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Drainage and Utilities

No duplicate Feature Names in separate files that are referenced

As part of our push into digital delivery, one thing we've run into is that if we are placing lines, points, drainage features, etc. in one file, and then need those same features in a different file for another purpose, the feature names that com...
8 days ago in Drainage and Utilities / Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer Future consideration

Nodes for multiple barrel conduits

The ability to place a conduit with multiple barrels is very useful. However, there are often scenarios where we are placing a single node on each of the multiple barrels. For example, if I have a twin pipe, we'll often place separate flared-end s...
24 days ago in Drainage and Utilities Future consideration

Allow Annotation group 'label' settings to work with D&U

A new annotation filter setting (Label) was introduced in OpenRoads 2025. This setting works well to place callouts for corridor components, however when drainage/utility features are selected, we run into issues as shown below. The callout does n...
27 days ago in Annotation / Drainage and Utilities / OpenRoads Designer Future consideration

Trench drain

Currently there is no easy way to model a trench drain which would be an inlet with dynamic length , we need inlet cells with parametric dimensions for width and length this could work well with trench drains and flumes to adjust to different side...
about 1 month ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRoads Designer Needs review

Add option to auto-name catchments to match outflow node.

It could be a toggle in the create catchment dialogue. There could be an additional toggle to retain associations. Also, an option to auto name pipes and gutters to match upstream node would be helpful.
about 1 month ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer Future consideration

node cells should honor graphic cell type (handle multiple levels)

when a node feature is placed the cell is all on one level. i have cells for median barrier inlets that include the barrier in the 3d cell as this is included in the payment for that node. i put the barrier part of the 3d cell on its own level. In...
2 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRoads Designer Needs review

Update element DU properties to match prototype

Introduce a dedicated button that, when clicked, updates a DU elements properties that has already been placed in a DGN file to match those currently assigned to the prototype that is assigned to the feature defintion in the updated dgnlib. This w...
2 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer Future consideration

OpenRoads/Flow Masters Calculation and Annotation

PowerInroads used to have a built in calculator/analyzer. It helped us to quickly calculate the drainage pipe information, minimum slope and velocity at full value etc. Currently to get the data, we use Flow Masters and manually calculate each pip...
2 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer Future consideration

Inner wall thickness parameter for multi-barrel RCB conduits.

Currently when using RCB conduits and increasing the number of barrels to be more than one, the inner wall thickness cannot be changed and is way off. Having an inner wall thickness parameter can allow for meeting standards that require different ...
2 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer Needs review

Allow Drainage field to be quickly edited in both the properties window and utility properties window

Sometimes (especially when upgrading a file from a previous release to a later release) the ability to update drainage fields is lost or restricted to one area. It will be "greyed out" and unavailable for editing in the utilities properties window...
3 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRoads Designer Future consideration