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Remove trailing zeros

Whether or not it was a setting, pre-2023 SignCAD could suppress trailing zeroes for integer and terminating decimal measurements even if decimal places were specified. In 2023 it seems to be an all-or-nothing proposition that leads to dimension o...
5 months ago in Annotation / Signs 0 Future consideration

Add a save button to the Manage Annotations dialog. DO NOT automatically save.

The manage annotations dialog that is used to create Annotation Definitions automatically saves any changes made. If the dialog is closed then all of the changes are saved even if there was not an intent to save them. Please add a save button or a...
almost 2 years ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

[Completed]Element Annotation and/or Civil Labeler Slopes for Complex Lines

It would be amazing if the "Element Annotation" or "Civil Labeler" could provide individual slopes for complex lines in plan view in a seamless automated way. The text favorite I've been wanting to use is "Plan Annotation.Profile Ahead Grade" whic...
about 1 year ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 3 Future consideration

Allow population of annotations along Plan named boundary borders

Currently, profile named boundaries have the option to populate annotations using the named boundary border as a reference line. This is how the stations and elevations come in along the bottom of the boundary. Specifically in Indiana, we are aske...
about 1 year ago in Annotation / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler / OpenRail Designer / OpenRail Overhead Line Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / OpenTunnel Designer 0 Future consideration

Annotate vertical curve info on any alignment, not just the active one

Currently, vertical curve annotation (L, K) is part of the Drawing Model annotation groups and can only annotate the active profile. It would work much better if this was part of the Linear Profile Annotation and could be applied to any vertical a...
over 1 year ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Annotation for Turnouts to be Excluded/Seperated from Geometry Annotation when Complexing Alignments

If I have annotation for curves in a track alignment and annotation for a turnout that does not annotate any curves, there is no way to deal with a single complex alignment and the annotation associated with it. As soon as I complex a turnout with...
about 1 year ago in Annotation 0 Future consideration

Match Label wizard

Provide the ability to match labels when annotating drawing models. Make it part of Civil Labeler, or create a new dialog. Several parts to it: 1. match the symbology/feature/element template. 2. Match the civil element properties string format. 3...
10 months ago in Annotation 0 Future consideration

Change Text Favorite element attachment/selections

When using text favorites that are based on an alignment (station/offset), these text favorites can break if the alignment changes or is dropped or it can't find it. As far as I know, when this happens, there is no way to reassign the text favorit...
over 1 year ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Control Precision of Terrain High and Low Points

Control precision of High and Low point annotation in Element Templates instead of reading "Accuracy" in Design File Settings. Set precision in the Element Template>Calculated Feature Settings>High/Low Points settings.
over 1 year ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Terrain 0 Future consideration

Import & Export Entire Annotation Group/Definition Library

We would really benefit from having the option to Export & Import "Entire" Annotation Group/Definition Libraries in the same way we can Export/Import feature Symbologies & Feature Definitions. Currently we are limited to Export/Import only...
almost 2 years ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration