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annotate cut and fill sections in plan view

this would allow for automated text to get placed for cut and fill sections to denote which areas are which. This would assist with meeting SCDOT requirements. Previously, this could be accomplished in PowerGEOPAK with a SCDOT VBA.
9 months ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration

Add an automated slider button for the object spacing box.

For newer users a quick design option in the (Object Spacing box) for simpler signs would be great. We typically space lines of text using 1/2 to 3/4 of the text height used. If the program could do this automatically with a slider button that sho...
9 months ago in OpenRoads SignCAD / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Create 3D cut volumes with a variable cut offset

So far Openrail designer contains a tool called create 3D cut for profiles. It is very useful when one wants to show cuts from a 3D section across the track. However one can choose only a specific distance from track. There are cases (for example ...
about 1 year ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Add option for suffix (pos and neg) to Slope Format

In format options for slope annotation we can define prefix for positive and negative values. please add the option to add a suffix. This would allow to annotate for example XS Slopes like so: <2.0% this way or 2.0%> the other way
about 1 year ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration

Contact (3rd) Rail tools

It would be great to have a set of tools to model a contact (third) rail - this is used by many transit systems as a traction power source for trains. There are enough nuances to the design of this rail that it warrants a dedicated tool with the a...
over 1 year ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer 0 Future consideration

Key Station with civil rule

Key stations can now solely be places with a station input. In many cases the location of your Key Stations depends on the position of other elements, like geometry for example. Being able to give key stations a civil rule - like the Persist Snap ...
over 1 year ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 3 Already exists

Need to annotate partial alignment lengths along turnout from point of switch to start/end

Users need a way to annotate the same way SS2 would annotate with the Switch Height Plan command. Partial lengths along the alignment need to be annotated, but there is not a way to do this in OpenRail. The workaround is to create a dummy alignmen...
9 months ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / Turnouts/Crossings 0 Needs review

Individually Define Maximum Spread

in Drainage and Utilities, remove the Maximum Spread (global for the dgn file) and make it editable for each individual node. Roadways have lots of different gutters etc so I don't want a max spread for the whole file, I want individually.
about 1 year ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Already exists

Regression/ best fit line added to Opensite Designer

Please add regression/ best fit line added to Opensite Designer and not jsut open roads designer
about 1 year ago in OpenSite Designer / Regression Analysis 0 Future consideration

DU RIM Elevation calculated from Ground Elevation offset

The RIM Elevation is a stagnant number once you enter an elevation it does not update in relation to any surface changes. RIM Elevation would be better suited for use if it can be defined with an offset. Another field would be needed: RIM Depressi...
almost 2 years ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration