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Generate corridor in 2d if no active profile

Can we please the functionality to create 2D rails? Currently if the alignment has no active profile, rails will not be generated. But it's an important feature that's useful for track designers, but also for interdisciplinary design. Rail separat...
over 3 years ago in OpenRail Designer 2 Future consideration

Display template constraints in Plan View

In the Template library, constraints are added to define relationships between points in the template which become linear features in the corridor model. In plan view, display a graphic indicator that identifies the constraints/relationship betwee...
11 months ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Control Precision of Terrain High and Low Points

Control precision of High and Low point annotation in Element Templates instead of reading "Accuracy" in Design File Settings. Set precision in the Element Template>Calculated Feature Settings>High/Low Points settings.
over 3 years ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Terrain 0 Future consideration

Drop Leading Zero in Civil Reports and Text Favorites

When utilizing civil geometry to create a parcel and then creating a Legal Description report within the Civil Reports, the software add a leading zero to a bearing of less than 10 degrees. For example, "North 07 degrees 09 minutes 12 seconds West...
almost 2 years ago in Annotation / Item Types / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Reports 0 Future consideration

Rules between reference files

Indicate in the reference manager if Civil Rules exist between files. When attempting to create a snap rule to an element that is in a reference file display a warning message. Prevent circular reference errors created by snap rules between refere...
almost 2 years ago in OpenBridge Designer / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / OpenTunnel Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Make Civil AccuDraw automatically turn AccuDraw back on after closing.

I can't find and Ideas Forum for OpenRoads so I thought I would post here. I would like the ability to turn AccuDraw back on automatically after turning Civil AccuDraw off. Just like how when turning ON Civil AccuDraw, regular AccuDraw is automati...
over 5 years ago in  0 Future consideration

Allow for components volumes to be added to unclassified cut or fill volume

This would allow for users to include the backfill volume and obtain one set of cut/fill volumes. The current process requires the user to manually add the backfill volume. One example of this is in the case of a retaining wall and the fill that...
over 3 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

"Format Painter" for OBM components

We need a way to intelligently copy/replicate placement parameters from one object to another. Like wingwalls, etc. Yes, I know you can add things to the workset library, but that doesn't cover offsets, stationing relations, etc. Similarly, it won...
11 months ago in OpenBridge Modeler 0 Future consideration

Create rail tools - availability to set rail gauge value and inclination of the rails

I would like to have opportunity to set rail gauge, rail edge to rail edge distance and rails inclination during the use of Create rails tool.
almost 3 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer 0 Future consideration

Share Template Libraries - Ability to Share Template Libraries Between Users

Please add the ability to reference Template Libraries. This would allow us to have a master template library users can pull templates from. Currently we have to import templates from a master and each user is required to have there our library be...
over 3 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration