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Add the ability to view color coded depth of cut and fill 3D meshes with ability to set depth ranges.

Colors would allow for quick visualization in plan view of major earthwork areas.
over 1 year ago in Analytics / Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Create 3D by slope to terrain needs to have the option for the fill slope to be positive and vise versa for cut slope

When projecting a line to a terrain currently the only option for fill is down and cut is up. This needs to be a user selectable option. There are many cases where the proposed surface is above the existing ground yet the fill projection needs to ...
almost 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 2 Future consideration

Store vertical/horizontal alignment of low points

A tool existed in Geopak that could pick out the low point of a cross section to the left and right of centerline and construct horizontal and vertical alignments from that. This essentially automated the creation of a ditch profile along an entir...
almost 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Create corridor without vertical

Having the ability to create a corridor without needing a vertical can be helpful when a project involves widening. With widening, I wouldn't need a profile along the CL, but instead it would be along the EOP. Point controls can be used to attach ...
almost 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Use GAGE instead of Center of Railhead for Template Placement when Creating Rails

The "Create Rails" tool utilizes the Rail Settings within the Design File. The gage lines are generated correctly based on the file settings, and so are the center of rail head lines, BUT these do not necessarily match the Template that is used to...
about 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer 0 Future consideration

Add Ability to move the vertical datum

The project is done without any geocoordinates and there is need to shift the overall project datum. currently the option to shift the model vertical elevation/ datum is not available. For Example, the original model done is at el. 16'...but need ...
about 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Have Dynamic Settings built into Create Template window instead of opening from tools menu.

It would be nice to have the dynamic settings options built into the create template window instead of having to open them from the tools menu every time you open the window to create/edit templates. There is plenty of empty space below the templa...
about 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Auxiliary Lane Analysis with Speed Profiling

https://www.civildesigner.com/auxiliary-lane-analysis-with-speed-profiling/ Speed Profiling When considering the location of climbing lanes the civil engineer will combine an analysis of the size and length of the grade change with the speed profi...
about 2 years ago in Geometry / Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 3 Future consideration

Trim cross section named boundaries once placed

In InRoads/GeoPAK, planimetric lines or pattern lines could be placed, trimmed, and/or manipulated before using said lines for cutting cross sections. Placing named boundaries that can be manipulated to achieve this same purpose would speed the pr...
over 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Copy Event Point List

The ability to copy an existing event point list in the Event Point List Dialog for Openroads. There are similar ideas for different products being requested.
6 days ago in Geometry / Import/Export / Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration