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Make it easier to find Point Control referenced element.

I needed to update one point control but I had no idea where I could find the line (plan element) that was used in the point control. The point I could find in the template or by hoving the mouse over the corridor, but the line (plan element) that...
almost 4 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 1 Future consideration

Batch create CIP Concrete Box

The main line consists primarily of CIP variable XS simple box girders. We are struggling with the limitations of the Bridge Wizard and hope to see these pain points addressed in the next update. Pier/Substructure: The Bridge Wizard does not suppo...
7 months ago in Modeling / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler 0 Future consideration

Add Relationship Tree View to simplify understanding why circular references happen

Given that ORD is capable of recognising when it is creating a circular relationship reference, it would be very useful to have something like a geometry relationships "tree" we can view to understand the links between elements which would immense...
about 3 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Update beam layout

Please update the software so to allow modeling additional exterior beam starting at abutment and ending before support lines and the added beam not parallel to the other continuous beam for multi-span unit.
11 months ago in OpenBridge Modeler 1 Future consideration

Ability to add bends in watermain and when the bend angle is changed to geometry updates

When laying out watermain pipes the bends can be 45 degrees, 22.5 degrees, etc. These bends are modeled as nodes in our workspace so we can report of them and display them in our drawings. If the angle of the pipe adjusts, we want the node feature...
11 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRoads Designer 0 Planned

Choose which annotation defintions to Export/Import

Currently, we are able to export all annotation definitions included in a single annotation group. However, it would be nice to have the option to pick which annotation definitions are exported. This would be helpful in the instance that only one ...
4 months ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

2026 - View Set to naitive code

If you are going to move the View Set VBA to native Code for 2026 - actually move it to native code to make it part of the program and not just pieces of it. The variable should be assigned at an application level (CIVIL_VIEWSET_CONFIGURATION), th...
4 months ago in OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Complex Terrain - Rename "merge" and "append" to something more descriptive

Suggest renaming the "merge" and "append" functions when creating a complex terrain to something more descriptive of the action being performed. For instance, merge could be renamed to "overwrite" and append could be renamed to "use both". Users h...
7 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / Terrain / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Ability to Analyze Elevations in Dynamic Cross Section

Users would like the ability to quickly place a point in the dynamic section view to pull elevation information. It would be nice to have that text remain in place as you move from section to section, similar to the cut/fill volumes between sectio...
about 3 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Provide pop-up message when drainage "breaks" and becomes red dashed line in appearance

Many User's are experiencing an issue where portions of their drainage layout (nodes for example) are becoming red dashed lines in appearance. This change indicates a break/error in the design and absent specific reasons why this occurred, User's ...
about 1 year ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 1 Future consideration