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Update element DU properties to match prototype

Introduce a dedicated button that, when clicked, updates a DU elements properties that has already been placed in a DGN file to match those currently assigned to the prototype that is assigned to the feature defintion in the updated dgnlib. This w...
8 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

LEAP Bridge Steel: add a tool to allow the design of the fillet weld between the web and flange

For a built-up-plate girder, There do not appear to be any tools for designing the size of the fillet weld between the web and flange. Please add a tool to allow that weld to be designed. It is a typical part of a bridge and many competing product...
3 months ago in Analytics / OpenBridge Designer 0 Future consideration

LEAP Bridge Concrete, PS girder: add separate unit weights for 1) SW calculation and 2) for modulus of elasticity

Currently there is only a singe input for concrete density in the prestressed girder design module. This density is used to calculate the weight of the beam and also the E modulus. There should be 2 separate inputs for density. One would be used f...
3 months ago in Analytics / OpenBridge Designer 0 Future consideration

LEAP Bridge Steel: report forces per cross-frame type

Design forces for cross frame members are not grouped and require significant post processing in order to design the cross frames. Can you add the ability to group the forces? For example, if i define 3 different types of cross frames (CF1, CF2, a...
3 months ago in Analytics / OpenBridge Designer 0 Future consideration

Annotate Multiple Terrain levels in Cross section frames annotation

In our legacy software packages we regularly annotated levels of multiple Terrain surfaces and the level differences between them in Cross sections and we look to have lost this functionality in ORD so far. This is especially useful to annotate th...
almost 4 years ago in Drawing Production 6 Future consideration

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.,...

Beam Haunch Parameters and Templates

Beam haunches should have more robust parameters or even model templates. some examples would be: the ability to allow exterior haunches to extend to the edge of deck independent of the top flange of the girder/beam. also allow it to taper to a ...
10 months ago in Modeling / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler 1 Planned

Enhancements to Expression Builder

Interface Currently, writing expressions in expression builder is only slightly better than writing code in notepad. The interface could be enhanced similar to Visual Studio with colorized classes, methods, and properties, colorized brackets with ...

Stacked Cross Section easier workflow

Create a better workflow for stacked cross sections. No need for complex seeds and dgnlibs. Just choose if we want to stack everything in a drawing model or in a sheet, how many rows and columns and hit enter.Maybe define the offsets and get a pre...
over 2 years ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration

Enhancement to Navigate the Field Book from the Plan View

There is currently not a way to navigate the field book from the plan view. Being able to select an element (point feature or linear feature) in a survey model’s plan view and have the location of the element within the Survey tab (under the Explo...
over 3 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey 0 Future consideration