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Flex Table - option to be placed plan.

There are times we create a flex table so we can add as table on our plans. Currently several steps to make it happen. (export to csv, then import the table using excel/csv) There should be a direct option/button to add/place from the flex table t...
almost 2 years ago in Drainage and Utilities 2 Needs review

Creating a Surface Area Report

A physical report containing all surface areas and total area. Application use cases for this would include: -Useful for project planning and cost estimation. -Help determine material quantities. -Assists in environmental impact assessments by pro...
almost 2 years ago in OpenRoads Designer / Reports 1 Future consideration

Abutment Caps, Abutment Backwall, & End Diaphragm Breakbacks

Allow skewed abutment caps and backwalls to have breakbacks similar to deck breakbacks. Also create an end diaphragm tool that matches the abutment cap geometry for integral Abutments. Some DOT's do things different than Virgina and have two diffe...
7 months ago in OpenBridge Modeler 0 Future consideration

Relate trench quantities back to the conduit for reporting and take-off needs

NYSDOT is utilizing trenches on all of their utility and drainage pipes. They have a report they require that quantifies the components within the trench corridor per outgoing pipe from a node. If there was a way to generate an Item Type on the pi...
10 months ago in Item Types / Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

START and END annotation for vertical alignment

I want to have the ability to annotate the Start/End of the Vertical Alignment (There is the ability to annotate the Start/End of a Line and the Start/Endof the Horizontal Alignment). There are many ways to annotate the start and end stations, how...
about 4 years ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Ability to Change Deck and Beam Layout Limits

In recent versions of OBM, the ability to add or remove SupportLines was added. While this is helpful in some cases, it would be more helpful to have the ability to change which SupportLines a given Deck or Beam Layout belong to. That way if the S...
8 months ago in Modeling / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler 0 Future consideration

Need the ability to automatically update the "true" Best Match survey setting in older versions to the proper option in later versions.

In 10.11 R1, the Best Match Field Code survey setting option changed from a True/False option only to a more extensive dropdown list. However, when older survey files are upgraded, there is no way to control which best match option is to be used. ...
over 3 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey 1 Future consideration

Deed Writer – Allow Single Line to Define Right of Way Boundary

In the Deed Writer tool (accessed via Geometry > Reports > Deed Writer), after selecting the reference alignment, the next step prompts the user to identify the Right of Way boundary. Currently, the tool only accepts closed shapes for this b...
11 months ago in OpenRoads Designer / Reports 1 Future consideration

In Dynamic Sections, add width and cross slope for top of components to pop up window when hovering on components.

In SS2 InRoads Roadway Modeler we used to be able to see component slopes and widths in a pop-up window when hovering on components. This allowed us to quickly test that new point controls (or parametric constraints) were working as intended. It's...
almost 4 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration

At Linear Template corner, give option for PI or radius

When creating a liner template in a 90° corner or similar, the software would create an external tanget drop and not a rounded or chamfer one. See image attached, red flags what the result I want.
over 3 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 7 Future consideration