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Rename terrains, linear templates, surface templates and other elements by selecting from Explorer list>(right click) Properties

At the current OpenRoads version, we need to select the terrains at 3D view then click properties in order to rename. It would be better if it can be renamed just by selecting the terrain name from Explorer list>(right click) properties.
over 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Terrain 0 Future consideration

Need a Manage Modifications option in Annotation Groups for Points

Currently this option is only available for Linear features. This means any text annotated through Point annotation groups can't be moved or rotated, which is a problem for our Right of Way points. Sometimes we have 100+ Right of Way points that r...
over 2 years ago in Annotation 0 Planned

Use Analyze Point Tool in Sheet/Drawing Models

We need to be able to track alignment data to check sheet annotation. Would be very helpful to have an easy way to do this in sheets. Since an alignment or terrain would still need to be selected, the sheet scale shouldn't matter. This would work ...
almost 2 years ago in Analytics / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Allow the road slope to exceed the gutter cross slope

My state agency commonly uses gutters with a 4% cross slope. The maximum superelevation rate is 7%. The gutter slope stays at 4% in this situation. Spread does not compute in this scenario because "A depressed gutter must have a Gutter Cross Slope...
over 1 year ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Planned

Ability to annotate models over a station range

Currently, the only way to update Annotation is to update ALL or one drawing model at a time. It would be very helpful to be able to select a station range to remove and then update in one action.
over 2 years ago in Annotation / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 2 Future consideration

User option for linear stroking when creating terrains while processing field data in 3d files.

It would be very useful to big back the user option for stroking linear elements when creating terrains. This was available in v8i and greatly enhanced our surface models. Right now there is a configuration variable but it can't be set by users. A...
over 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey / Terrain 6 Future consideration

Civil Preferences Location

For the OpenCivil products, it would be nice to have the civil preferences folders that are located under C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Bentley\OpenRoadsDesigner\<version>\prefs (both the civil and civil_commands folders) use the b...
4 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / Workspace 0 Future consideration

Flex Table - option to be placed plan.

There are times we create a flex table so we can add as table on our plans. Currently several steps to make it happen. (export to csv, then import the table using excel/csv) There should be a direct option/button to add/place from the flex table t...
6 months ago in Drainage and Utilities 2 Needs review

Ability to annotate the difference of slope for vertical curve (parabola)

Currently we can not annotate the grade difference on the profile parabola, We can use the Item types to build a expression to calculate the grade difference and then use the civil labeler, but this workflow works only if the profile is not comple...
about 1 month ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Creating a Surface Area Report

A physical report containing all surface areas and total area. Application use cases for this would include: -Useful for project planning and cost estimation. -Help determine material quantities. -Assists in environmental impact assessments by pro...
6 months ago in OpenRoads Designer / Reports 0 Future consideration