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Allow user to define width of superelevation section graphic.

Currently, the graphic representing the superelevation section is hard coded to use the radius of the smallest curve in the alignment. If the radius of the smallest curve is 50 meters or more, the section width is hard-coded to 50 meters. If t...
11 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / Superelevation 0 Future consideration

Use of vertical alignment commands from geometry when creating the vertical alignment of utilities

Currently to get a specific vertical alignment on utilities it is quite difficult
almost 2 years ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Automatically calculate values when inputting into property fields

When inputting numbers into property fields, ORD can automatically calculate them for you. Example: Survey field team shoots the top of casting elevation of a manhole at 500ft, then shoots again for a bottom invert of the manhole but only leaves a...
11 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Need the ability to define sequence number other than at the end of the filename

We have a standard naming convention that uses sequence numbers which are in the middle of the filenames. This has been our standard for over twenty years. Additionally, we require each sheet to be in a separate file for multiple flexibility and a...
11 months ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration

Grid Text Rotated with Tick under Plan Grid Annotation

In Plan Grid annotation, grid texts (northing and easting) can only rotate or oriented with the view of drawing model but NOT able to rotated with the tick mark (+) or grid line.
almost 2 years ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Provide feedback if annotation changes AFTER QC has been performed

While the rules-based annotation is nice, it also introduces some concerns. Some of our designers are frustrated because they don't know if an element (and thus it's child annotation) has been changed AFTER the annotation has been reviewed. Would ...
almost 2 years ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads SignCAD / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Allow entering a degree of curve (d 00^00'00") as the Radius of the Alignment Table Editor.

When creating curves, an ORD user is allowed to enter a degree of curve (d 00^00'00") as the Radius. Put the same functionality in the Alignment Table Editor.
11 months ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Allow for Cross sections along an element

If I have a pipe and I need to cut a cross section along the pipe, And that pipe has a bend in it, I can't use the 2 point method, I need one that allows for bends and twists and turns. If the annotation is based on the type/purpose then swapping ...
almost 2 years ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Need equivalent of InRoads input logger

There is a setting that can be turned on in Power InRoads V8i that keeps open a “results dialog box” that records all actions completed. It gives very basic information that we save as text file. The text is then imported into a Word document temp...
almost 2 years ago in Survey 1 Future consideration

Have Dynamic Settings built into Create Template window instead of opening from tools menu.

It would be nice to have the dynamic settings options built into the create template window instead of having to open them from the tools menu every time you open the window to create/edit templates. There is plenty of empty space below the templa...
almost 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration