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Item Types

Prompt user to detach item type when switching feature definition.

Scenario: feature definition A with pre-attached item A is assigned to an element, then the feature definition is changed to feature definition B which has item type B pre-attached, now the element has item type A and B which results in wrong repo...
about 2 months ago in Item Types / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface Future consideration

Station Equations - Add expressions for item types

In item types, there are not expressions to pull the values of station equations. We can get the start/end station of an alignment, but not the station equations. It would be helpful to have an expression for station equation ahead[0], station equ...
2 months ago in Item Types / OpenRoads Designer Future consideration

Allow carriage returns in item type expressions and calculated column expressions

Need a way to get returned values from an expression to appear on individual lines with the use of a carriage return. In Microsoft Excel, you can do that by pressing Alt + Enter within an active cell.
4 months ago in Item Types / OpenRoads Designer Future consideration

Show Slopes in Properties

Request to add the slope of an element in the properties tab. Why is it useful? Allows designers to check slopes at a glance without using dimensioning tools. Slope in relation to the global origin would be helpful for typical sections. However, i...
5 months ago in Item Types / OpenBridge Designer / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenTunnel Designer Future consideration

Reference property with copyable ECExpression

We'd like the "Reference" property from the screen capture to be a copyable ECExpression to use in Item Types. As it stands, there's no way to use this property.
6 months ago in Item Types / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer Future consideration

Relate trench quantities back to the conduit for reporting and take-off needs

NYSDOT is utilizing trenches on all of their utility and drainage pipes. They have a report they require that quantifies the components within the trench corridor per outgoing pipe from a node. If there was a way to generate an Item Type on the pi...
9 months ago in Item Types / Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer Future consideration

Default Pick-list selection for Custom Filtered column

I have a long list of signs that I have as part of a pick-list item type. From that selection, I have 3 other item type properties that are also set up as picklist selections, and the selections are filtered based on the sign pick-list selection. ...
9 months ago in Item Types / OpenRoads Designer Future consideration

Enhancements to Expression Builder

Interface Currently, writing expressions in expression builder is only slightly better than writing code in notepad. The interface could be enhanced similar to Visual Studio with colorized classes, methods, and properties, colorized brackets with ...

Civil Expression for offset value for offset strings from a corridor / linear template edge string

A civil expression that provides offset values (at the start and end) for an offset string derived from a corridor or linear template string - e.g., EOP (Edge of Pavement) is needed. Currently, civil expressions only support offsets relative to a ...
11 months ago in Item Types / OpenRoads Designer Future consideration

Civil Expression Support for Links / Nodes - NOT BCI-I-361

The mark and intention of was missed for BCI-I-361 with the shipped version. The functionality we are requesting is in the behavior or expansion of the CivilExpression symbol library for reporting purposes on links and nodes.. The described method...
over 1 year ago in Drainage and Utilities / Item Types / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer Future consideration