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End Diaphragm for Semi-Integral Abutments

My agency uses a lot of semi-integral abutments. in this type of abutment, the girders extend over the abutment wall and are locked together with a large end diaphragm block that also provides the pavement seat for the approach slab. I have provid...
5 days ago in Modeling / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler Future consideration

Girder Stops for Abutments and Expansion Piers

My agency uses girder stops at abutments and expansion piers. These act as guides that allow the girders to move freely during expansion, contraction, and seismic events without falling off the bearings. Modeling these would allow for more accurat...
5 days ago in Modeling / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler Future consideration

Model parts of turnout rails (crossings/frogs between crossing rails) according to the actual layout drawings

Currently , the way physical crossings between rails are modelled(single turnouts, diamond crossings, singe or double slip switches) is very simplistic, just basically two rail templates crossing one another. It would be more accurate to model the...
2 days ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer Needs review
264 VOTE

Ability to define the slope of any points within the dynamic section using the measure tools

Having the ability to quickly check both existing and design crossfall/superelevation would increase efficiency within the program as there would be no requirement to run a template and report to evaluate existing cross slopes
over 3 years ago in Annotation / Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer Future consideration
258 VOTE

Ability to export and import all corridor objects such as point controls to enable rebuilding of corridors

I know parametric constraints can be exported but if a corridor becomes corrupt then being able to rebuild it from scratch easily would be useful. Similar to an input file in MX
over 3 years ago in Import/Export / Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer Future consideration
246 VOTE

Button to synchronize all template drops for all corridors & linear templates in a file

I'd like a tool that synchronizes all template drops in all corridors in a file, right now they have to each be manually selected in the explorer or on screen.
about 4 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface Future consideration

Horizontal Range Option for Loop Alignment Modeling Controls

When modeling a loop ramp (or any situation where the alignment doubles back on itself) point controls and target aliases have a tendency to find solutions that are technically correct across the infield but that are not the intended solution. For...
5 months ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer Future consideration
107 VOTE

Cut and Fill Lines Connect

In the previous Bentley software our DOT used, the software was able to connect the cut and fill lines when transitioning from cut and fill between template drops. Currently the only way that is possible is to have a feature name override on the c...
over 3 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer Future consideration
121 VOTE

Add "Point" column to the table in the Corridor Objects-Point Control window to show which point is being controlled

As a Highway Designer I want the Corridor Objects-Point Control window to include a column in the table that shows which point is being controlled so that I can sort based on that point name to quickly determine which point controls applied to tha...
about 4 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer Planned

Skewed template drop ends

Would be nice to be able to skew the end of a template range to match up with bridge abutments, cross roads, or other critical features, similar to how the geometry in OpenBridge can be skewed. This would allow cleaner corridor start and end geome...
8 months ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer Future consideration