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Productivity enhancements to Corridor Objects dialog

There are currently some things needed to be added to the Corridor Object dialog to help communicate design intent a bit better to users (especially with Parametric Constraints): The lack of information as to the rules linked to Parametric Constra...
about 4 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 1 Future consideration

Turnout Creation Wizard

Developing turnouts in the new software can be quite cumbersome. If there was a wizard that allowed users to input known common pieces of geometry in a more descriptive and graphical fashion, it would help significantly. When geometry elements are...
about 4 years ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer 3 Future consideration

Deed Writer Tool Enhancement - Allow formatting options for calculated phrases

User's should be allowed to customize the formatting that is generated by the Deed Report tool. This should include calculated phrases. For example: User should be allowed to choose compass direction format. If direction outputted is northeast, Us...
about 1 year ago in OpenRoads Designer / Survey 1 Future consideration

Name Changing Per Drainage Structure

When naming nodes, we usually associate that node name with the conduit, drainage area, and gutter name. But, if we have to update the node name (ex: 0401 to 0405), then we have to change all the other names manually. User is looking for possibili...
almost 3 years ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 3 Future consideration

Create KMZ files that allow geometry annotation on export.

This would allow annotation on Geometry to export to KMZ files. Currently you have to drop status on all text annotation on geometry to be able to see it in a KMZ file.
over 2 years ago in Import/Export / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Quick Profile Transition application on fillet being part of complex element

When using Quick Profile Transition (QPT), we need ability to select (apply to) a fillet that is part of a complex element - similar to Alt option (to Pick Components of Complex) for Arc Between Elements > Simple Arc, when applying fillet at PI...
almost 4 years ago in Geometry 1 Future consideration

Bring back the “NE=” key-in command.

U.S. surveyors traditionally work in Northing & Easting, in that order. When working with Microstation V8i, AND with Inroads loaded, the user could perform precision drafting by using the “NE= “ key-in to enter the exact northing/easting coord...
over 3 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey 4 Future consideration

Cross reference plan and profile sheet number annotation form Sheet Index

Add ability to cross reference the sheet numbers of plans that are in the sheet index. IE: referencing the profile sheet number on the plan sheet and vice versa.
over 3 years ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Additions to Trace Slope Gutter Creation Tool

When using the Place Gutter tool and using the Trace Slope option, it only allows you to use a surface to create the trace. This works well if the Surface is perfect, but there are times where a sag inlet is placed appropriately based on the roadw...
2 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Export Geometry XML from Read Only File

We have many users on the survey side that need to quickly jump in a design file and export out an alignment xml for staking. Non-Roadway users do not have write access to these files and the export geometry tool cannot be used in a read only file...
almost 4 years ago in Geometry / Import/Export / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration