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Ability in Surface Creation to Move Backward

Ability in surface creation to move backward. For instance, proposed top mesh for retaining walls will never be correct, because the coping and barrier wall being outside of the wall requires the surface to move in the opposite direction. This can...
over 1 year ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Add Non-Modelled Volumes in Mass Diagram

In ORD 2023 there is no provision for manually adding non-modelled cut or fill volumes to a mass diagram or earthwork report. Manual volumes are typically used for borrowing sites, waste sites, non-modelled bridge embankments and merging models su...
over 1 year ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / Reports 0 Future consideration

Surcharge Volume Option

Add a Surcharge Volume Option for Meshes & Terrains. This would need to function so as to compare the Surcharge to Design and Existing volumes/terrains. Surcharge embankment will always be above finished or existing grade, so consider this as ...
over 1 year ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Set a view target point with the 3D Drive Through Tool

Ability to set a target point that the tool fixes on when driving down the alignment.
over 1 year ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Incorporate an ORD roadway designer window & file (.ord)

I'll be honest, the implementation ORD's strength is the software's weakest point. Being able to visually see the model in the 2D default model theoretically sounds great but the execution is costing too much time and money on medium to large scal...
over 1 year ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Will not implement

Create a Reference Link to a Project Template LIbrary File

Users would like the ability to maintain a link to the project template library, so that each time they don't have to browse and locate the .itl file. Because users store the file at different locations in ProjectWise, maintaining a link from the ...
over 1 year ago in Modeling / OpenRoads Designer 9 Already exists

Existing terrain element concept and modifiers

Vectorworks Landscape, Revit 2024 or Virtual Surveyor (a drone photogrammetry software) treat existing terrain in a extremely effective way, but all of them lack the volumes and tools from OpenRoads. What they do is genarating a solid from the exi...
almost 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration

Ability to save frequently used slopes in the "create slope to target" tool dialogue.

It would be very helpful if we could save our frequently used slopes to a pull down list in the "create slope to target" tool dialogue. Currently you have to type in your desired Cut and Fill slopes every time you use the tool. It would be much be...
over 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Ability to follow two surfaces with overlay component

It would be helpful to be able to follow two different surfaces in an overlay component, one for the top and one for the bottom
11 months ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 2 Already exists

Harvest Lengths of a cut up Linear Feature

I need a way to annotate the length of the segments of a civil feature. Linear pieces from a cut-up civil feature in the roadway corridor.
11 months ago in Annotation / Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration