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    View Control - Customize Window Layout

    Using the long right-click View Control menu I would like the ability to custmomize the different View windows to utilitze a 2nd monitor. I know you can edit an XML file to contol where the different views open, but I have not been able to "progra...
    almost 4 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 1 Future consideration

    XML from Design Input Report for corridors should provide list of corridor attachments (and file and model the element is in)

    Corridor design input report provides much of what we need to reconstruct the corridor, but not a list of linework listed in the corridor attachments.
    12 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / Reports 0 Future consideration

    Rail Crossing Annotation - missing Cell Rotation method

    Creating an Annotation Group for the Crossings --> Annotate with CellPlacement - Rotation Option: here is missing the option, that we have for the turnouts, to place the cell "Element Aligned"...Because of this you need to create 2 different an...
    12 months ago in OpenRail Designer 0 Future consideration

    Assign Superelevation to Approach Slab

    The ability to Assign Superelevation to Approach Slabs would be good. If I use the Sync with Deck that does bank the approach slab but also extends the edge of the approach out to the fascia of the Bridge. Typically, our approach slab extends only...
    almost 3 years ago in OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler / Superelevation 0 Future consideration

    Make Civil AccuDraw automatically turn AccuDraw back on after closing.

    I can't find and Ideas Forum for OpenRoads so I thought I would post here. I would like the ability to turn AccuDraw back on automatically after turning Civil AccuDraw off. Just like how when turning ON Civil AccuDraw, regular AccuDraw is automati...
    over 5 years ago in  0 Future consideration

    Single Tool/Button to downgrade a dgn file to be compatible with V8i

    We still have a number of legacy projects that use the old power InRoads/ RailTrack and with the transition to OpenRoads/OpenRail we've been encountering a number of compatibility issues. My suggestion is t o have a single button/tool to completel...
    almost 4 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 0 Will not implement

    Terrain Analysis profile tool

    A tool similar to the DTM Analysis profile tool in Geopak. A quick profile of a terrain tool. This would be helpful to analysis and edit survey terrains and complex terrain models.
    almost 3 years ago in Terrain 0 Future consideration

    XTR-Import for OpenRoads

    From rail companies in Switzerland we receive their rail alignment in form of an .xtr file. This file includes geometry, station, cant, construction and destruction phase and turnout information. Currently the import of an XTR-file in OpenRoads is...
    almost 2 years ago in Geometry / Import/Export / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

    Move IP to change vertical alignments

    Editing the location of an intersection point by just clicking and moving it was possible in PowerRail track - can we have that functionality back as it's a good tool to quickly see changes in alignment when optioneering.
    almost 4 years ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Already exists

    Generate corridor in 2d if no active profile

    Can we please the functionality to create 2D rails? Currently if the alignment has no active profile, rails will not be generated. But it's an important feature that's useful for track designers, but also for interdisciplinary design. Rail separat...
    almost 4 years ago in OpenRail Designer 2 Future consideration