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Give option to not annotate affix if a text favorite returns blank

When annotating elements using an affix (prefix or suffix) tied to a Text Favorite, OpenRoads currently annotates the affix even if the Text Favorite evaluates to a blank or null value. This results in: Stray symbols, separators, or units (e.g.,...

OpenRoads/Flow Masters Calculation and Annotation

PowerInroads used to have a built in calculator/analyzer. It helped us to quickly calculate the drainage pipe information, minimum slope and velocity at full value etc. Currently to get the data, we use Flow Masters and manually calculate each pip...
2 days ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Dynamic cross section quick annotatioun

It would be helpful to use quick temporary dimensions in the dynamic cross section viewer. You could potentially use annotation groups that are set up for the cross-section sheets and quickly toggle them on and off, labeling the important features...
7 days ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Single station Edit disassociated from baseline geometry

when a single-station edit to a cross section is made, it is disassociated to the baseline alignment. Therefore, if the baseline horizontal or vertical alignment is edited after this, the single station edit does not dynamically update to the new ...
7 days ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Intersecting Alignment Stations Report

Replicate an Inroads workflow of creating an intersection alignment report whereby selecting 1 baseline alignment and multiple crossing alignments to generate stations along each pair of alignments in a report XSL. https://bentleysystems.service-n...
7 days ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / Reports 0 Future consideration

Inner wall thickness parameter for multi-barrel RCB conduits.

Currently when using RCB conduits and increasing the number of barrels to be more than one, the inner wall thickness cannot be changed and is way off. Having an inner wall thickness parameter can allow for meeting standards that require different ...
8 days ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Needs review

Make Explorer Automatically Update While Docked

Perhaps this is a Bug, but it would be much more intuitive if ORD Explorer would automatically update while docked (specifically the "OpenRoads Model" portion). As it is right now, you constantly have to close explorer and re-open it to see update...
9 days ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 2 Needs review

Upgrade Extract Contour tool to be more like Pass Through Contours tool from InRoads

The following idea is related to the survey tool gap analysis that is already being considered. The Extract Contour tool should be enhanced to place a graphic line at a specific elevation. Currently, you have to change the contour interval of my t...
10 days ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / Survey / Terrain 1 Future consideration

Creating Multiple Drawings in One Sheet or One Drawing Model

Issue: Can we have a feature similar to Plan/Profile Generator in BRT, where users can specify to create a plan/profile drawing in rows/columns (multiple drawings) in a single sheet instead of multiple sheet models like what is being done now in O...
15 days ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Turn OFF ORD snap by default

Turn off snap for ORD. Having the snap rule on by default causes so many problems for new users. Rules are created all over the place causing crashes and unnecessary processing.
16 days ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 1 Future consideration