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Easy-to-Use Sign Mounting tool for 3D Posts and Structure Assemblies

Currently, OpenRoads does not provide functionality to easily attach traffic signs to 3D posts or structure assemblies. DOTs need a standardized mounting solution that allows multiple signs to be placed on a single support with simple positioning ...
3 months ago in OpenRoads Designer / OpenRoads SignCAD 0 Future consideration

LEAP BRIDGE CONCRETE: Multiple Truck Types when Autogenerating LL

Currently, when multiple trucks (e.g., HL93 and a Permit truck) are selected in the Auto-Generate Live Load tool, the software identifies the heaviest vehicle and applies it to every loaded lane. I am requesting an update that allows the software ...
8 months ago in OpenBridge Designer 2 Future consideration

Rapid Station-to-Station Advancement in Dynamic Cross Sections - ORD

InRoads SS2 roadway designer provided the function to click and hold the "next station" button to rapidly pan and fast forward through the corridor. OpenRoads Dynamic Cross Sections requires you to click and advance one station at a time which is ...
over 3 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration

Support spaces for bearing input in geometry tools

The geometry tools should allow for spaces between degrees minutes and seconds (N78 34 22E). This format is supported in the Geometry Builder but not the other geometry tools and the inconsistence is frustrating. Currently you have to enter either...
about 4 years ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Ability to add a unit to multi unit corridor in the middle or edit the multi unit corridor

In the Release 2025 of OpenTunnel Designer we can add a unit at the start and at the end of a unit with a tunnel corridor but it is not possible to place this unit in the middle of it or adjust this with reopening the multi units created from an x...
5 months ago in Modeling / OpenTunnel Designer 1 Needs review

Ability to assign name and/or number to horizontal geometry PC/PT/PI/CC/etc

Or maybe auto-assigning sequential number with the ability to add a prefix based on Feature Definition? Some clients require labeling the horizontal geometry points with a name/number that coincides with tables/reports. This applies to roadway geo...
over 3 years ago in Annotation / Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 2 Future consideration

Place Cross Section Named Boundary/Create Drawing - round top grid to nearest major interval

When creating cross sections, the user would like the option to round the top grid line to the nearest major interval. Currently, when creating cross sections, the top grid line (top of named boundary) is always the top elevation plus top clearanc...
over 3 years ago in Drawing Production 1 Future consideration

Allow Stopping Sight Distance to be controlled uniquely by alignment

Currently the stopping sight distance uses configuation variables to control the eye height and object height which would affect all alignment for a specific project. Please allow various alignments to have different options for these settings. Fo...
5 months ago in Geometry / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Line and Curve Tables for both Alignments and Parcels

Need tools for creating Line and Curve tables with smarts. Geopak D&C had a tool for creating line and curve tables. Why doesn't OpenRoads have tools for this? Needs to be smart so that as changes are made to the geometry the data in the table...
over 2 years ago in Annotation / Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenSite Designer 2 Future consideration

Triangles disappear when editing terrain model using swap line if feature definition does not have triangles on.

Open up a dgn with a terrain and set the feature definition to only display the boundary. Turn on triangles Edit terrain with Swap Line command Once you use the command the triangles disappear and reverts back to the initial feature definition. It...
over 3 years ago in Terrain 0 Future consideration