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OBM Custom Bearing Functional Component Library TXDOT

When I create a parametric cell library for use in OpenBridge, the library isn't recognized as an option in the Place Bearings tool when working within TXDOT workspace projects. Even though the cells are correctly defined and referenced, they don’...
about 1 year ago in OpenBridge Modeler 0 Future consideration

Dynamic Cross Section Enable Showing Elevations at Selected Template Points

Similar to the commands like "Place Temporary Vertical Dimension", have a Right Click command to enable showing the temporary elevation of a specific template point selected such as a Ditch Flowline template point, existing surface at EOP template...
over 1 year ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Return the load factors for the TU load case to 0.5 min & 0.5 max in LEAP Bridge Concrete

It is too conservative and unnecessary to use a 1.2 load factor for the TU load case for design/analysis of substructures. The 1.2 load factor is only needed when calculating thermal movement for joints, expansion devices, and bearings as stated i...
4 months ago in Modeling / OpenBridge Designer 0 Future consideration

Provide an easy method to allow to remove cluttered profile displays

Sometimes the profile windows get really crowded with annotation details and can become confusing to read. This is especially true when there are drainage profiles on the left and right sides of the road that should be displayed in the roadway pro...
4 months ago in Annotation / Drawing Production / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

IFC export using "Export to IFC": Ability to export only components and 3D-Meshes without linear elements

I would like to suggest the following for the IFC export using the "Export to IFC" function: An option to automatically exclude all linear objects from the export. I want the IFC to only include 3D meshes, but right now it also exports linear elem...
4 months ago in Import/Export / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Developing Grasshopper Plugin for RM Bridge

The world famious bridge softwares such as Lusas, Midas Civil, Sofistik, Larsa 4D. All of them have been developed Grasshopper Plugin to increase the bridge modeling capacity. Lusas Grasshopper plugin: https://www.lusas.com/products/external_plugi...
over 1 year ago in Modeling / OpenBridge Designer 0 Needs review

Make Survey Attribution Easier to Import

Currently, ORD cannot process more than two attributes from a survey data file into their own unique attribute column. The workaround is tedious and unintuitive: First, modify the CSV file from the data collector (not good practice to modify a sur...
almost 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey 0 Needs review

Normal/parallel offset in vertical profile

In ORD it is possible to do a Profile Offset Transition. This methode makes a vertical offset. In case of a slope, the difference between the vertical offset and the normal/parallel offset is different. For large slopes, this is differences is too...
almost 2 years ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 2 Future consideration

Ability to edit Annotation Groups in any model

It's a little cumbersome to keep going back and forth between models when developing annotation groups. An alternative could be to be able to select the geometry that is shown as the example when in the annotation group manager.
over 3 years ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Workspace 0 Future consideration

Ability to define Feature Definition on Alternate Surface

In Create Template tools, add the ability to set a Feature Definition on an Alternate Surface.
about 2 years ago in Modeling 0 Future consideration