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Automatically calculate and display the inlet and outlet elevations at the inside wall of the node

We connect the pipe at the center of the node, and we are seeking functionality that allows the drainage properties to automatically calculate and display the inlet and outlet elevations at the inside wall of the node (see picture).
11 days ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRoads Designer 1 Planned

Profile Annotation Group > Line > Orientation (for Match Lines)

There is not currently a way to define a profile match line using the Profile Annotation Group > Line settings. Lines drawn using this method are perpendicular to the vertical alignment. While that is appropriate for plan sheets, it is complete...
about 22 hours ago in Annotation / Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 1 Already exists

Civil Labeler for 3D Cut in profile drawings

Enhancement for the Civil Labeling functionality to allow labels to be placed and displayed correctly on 3D cut elements within profile drawing models. Currently, Civil Labels do not recognize or annotate these 3D cuts, limiting the ability to doc...
2 days ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Option to export closed components as solids without additional preparatory steps

Closed components in the template are currently saved as meshes when exported to, for example, DWG format, unless an additional manual operation has been performed beforehand to convert the meshes to solids. I would like to have an option to perfo...
12 days ago in OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Track distance in accordance with the definition in the EN standard EN15273-3.

A graphic tool and a style sheet that shows track distance in accordance with the definition from EN-15273-3, chapter 3.2 are desirable. The point is that the distance between two tracks, measured from track center to track center, shall be measur...
7 days ago in OpenRail Designer 0 Needs review
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Enhancing Named Boundaries: Updating Named Boundaries and Applying Geometry Rules

To enhance productivity and efficiency in live projects, we need dynamic Named Boundaries linked to Geometry. This includes the ability to update the shape or location of a named boundary after creating a sheet model, with the changes reflected in...
almost 3 years ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 14 Future consideration

Enable ModelBuilder to automatically import and apply node rotation attributes for D&U elements

ModelBuilder does not currently handle node rotation/orientation for D&U in ORD, and rotation is expected to be set manually after import. It'd help save time if we could specify a reference element for relative rotation during the import proc...
4 days ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRoads Designer 0 Needs review

Cross Section drawing/sheet models should honor level On/Off from 3D models without refresh

Summary: When users turn levels off in the Default 3D models, that display state does not carry into cross section drawing/sheet models without opening them more than once. This creates unexpected sheet output where items that are intentionally hi...
4 months ago in Drawing Production / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Allow Creating Regions/Areas by flood with surveyed elements in a reference file

When creating regions/areas in a design file using the Flood tool, allow ORD to find linework created with survey. This feature was available with surveys created prior to ORD. Right now you need to copy the elements you wish to use as a boundary ...
3 days ago in Modeling / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Add a way to organize / reorganize Field Books by name ("Explorer - Survey - Fieldbook Names")

I am working on collecting field survey data for 5 bridge projects. Thus, I am intermingling the collection of points on differing bridge sites. I am collecting all these survey points in one data collector file. It would be very helpful if Bentle...
3 days ago in OpenRoads Designer / Survey 0 Future consideration