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Prevent remaining elements to move when start element is deleted with "Geometry Builder Edit"

Now the remaining alignment is moved so that the previous start point is kept and all elements are moved. An option to keep the alignment endpoint instead would be nice.
25 days ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Re-introduce "Connect element" from Power RailTrack

In Power RailTrack and before that in Inrail there was a tool called something like "connect element" or something quite similar. What it did was to connect an element belonging to the alignment but was not in its correct location to the alignment...
25 days ago in Geometry 2 Future consideration

Improvement of the "Geometry Connector" to simplify for the user

Suggested improvements: Automatically fill in the correct radius of transition curves/clothoids. Make an option somewhere (civil design file settings?) to select if you want to give transition curve values "by length" or "by constant". If you choo...
25 days ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Add an option to place endpoint instead of start point in the "line/arc from element" tools

It is normally very difficult to know where to place the start point to get the next element where you want it, especially when there are transition curves involved. To place the endpoint of the element and let the start point move would be much e...
25 days ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Deed Writer - Multiple Deed Phrase Catalogs

Our deed phrases can vary slightly by client. It would be helpful if there was a way to create, edit, and access multiple deed phrase catalogs to more easily switch between client preferences.
26 days ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / Survey 1 Future consideration

Enable 3D annotation from 2D annotation

It would be advantageous to be able to link 3D annotation to 2D annotation. In order to be able to create stationing as 3D text on an alignment in a 3D model, you currently need to do it manually. It would be desirable if you could link a 2D anno...
27 days ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 1 Future consideration

Give warning for invalid display rule expressions/names

When making Display Rules, give a warning when using expressions/names that are not acceptable (i.e. can't use parentheses in the name since they can be used in expressions)
29 days ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Annotation at interval - Omit Start/Omit End

In annotation group we can manage annotation at interval (even of) and at points where we have POB/POE. But it is not possible to ignore point of start and/or Point of end when annotation at regular interval. We can skip some specific interval usi...
30 days ago in Annotation / Drawing Production 0 Future consideration

Profile along sight visibility lines

When creating sight visibility a 3D model is created with sight lines. Currently these sight lines are not able to be individually selected to provide a profile along the line. This option was available in MX SS4 and useful for checking some obstr...
about 1 month ago in Analytics / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Drainage Annotation - Anchor to top of grate elevation

Currently, the only datum for drainage annotations is set for invert. Some municipalities require annotation to be placed at grate elevation.
about 1 month ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration