature in cross section

Loss of functionality from SS4 which had the ability to annotate "Station" or "Feature Station". I am cutting sections for a divided roadway and wishes to annotation the station of each centerline feature in his cross sections. Currently th...
2 months ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Modify the LLS part when placing a turnout.

Currently one could add an LLS part on a turnout. Unfortunately this is a standard value. Sometimes, when creating a horizontal geometry, it is necessary to ''shorten'' the LLS part (aka to place a fewer amount of long sleepers that a standard LLS...
2 months ago in OpenRail Designer / Turnouts/Crossings 0 Needs review

Create a tool that constructs transitions between different types of rail sections

Sometimes in track design, one must use different types of rails, say 60kg and 50kg rails. One could weld them and grind them together but this is a crude method. In Sweden they use what is called a transition rail, which in principle contain a sm...
2 months ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer 0 Needs review

Annotation at interval - Omit Start/Omit End

In annotation group we can manage annotation at interval (even of) and at points where we have POB/POE. But it is not possible to ignore point of start and/or Point of end when annotation at regular interval. We can skip some specific interval usi...
4 months ago in Annotation / Drawing Production 0 Future consideration

Include info about side/hand of turnout from the tip of the turnout (Point 1) looking towards the toe (point 2)

Especially in reports but also in models we need to add information about turnout type including a letter showing towards which side looking from point 1 towards point 2, the branch is oriented. As it is now turnouts with Leading orientation will ...
6 months ago in Turnouts/Crossings 0 Needs review

Survey Control Code Template

Need the ability to add a predefined template to control codes. For example, I can create curb and gutter templates that would generate the needed linears at the correct horizontal and vertical values.
over 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey 0 Future consideration

Export Geometry XML from Read Only File

We have many users on the survey side that need to quickly jump in a design file and export out an alignment xml for staking. Non-Roadway users do not have write access to these files and the export geometry tool cannot be used in a read only file...
over 2 years ago in Geometry / Import/Export / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Cross Section Named Boundary Scan Criteria

Add option for scan criteria in models for upper lower limits like Geopak had. It could include wildcards to list levels/features to be included for the upper lower limits. We would rather not manually change level display, feature settings or cre...
about 2 years ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 1 Future consideration

Improve Civil Labeler placement workflow

When placing a civil labeler, the text displays the field formula and that usually is some big text. The leader placement preview takes this enormous text in consideration and 99% of the times the placement we get is off from the desired, because ...
11 months ago in Annotation / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration