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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 ...
over 1 year ago in Modeling / OpenRoads Designer 9 Already exists

View and Edit contents of a Terrain

Contents of terrains currently can't be viewed or edited. Features can be added and removed from a terrain but there is no viewable info on these elements. What elements is the terrain created from? What elements are used for triangulation? Survey...
over 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Terrain 1 Already exists

Need a Text Favorite for Arc Chord Bearing

IDOT's Right-of-Way annotation requires the Chord Bearing as part of the annotation. When setting up annotations for the Civil Labeler, we found that an option for the chord bearing is currently not available as a Text Favorite when selecting Civi...
8 months ago in Annotation / OpenRoads Designer 1 Already exists

Topo Import Terrain Properties Source Details

This may already be on the todo list along with other things for Topo Import, but we need to be able to see the source data in the properties of a Terrain created by Topo Import so we have a record of what it's based on. The tool briefly displays ...
over 1 year ago in Import/Export 1 Already exists

Add a stroking option to linear features when creating a terrain.

When adding extra vertices along linear elements it improves the accuracy of terrains
over 1 year ago in Terrain 0 Already exists

Buttons in Level Display that stores and restores the status of levels

Once stored, it will keep track of which levels are turned on and off at the time of pressing stored. Then pressing restore will return the levels back to what they were. This would be useful if you needed to turn off some levels but want to retur...
about 2 years ago in User Interface 1 Already exists

Clip Conduits (pipes) at inside edge of Drainage Structures and Report "True" Horizontal Lengths and Vertical Lengths in the Properties

This is more than useful; this is absolutely required. When laying out Drainage Networks, pipes need to be trimmed at the inside edge of the structures, and the "True" pipe lengths (horizontal & vertical) need to be provided in the properties....
9 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 5 Already exists

label contours

label contours from inroads. there are times we have to label elevated "graphic" lines (aka contours and or benches without having a terrain model). was very helpful in inroads)
about 2 years ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 8 Already exists

Switching between referenced OBD models from an ORD file (after attachment).

If multiple bridge options are required, placing these options within the same dgn, but in separate models is a good practice. However, from ORD trying to change which OBD model is viewed (after it's been attached) does not work. It can be reattac...
about 2 years ago in User Interface 0 Already exists

Allow Vertical Scale in Profile View to Stay Set after "Saved Settings" Or Change Default to 1

Currently, if you change the vertical scale in a profile view, it always reverts back to a vertical scale of 10 if you switch the view to display the profile of a different Line. It would be much better if the scale in the view would stay at whate...
over 2 years ago in Geometry / OpenRoads Designer 0 Already exists