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Add temp dimensions for offsets and elevations to the Dynamic Cross Sections

Add temp dimensions for offsets and elevations to the Dynamic Cross Sections
over 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Apply cut/fill annotation to surface templates

When creating a cut/fill End Area Volumes table on cross sections, the annotation does not work for surface templates. If there is no corridor in the cross section, it will not even place an EAV Table. The cut/fill EAV tool works and displays the ...
over 1 year ago in Annotation / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Add better management tool/window for terrains sources elements

There is no effective panel for editing the terrain sources elements. The only available tools are the add/remove feature or the "Edit Terrain" tool with it's ""delete feature". All the above are extremely dependable on visual and clickable data. ...
5 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Terrain / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Profile projection tools for crossfall relative to Target element

In legacy software, we had the option to either project crossfall from one element to another relative/normal to the reference element or relative/normal to the target element. We do not seem to have this functionality in ORD currently (although t...
almost 3 years ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Create KMZ files that allow geometry annotation on export.

This would allow annotation on Geometry to export to KMZ files. Currently you have to drop status on all text annotation on geometry to be able to see it in a KMZ file.
over 1 year ago in Import/Export / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Allow users change which graphical filter is used after creating a terrain model

A terrain model was created with one graphical filter. Currently, there is a option to update the terrain model from graphical filter, but this only uses the graphical filter that was used to make the terrain model originally. It would be great if...
4 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / Terrain 0 Future consideration

WS wind speeds table for FDOT Sdg 2.4 (and combinations) are not updated as per 2025

There appears to be a discrepancy in wind load calculations—specifically, the gust factor of 0.85 remains different from AASHTO standards. However, the FDOT Structures Design Guidelines (SDG) 2025 now allow the use of AASHTO Article 3.8, which may...
2 months ago in OpenBridge Designer 0 Needs review

XSLT 2.0 Support - Civil Reports

Who would like to have more capable Civil Reports? Currently, OpenRoads Designer relies on the XSLT 1.0 Transformation Language for generating Civil Reports. This language was published in 1999, now 24 years ago. In 2009, a much more full-featured...
about 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Reports 0 Future consideration

Annotation : Annotation be added to display the degree of curve in chord definition

In a previous update, the plan annotation option to display arc length in chord or arc definition was added. It is imperative that a plan annotation be added to display the degree of curve in chord or arc definition as well. Until this happens we ...
about 1 month ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Station Offset Report

When working on Finish Grade Elevations, I have been utilizing the Station / Offset Tool in the OBM Geometry Report flow to capture my T-line points along Beam Lines and print the report for documentation. The bridge I am currently working on is o...
3 months ago in OpenBridge Modeler 0 Future consideration