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Ability to differentiate between the different types of Rail Crossover

The crossover function has been retired between schema 9 and 10 in favor of turnout "connections". So it is no longer possible to identify a single crossover with a unique asset IDs. A crossover object should be added that consist of the sub eleme...
about 2 years ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer 0 Future consideration

Commands to Place Node and Conduit <Type> (e.g. Place Manhole, Place Stormwater Conduit)

At the moment, you run Place Node, then set the type of node by picking a feature definition. However, you normally know what type of node that you want to place, such as a manhole for example,so it would be more intuitive if the ribbon contained ...
about 2 years ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration

Add support for buildingSMART IDS

IDS as Information Delivery Specification is a standard comes from buildingSMART which ensure openBIM pricipes for exchange of information requirements and validation. Please check at https://www.buildingsmart.org/what-is-information-delivery-spec...
10 months ago in Import/Export / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler / OpenRail Designer / OpenRail Overhead Line Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / OpenTunnel Designer 0 Future consideration

Add Create 3d Automatically Options

The Create 3d Automatically in the Feature Definition toolbar has the potential to be really powerful. Add the ability to have other options. The one I would most like to see is "Profile from Surface" based on vertices, locked to start and end.
10 months ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration

Add "Auto Activate Profile" to Feature Definition Bar

Add a toggle to activate the next profile that is drawn rather than having to manually activate most profile lines.
10 months ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Add the ability to view color coded depth of cut and fill 3D meshes with ability to set depth ranges.

Colors would allow for quick visualization in plan view of major earthwork areas.
10 months ago in Analytics / Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Ability to speficy background color for active View

Being aware of what view is active is fundamental in ORD workflows. For now, active/inactive is shown with a light color difference in title bar and cannot be changed.I'd like to be able to specify hihglight color as I can specify active window co...
over 1 year ago in OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler / OpenRail Designer / OpenRail Overhead Line Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / OpenTunnel Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Annotation for Turnouts to be Excluded/Seperated from Geometry Annotation when Complexing Alignments

If I have annotation for curves in a track alignment and annotation for a turnout that does not annotate any curves, there is no way to deal with a single complex alignment and the annotation associated with it. As soon as I complex a turnout with...
about 1 year ago in Annotation 0 Future consideration

Implement a SWITCH/CASE function for item type expressions.

A SWITCH/CASE function would be easier to use than having to nest multiple IF functions.
about 1 year ago in Item Types / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler / OpenRail Designer / OpenRail Overhead Line Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Create Top and Bottom Meshes for Surface Templates

Currently ORD will create a top mesh and bottom mesh when a template is assigned to a corridor. However, when a template is assigned to a design non-corridor terrain, no top or bottom meshes are created. Doing so would be very useful for viewing o...
about 1 year ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration