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Deed Writer Tool Enhancement to Change Begin Offset and End Offset Phrase Calculated Inserts

Please consider changing the Begin Offset and End Offset phrase calculated inserts in the respective .xml when using the Deed Writer tool. Users would prefer these calculated inserts to be absolute values in the reporting and then populate a newly...
over 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey 0 Future consideration

Deed Writer Tool Enhancement to Control Decimals on the Line Bearing Phrase Calculated Insert

Please consider adding the ability for the user to control decimals on the Line Bearing phrase calculated insert in the respective .xml when using the Deed Writer tool. Users would like to have control on the Line Bearing number of decimals. For e...
over 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey 0 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...
about 1 year ago in OpenRoads Designer / Survey 1 Future consideration

Export Field Book data with Observations AND Attributes

I process survey data for the Maine Department of Transportation. We have been transitioning from InRoads to OpenRoads for about a year now and are currently testing OpenRoads Designer 2023. We really need a way to export edited Field Book data wi...
over 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey 0 Future consideration

Direct Export Style from ORD - CSV for Survey

A new export style for exporting a file directly into Excel/Data collector from ORD needs to be created. The format would need to be a P,N,E,Z,D, Note export style. The File should be exported out of ORD in the same format that the CSV was brought...
about 3 years ago in Import/Export / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey 2 Future consideration

Bring back the “NE=” key-in command.

U.S. surveyors traditionally work in Northing & Easting, in that order. When working with Microstation V8i, AND with Inroads loaded, the user could perform precision drafting by using the “NE= “ key-in to enter the exact northing/easting coord...
over 3 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey 4 Future consideration

Export model data in a way that Tremble Surveying can use it.

NCOT is basically paying for the roadway design 3 times. We have a design unit or PEF do the main design. When the contract is awarded, the Contractor building it, if they need a model for machine grading, they hire someone to make that model for ...
2 months ago in OpenRoads Designer / Survey 0 Future consideration

Deed Writer Tool Enhancement to Add a Selection Set Capability to the Phrases Included Column of the Right of Way Dialog Box

Please consider adding a selection set capability to the Phrases Included column of the Right of Way Deed dialog box that opens when using the Deed Writer tool. This will help users more easily delete phrases from this column on a selection set ba...
over 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey 0 Future consideration

Quadrant Option for Bearing input in Geometry/Lines

Geometry/Lines requires you to enter the bearing value as S45d30'30"E which is way too many key strokes and unproductive. Geometry Builder allows us to enter the same bearing using the quadrant method (245.3030) which is much faster/easier and ali...
11 months ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / Survey 0 Future consideration

New Survey Linear Name

The create new survey linear tool needs to have the ability to name the element and set the field code. Currently, you have to select the new linear and enter the name and field code in the properties after it's created.
over 3 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey 1 Future consideration