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Set Design Standards Toolbar (Add B-Spline warning in the Civil Message Center)

It would be nice if once the Design Standards are set on an Alignment adding a B-Spline warning to the civil message center. A few tools from the Geometry Tab create B-Spline and many users are assuming those are Civil Elements being created. When...
4 months ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Automatic Dimension Masking

Need to have the ability for dimension lines that cross other dimension lines be automatically masked. This has traditionally been done by adjusting extension lines, but with associative dimensions, this is not feasible. The order of dimension pla...
over 1 year ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

ORD Drainage/Utilities - Make Item Types Attached through Feature Definitions visible outside ORD

Based on service now case CS0300323, item types attached to drainage/utility nodes through feature definitions are not visible in MicroStation or i.dgns. However, if the item types are attached manually to nodes they are visible outside the civil ...
almost 2 years ago in Drainage and Utilities / Workspace 0 Future consideration

Civil Labeler frame - fixed width and wrap text

I would like to create labels using the civil labeler that all have a rectangular frame with a fixed width. Currently, the frame width is based only on the width of the text favorite and whatever offset is specified. I would like the ability to sp...
about 3 years ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration

Pier Parametric Cell Enhancements

We really need the following to be fixed with pier parametric cells: Allow the element we tag as cap to be found and targeted by the bearing tool Allow element we tag as cap to be used to position pier relative to beams, similar to how regular...
4 months ago in OpenBridge Modeler 0 Planned

No duplicate Feature Names in separate files that are referenced

As part of our push into digital delivery, one thing we've run into is that if we are placing lines, points, drainage features, etc. in one file, and then need those same features in a different file for another purpose, the feature names that com...
4 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Ability to create a 3D ruled element when two gradings cut each other

When two gradings cut each other, for example mine corridor grading and a lateral ramp grading, you can use the Define target aliasing tool to use one of the two gradings as a target for the corridor containing the other grading to obtain the 3d l...
over 3 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Improvements to Geometry Points

I think the geometry points tools could use some improvements. Specifically, the Equal Space Points tool. The equal space points tool should assign unique names to the points in the group instead of using the same name for all points. Geometry...
about 1 year ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Synchronized scrolling with two or more profile views

Synchronized scrolling would be really helpful when you have parallel tracks and need to review them and check that they have the same geometry. It could also be good to be able to have the ability for synchronize scrolling between plan and profil...
about 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Create Turnout Profile

Currently, the workflow to achieve this is in general case (including canted track) where profile = lower rail elevation is : Create lower rail of branch line: horizontal offset create rails on main: create rails command Extend slope defined by ma...
about 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / Turnouts/Crossings 1 Needs review