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Add the ability in a Plan Annotation Group to label non-curve PI's with the deflection angle

I would like to request a new alignment annotation that labels a non-curve PI in a horizontal alignment with the station, the deflection and piece of text that says "no curve". I can create the text favorite that displays the station and the text ...
over 3 years ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 3 Future consideration

Patch Product More Often

I will use ORD as an example. I, along with many others, have chosen to remain on ORD 10.12 due to a constant string of issues with more current releases. Most recently, I tried to upgrade a project from 10.12 to 24. This resulted in my Text File ...

Template Display Rules for Null Points

Template Display Rules are very powerful and widely used in corridor modeling workflows. However, Display Rules are only available for components. We would like to extend this functionality to the Null Points. This would open new possibilities for...
over 3 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Tool to Convert a Survey Linear to a Civil Geometry Complex Element or a MicroStation Linestring

There should be a one button command to convert a Survey Linear to a Civil Geometry Complex Element, a MicroStation Linestring, or individual MicroStation lines (User picks what they want). There are ways to accomplish this process now but most in...
over 3 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey 5 Planned

Import .xtr files without losing any data

We receive the rail alignment in the form of a .xtr file. In the file itself it is possible to see that there is station, cant, construction and destruction phase, and turnout information, yet when I import it in OpenRail Designer only the alignem...
over 3 years ago in Import/Export / OpenRail Designer 7 Planned

Auto-rotate Annotation and Labels

Suggestion to allow annotation and labels to align with plan named boundaries and sheet file plan views. For example, consider a plan named boundaries shape around a horizontal curve. If you have a separate standalone annotation file, often times,...
almost 4 years ago in Annotation / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 2 Future consideration

LEAP Bridge Steel: add a tool to allow the design of the fillet weld between the web and flange

For a built-up-plate girder, There do not appear to be any tools for designing the size of the fillet weld between the web and flange. Please add a tool to allow that weld to be designed. It is a typical part of a bridge and many competing product...
about 2 months ago in Analytics / OpenBridge Designer 0 Future consideration

LEAP Bridge Steel: report forces per cross-frame type

Design forces for cross frame members are not grouped and require significant post processing in order to design the cross frames. Can you add the ability to group the forces? For example, if i define 3 different types of cross frames (CF1, CF2, a...
about 2 months ago in Analytics / OpenBridge Designer 0 Future consideration

Update element DU properties to match prototype

Introduce a dedicated button that, when clicked, updates a DU elements properties that has already been placed in a DGN file to match those currently assigned to the prototype that is assigned to the feature defintion in the updated dgnlib. This w...
6 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Display transparent catchment boundary at the cursor when relocating an inlet.

Enable the user when relocating a catch basin to view the catchment boundary as the inlet location is adjusted. Thus, acting as a dynamic and transparent view of the catchment boundary for the inlet at the new location. This will simplify the work...
over 3 years ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration