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Set Design Standards Toolbar (Add B-Spline warning in the Civil Message Center)

Once Design Standards are set on an Alignment, add a B-Spline warning to the civil message center. A few tools from the Geometry tab create B-Splines and many users assume those are Civil Elements. When alignments with B-Splines export to LandXML,...
about 1 month ago in Geometry / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface Future consideration

Allow Vertical Curve Lengths to be Defined by Chord Definition

Currently, Vertical Curve lengths can only be defined by Arc length. Would like the ability to define the Vertical Curve length by Horizontal Chord Definition. We are facing several issues at the moment. 1.) The Cardinal Point Stationing (PVC, PVT...
about 2 months ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer Needs review

Allow Stopping Sight Distance to be controlled uniquely by alignment

Currently the stopping sight distance uses configuation variables to control the eye height and object height which would affect all alignment for a specific project. Please allow various alignments to have different options for these settings. Fo...
2 months ago in Geometry / OpenRoads Designer Future consideration

Set Design Standards Toolbar (Add B-Spline warning in the Civil Message Center)

It would be nice if once the Design Standards are set on an Alignment adding a B-Spline warning to the civil message center. A few tools from the Geometry Tab create B-Spline and many users are assuming those are Civil Elements being created. When...
3 months ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer Future consideration

No duplicate Feature Names in separate files that are referenced

As part of our push into digital delivery, one thing we've run into is that if we are placing lines, points, drainage features, etc. in one file, and then need those same features in a different file for another purpose, the feature names that com...
3 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer Future consideration

Ability to snap and adjust point features by two points

Currently the snapping point and elevation reference is based on the cell origin. However, it would be helpful to allow for snapping and elevation control at both the beginning and end of the 3D cell. Example: 3D Guardrail End Treatments and Trans...
3 months ago in Geometry / OpenRoads Designer Future consideration

Users shouldn't have to hit "o" to target what you want to track

Why is this so slow and have to hit "o" to target what you want to track? We only care about the horizontal alignment and everything is built off that. That tool never works and it is just a constant fight. You will key say Sta. 500+00 and want le...
5 months ago in Geometry / OpenRoads Designer Future consideration

Vertical geometry name to default to the horizontal geometry name

When I am doing feature modeling, such as intersections, I am creating a lot of features and profiles. I like things to have names so that I can easily identify them. In the workspace I am provided, the vertical geometry created for any given hori...
5 months ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer Future consideration

Tool to project the slope between 2 elements onto a third element.

There used to be a tool in InRoads (I think it was part of the Generate Longitudinal Feature) where you could project the slope between 2 elements onto a third element. The is no such tool in ORD. The only way I can figure to do it now is to creat...
5 months ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer Future consideration

Generate Geometry Points with Deed Boundary Tool

RIght of Way take tables are required with named points. The normal workflow is to create points then origin point persist snap those elements creating the shape of the deed boundary to the points. In this way the legal reports show the point name...
5 months ago in Geometry / OpenRoads Designer Future consideration