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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...
about 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 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...
about 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / Reports 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 ...
about 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 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.
about 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 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...
about 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 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 ...
about 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRoads Designer 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...
over 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer Future consideration

Add the ability to view color coded depth of cut and fill 3D meshes with ability to set depth ranges.

Colors would allow for quick visualization in plan view of major earthwork areas.
over 2 years ago in Analytics / Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer Future consideration

Create 3D by slope to terrain needs to have the option for the fill slope to be positive and vise versa for cut slope

When projecting a line to a terrain currently the only option for fill is down and cut is up. This needs to be a user selectable option. There are many cases where the proposed surface is above the existing ground yet the fill projection needs to ...
over 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer Future consideration

Import and Export ITL templates from and to Microstation

In InRoads there was the ability to import templates from Microstation. This enabled complex shapes that were drawn in CAD to be used in templates.
over 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer Already exists