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Enhancing Drainage Annotation Flexibility: Options for Maintaining Relative or Fixed Locations in Plan and Profile Views

Currently, drainage annotation will snap back to the placement location based on the placement settings within annotation groups. When I move the annotation I'd want to have the option of maintaining the location in relation to the object or maint...
4 days ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Needs review

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.
4 days ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Drainage Annotation rotation based on sheet view rotation

Currently, the only rotation options for drainage annotation is constant. With alignments that are curving, our sheets must change rotation. It would save a lot of time spent manually adjusting rotation on each sheet.
5 days ago in Annotation / Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 1 Needs review

Allow for Hydraulic calculations and profile creation while using tap nodes

Tap nodes are incredibly useful but do not allow for hydraulic modeling or for profile runs. I'd prefer to use tap nodes over transitions because they are easier to use and do not break trunklines into segments. This would help with profiles, pipe...
5 days ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Add the ability to calculate spread on two sides of a median barrier inlet

There are tens of thousands of barrier inlets on barrier medians throughout the US. Spread needs to be calculated on both sides, with the overall flow being added to the storm sewer system. Currently, the only way to do this is to create to halves...
29 days ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Needs review

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...
about 1 month ago in Drainage and Utilities 1 Needs review

Export Drainage Model to 2D Linework

It would be nice to be able to export a drainage network into 2D linework that can be edited for plan sheets. Currently, we don't use our modeled files directly in our plan sheets as we cannot adjust the conduit line styles and it takes longer to ...
about 1 month ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 3 Needs review

Civil view Settings (Drainage and utilities) in Personal Preference

Have the Civil preference for drainage and utilities as file setting rather than personal preference. There are times we had to change the settings depends on what we are designing. eg. we want to show connecting conduit if we do drainage, not whe...
about 1 month ago in Drainage and Utilities 0 Needs review

Calculation Summary ("Report") Improvement Suggestions

The calculation executive summary and calculation detailed summary would be improved by adding a time stamp near the date and file name at the bottom of the reports' pages. It would be helpful to be able to add a note to the reports describing tha...
about 2 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Calculation column in drainage and utilities flex table.

A formula could be made using existing columns to calculate a value that is atypical or not an option otherwise. I need a pipe full flow velocity check for a design. I can use excel to calculate using full flow capacity and full flow area but if t...
2 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Already exists