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Annotate invert and crown elevations of conduit anywhere along its length instead of just the start and end

We would like to be able to set up annotation groups to annotate the invert and/or crown elevations of a conduit along its length using set station intervals. Currently, there are only start/end invert/crown elevation text favorite fields.
2 months ago in Annotation / Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Getting Vertical Alignment Properties from a Vertical Alignment Projection

In OpenRoads Designer, the user would like to be able to get the vertical alignment properties/information such as slope from the vertical alignment's projection through a text favorite or other command.
2 months ago in Annotation / Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Ability to set up a profile annotation group to place a single annotation for a complex profile.

Ability to set up a profile annotation group to place a single annotation for a complex profile. When we go to Annotation group we don't have option to placing single annotation for the element.
2 months ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Apply annotation group text as graphic group for simpler management of data

Apply element annotation group text as graphic groups for simpler management of data so that users can turn on Graphic Group lock and use the delete tool to select one text element and it will delete all elements in the graphic group. So users cou...
2 months ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Eliminate the Utility Property Panel

We are now 10 years into OpenRoads. Why are we still faced with two property panels. One for MicroStation and one for Utility/drainage. The two property panels overlap in what is displayed. ELIMINATE the Utility Properties Panel so we can end the ...
2 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Add the ability to export an ORD surface to a HEC-RAS .tif surface.

In OpenRoads Designer 2023, under the Terrain tab, add the ability to export a ORD surface to a .tif file. The HEC-RAS RAS-Mapper can only use .tif surfaces.
3 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / Terrain 0 Future consideration

Provide pop-up message when drainage "breaks" and becomes red dashed line in appearance

Many User's are experiencing an issue where portions of their drainage layout (nodes for example) are becoming red dashed lines in appearance. This change indicates a break/error in the design and absent specific reasons why this occurred, User's ...
3 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Bring back "Depends On" in the Properties

It is my understanding that this was removed in the 2024 version due to general confusion, but I'd like it to be added back. If it is made toggleable, it can be turned off by default to avoid the aforementioned confusion, and this allows those tha...
4 months ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Labels Every 100' and Ability to Pick Start Point

I created the Civil Label for the 100’ elevation along a geometric element, but I want to be able to pick where the labeling starts and not at the start of the geometric element. I want to establish a target to start the 1st label at a prompted cl...
4 months ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Make the Drainage Catch Basin Grate Perimeter and Open Area variables reportable

Some DOTs require input of an exact values for catch basin grate open area for orifice flow and catch basin grate perimeter for weir flow. ORD would consider these as calculated values, not inputs. These are not ORD outputs and are hidden from the...
4 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration