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Inverse Tool - Be able to select fieldbook points and geometry points

There is an “inverse points” tool, but the key in for point numbers doesn’t work for geometry points, only for fieldbook points. Would like the report it created include an interior angle between three points (right now it only has the bearings ...
6 months ago in Geometry / OpenRoads Designer / Survey 0 Future consideration

Deed Writer - Multiple Deed Phrase Catalogs

Our deed phrases can vary slightly by client. It would be helpful if there was a way to create, edit, and access multiple deed phrase catalogs to more easily switch between client preferences.
over 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / Survey 2 Future consideration

Deed Writer - Allow tool to apply for other survey categories

At present, the Deed Writer tool describes boundaries only. We should be allowed to use this tool to also describe easements and acquisitions. For example: If an easement is necessary to be described along the centerline of a sewer pipe.
about 1 year ago in OpenRoads Designer / Survey 0 Future consideration

Apply Z (elevation) corrections fro residual surface to existing elements without changing X,Y

OpenRoads Designer currently lacks a workflow to apply spatially varying Z corrections derived from a mesh to existing geometry, while preserving the X and Y coordinates. This is helpful for situations like in point‑cloud‑driven workflows, users f...
4 months ago in OpenRoads Designer / Survey 0 Future consideration

Add a toolbar for Decorations

add a tool bar for decorations instead in only one menu. and toggle to turn all on and all off
almost 3 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey / User Interface 1 Future consideration

Improve Geometry Builder interface

Often Surveyors are responsible for generating exi sting alignments from limited data (in plans or collected in field.) We have identified that using the Geometry Builder can be a "wo rkaround" but it is clunky and there are more steps involved th...
over 3 years ago in OpenRoads Designer / Survey / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Move Description Separator and Attribute Separator from the Survey Settings to the TIW.

Currently the Description Separator is in the Survey Settings. Description Separator and Attribute Separator should be in the TIW. (Text import wizard). I will like a prompt to set the Description Separator just before you import a file.
11 months ago in OpenRoads Designer / Survey / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Configuration variable to control default path for .tiw files

When working in a fieldbook in survey, we want to set the default file path to a specific location for .tiw files. As it stands, ORD remembers the last location from which a .tiw was imported, but we want to set a file path for all users.
almost 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey / Workspace 0 Planned

Survey Cell Rotation within an sqlite file

If a survey cell is rotated in a dgn file that houses a filedbook and that fieldbook is then exported to an .sqlite file the survey cell does not retain it's rotation.
over 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey 0 Future consideration

Survey Point Elevation From Terrain

when creating a new survey point or geometry point, I would like an option to get the elevation of the point XZ from a terrain.
over 3 years ago in Survey 2 Future consideration