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Set cant parameters before applying

Make the Cant tool more useful. Currently, we set the speed then apply cant and it spits out some random cant values, which are unrealistic. Then we can set the cant parameters and the software proves the values are unrealistic and we have to edit...
8 months ago in CANT / OpenRail Designer 0 Needs review

Ability to choose named boundary stations from another geometry

Would like to have a checkbox when creating corridors and named boundaries (particular to cross sections) to allow users to choose another geometry to pick start and stop stations. Example, I built an alignment alongside two other adjacent alignme...
12 months ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Ability to pick individual point name to put a Point Control on when using Feature Name Override

When applying a point control, users should have the ability to choose the individual point name when there is also a Feature Name Override on the point. As of now only the override name shows up in the point control pick list, and it currently do...
over 1 year ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 2 Future consideration

Gutter spread - flip side

Why do gutters not have a "side" as spread when drawn appear in the right side.

If no Design Lenghts in Catalog - Ignore or Set Design Inlet Openings to false

I do not see a place to force in a Inlet Catalog to set "Design Inlet Opening" to false, so I would like the software to assume False if lenghts are NOT in the catalog.

Bring back "Create Geometry by Template" command

In the first versions of OpenRoads we had the tool "Create Geometry by Template" which would create ruled geometry from a template . Fast way to for lay out geometry for a project. Not sure why it went away.
over 1 year ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 3 Future consideration

Horizontal Slew On longsection

This tool currently only works on regression geometry. Sometimes I find myself needing to mix regression and standard geometry. once o make these complex the slews do not show on the long section and i find myself manually typing them in from the ...
over 1 year ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer 0 Future consideration

Allow Lanes in Superelevation Model View to take on the colors used in Superelevation Editor

This will help users more easily differentiate between lanes while in the Superelevation Model.
about 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / Superelevation 0 Future consideration

Allow Assignment to Multiple Alternate Surfaces

There are often points in a template that should belong to multiple surfaces. For instance, we have a point in our rural templates that is part of the top mesh and should also belong to our aggregate shoulder alternate surface and our subgrade sur...
about 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Cross Section named boundary by 2 points - Offset Overrides

When we create cross sections for culverts, the cross section often needs to be created at a skew from the centerline. We are able to create these using the 2 Points option. This option, however, is limited. We would like for our cross sections to...
over 1 year ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration