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Reattach Corridor on linear templates

Reattach corridor was recently disabled for linear templates and the only way to edit such corridor is to create new one from the scratch.
9 months ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Add Non-Modelled Volumes in Mass Diagram

In ORD 2023 there is no provision for manually adding non-modelled cut or fill volumes to a mass diagram or earthwork report. Manual volumes are typically used for borrowing sites, waste sites, non-modelled bridge embankments and merging models su...
9 months ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / Reports 0 Future consideration

Surcharge Volume Option

Add a Surcharge Volume Option for Meshes & Terrains. This would need to function so as to compare the Surcharge to Design and Existing volumes/terrains. Surcharge embankment will always be above finished or existing grade, so consider this as ...
9 months ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Set a view target point with the 3D Drive Through Tool

Ability to set a target point that the tool fixes on when driving down the alignment.
9 months ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

In "Template Options" dialog, add option to apply affixes to parametric constraints

The Create Template feature has a "Template Options" dialog that allows you to apply affixes to a component when dropping it into a template (e.g. automatically appending "_L" and "_R" to the end of point and component names). This feature doesn't...
9 months ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Show external references in Target Aliasing

Ability to add a profile elements of an alignment as an external references when using the Target Aliasing command.
10 months ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Existing terrain element concept and modifiers

Vectorworks Landscape, Revit 2024 or Virtual Surveyor (a drone photogrammetry software) treat existing terrain in a extremely effective way, but all of them lack the volumes and tools from OpenRoads. What they do is genarating a solid from the exi...
10 months ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration

Update the tool "Create 3D By Slope To Target" to add better functionality when applied to regular 3D MicroStation linework

The tool "Create 3D By Slope To Target" can currently be applied to regular 3D MicroStation linework, but it doesn't work very well at all, assuming due to it's reliance on stroking. It is often much more efficient/simple to create certain design ...
10 months ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration

Surface Template that allow holes

Surface template should allow the selection of any type of shapes, specially with holes. A tool to add new holes post creation would be wonderful too
11 months ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Update GUI for Editing Template Transitions

I find the interface for editing template transitions archaic and difficult to understand for new users. Is this something already in the works for development?
11 months ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration