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Name Changing Per Drainage Structure

When naming nodes, we usually associate that node name with the conduit, drainage area, and gutter name. But, if we have to update the node name (ex: 0401 to 0405), then we have to change all the other names manually. User is looking for possibili...
over 1 year ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 3 Future consideration

Simplifying Retaining Wall Construction: A Wingwall-Inspired Approach for Bridge Design

When the bridge needs a long “wingwall”, it break two part – a wingwall which is built with the abutment, and the rest part I call it “Retaining wall”. Is it possibly to make this retaining wall as easy as wingwall? That means like put the wingwal...
3 months ago in OpenBridge Modeler 0 Needs review

Productivity enhancements to Corridor Objects dialog

There are currently some things needed to be added to the Corridor Object dialog to help communicate design intent a bit better to users (especially with Parametric Constraints): The lack of information as to the rules linked to Parametric Constra...
over 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 1 Future consideration

Land Use Areas from a Reference

It would be nice to extract Land Use Data from a reference file rather than requiring the Land Use Areas always be drawn in the main drainage design file. This would both cut down on clutter in the design file and also allow larger areas to be del...
over 2 years ago in Drainage and Utilities 1 Future consideration

Surface Template better UI

After creation, no 2D handle is created or anything similar. It can only be selected/edited through the 3D model. This tool is amazing, but it is in dire need of some major improvements.
about 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Ability to lock profile when start stationing changes

Right now (2022 R1) if an alignment with a profile is extended in the start, the profile moves together with the start of the alignment. Two wishes: Possibility to lock the profile elements in their present position. Possibility to move the whole ...
about 2 years ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration

Add some kind of optimization setting for "existing ground terrain contour display" to improve performance

We really need some kind of optimization setting available which will improve the performance of OpenRoads when Existing Ground Terrain Contours are Displayed. I believe this setting in Civil 3D is called "Level of Detail" or something. The proble...
4 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Terrain 0 Future consideration

Bring back the “NE=” key-in command.

U.S. surveyors traditionally work in Northing & Easting, in that order. When working with Microstation V8i, AND with Inroads loaded, the user could perform precision drafting by using the “NE= “ key-in to enter the exact northing/easting coord...
about 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey 4 Future consideration

Make editing catchment areas more user friendly

When you initially create a drainage area from a shape, it creates 'smart' vertices that you can grab and move with the cursor. However, after the initial catchment shape is created, the only way to add additional vertices is using the "Insert Ver...
over 1 year ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Planned

Export XS (Cross Section) to 2D lines

Export the XS sheet or drawing model to 2D lines. And have the ability to export some dynamic XS to 2D lines and PDF it.
about 1 year ago in Import/Export / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 2 Future consideration