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IFC: ability to use ACS origin as basepoint

When working with georeferenced file (UTM) define a point with ACS to be the 0,0,0 for the ifc. Architeture usually use a local project reference, we (infra) work on the UTM coordinates.The ifc Georeferencing would come from the UTM, but its basep...
over 1 year ago in Import/Export / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Turnout in exportable file

It would be very useful to have a way of bringing geometry including turnouts between models i.e. as in the .alg files. Rather than having to use a dgn. With large alignment files, they are a lot more manageable/faster when split into smaller sect...
about 2 years ago in Geometry / Import/Export / OpenRail Designer 1 Future consideration

Export alignment in read-only file as LandXML

I have opened an ORD .dgn design in read-only mode. This is not uncommon, especially when using ProjectWise and the file is either at coordination/shared state, or checked out to another user. However, it is not possible to export the alignment us...
about 1 year ago in Import/Export / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Add .JXL file format

It would be nice if the Trimble Link Import op tion of ORD Survey would allow for .JXL file format to import.
almost 2 years ago in Import/Export / OpenBridge Modeler / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey 1 Future consideration

Improve the dwg drawings for profile and XS

A lot of time our employements ask for dwg XS, profile and plan drawings, I consider very useful a set of settings ti create them without issues.
almost 2 years ago in Import/Export / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Ability to Export/Import Alignment With ALL Parts

Currently, the only way to export/import alignments appears to be using LandXML. Currently this does not appear to allow Exporting and Importing Event Points that are part of an Alignment. Since DGN's can be corrupted, there needs to be a method t...
about 2 years ago in Geometry / Import/Export / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Automated batch converter for upgrading 32bit SignCAD files to 64bit at scale

We have a large number of SignCAD files in our environment that were created in the 32bit legacy versions (10.02 and older) that will need upgraded to the 64bit file format. The current workflow will see these files automatically upgraded as each ...
26 days ago in Import/Export / OpenRoads SignCAD 0 Future consideration

Better integration between ConceptStation and OpenRoads

Why is the export back to ALG and DTM those are both deprecated features in SS10 prodoucts. Why can't it create a alignment and profile that can be read by OpenRoads. Why can't I import in my client ITL file
10 months ago in Import/Export / OpenRail ConceptStation / OpenRoads ConceptStation 1 Future consideration

GIS Interoperability

I would like to see some of the tools from OpenCities, mainly the ability to read a geodata base, integrated into OpenRoads. Since Bentley Map was removed from the Select Series application and not added to the OpenRoads, we have very little GIS i...
over 1 year ago in Import/Export / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

One button downgrade and export

While we are in a transition phase between the old v8i to the ORD dgn files, we sometimes receive files in the wrong dgn format. The steps to downgrade to a v8i backwards compatible file involves too many steps and introduces units and coordinate ...
almost 2 years ago in Import/Export / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration