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Allow for pipe centerline to be disabled

Summary: OpenRoads Designer currently does not allow administrators or users to turn off the centerline of a pipe without applying a workaround. This limitation forces administrators to rely on non‑ideal methods to prevent the pipe centerline from...
18 days ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRoads Designer Already exists

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...
18 days ago in Annotation / Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer Already exists

Persist Snaps and Feature Definition Toggle Bar

We need a better way to control activation of the Persist Snaps functionality. Currently the Persist Snaps is always turned on by default when ORD is launched and also when switching to a different dgn. Persist Snaps is a very important functional...
over 3 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface Already exists

Create a rule to set drainage node to (active terrain) when setting elevation reference

Presently when setting reference elevation for the node it lets you set it to the active terrain but does not rule it to the (active terrain). If this were done the inlet tops would automatically adjust as the design terrain changes.
almost 4 years ago in Drainage and Utilities Already exists

Bring back Active Chain Control or Similar Tool

In GeoPak, the Active Chain Control tool was very useful for selecting a particular chain or alignment and having the location information (station, offset, etc.) be display in a dialogue box. The location information would live track with the loc...
over 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenBridge Designer / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface Already exists

Add profiles from different horizontals to a rollplot sheet

Would like an easier way to add multiple profiles to a single sheet that belong to different horizontal alignments. Specifically we're looking for a way to quickly place all the drainage profiles (which below to different horizontal alignments) on...
over 3 years ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer Already exists

Export multiple terrain models as a single XML file

We deliver terrain models for top/bottom surfaces of a roadway. Due to gaps in project data we often have multiple top surfaces and multiple bottom surfaces. It would be nice to export all surfaces as a single XML file similar to alignments.
over 2 years ago in Import/Export / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Terrain Already exists

DU: add drop calculation to node invert depending on lowest conduit wall thickness

Some times, most common with concrete conduits, the node invert needs to have a drop in reference to the lowest pipe to acomodate its wall. This would later be filled to match.For construction and BIM purpose, this difference is important. Special...
over 3 years ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer Already exists

Allow corbels in bridge backwalls to have an offset from the edge of the backwall.

Allow corbels in bridge backwalls to have an offset from the edge of the backwall.
3 months ago in Modeling / OpenBridge Modeler Already exists

Allow for sloped corbels to follow deck crown in abutment backwalls

Allow for sloped corbels to follow deck crown in abutment backwalls. KansasDOT details corbels this way for all abutments.
3 months ago in Modeling / OpenBridge Modeler Already exists