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Linear Template - the BSplines warning is not helpful

When you place a Linear Template on a splined element a warning is generated which requires user interaction to dismiss: "Warning: The base geometry selected for this corridor contains B-Spline elements for the horizontal Transitions. Consider rec...
8 days ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Local edits to a template, now out of sync with library.

It would be nice to see what local changes were made, to a template, before Sync'ing to library. It currently notifies user that there changes made, but doesn't show what those changes are. It is difficult to know what changes may have been made t...
4 days ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration
185 VOTE

Button to synchronize all template drops for all corridors & linear templates in a file

I'd like a tool that synchronizes all template drops in all corridors in a file, right now they have to each be manually selected in the explorer or on screen.
about 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 6 Future consideration
112 VOTE

Make Template Editor a non-modal window.

In legacy versions of the software, I can have the template library open on one screen, corridor modeler on another screen, and the CAD window open on a third screen. I can make/save changes in the template, make/save changes in the corridor model...
almost 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 1 Future consideration

Allow Cross Section Navigator to work in read-only mode

The XS Navigator tool's full functionality is contingent upon users having file read/write access. This requirement seems excessive for reviewers who primarily need read-only access. I suggest revising the tool to accommodate reviewers with read-o...
4 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Implement Civil Accudraw for Dynamic Cross Section View

Similar to the plan and profile Civil Accudraw, it would be useful to have a tool to be able to view offset, elevation, and slope in the cross section interface. This is desired in the dynamic cross section view, where users could actively utilize...
over 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 22 Future consideration

Add Process Button to "Corridor Objects" Dialog

It would be helpful to have a process corridor button in the corridor objects dialog. That way a user could remove rules, make edits to templates, point controls and parametric constraints then turn the rules back on and reprocess.
almost 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 1 Future consideration

Rules between reference files

Indicate in the reference manager if Civil Rules exist between files. When attempting to create a snap rule to an element that is in a reference file display a warning message. Prevent circular reference errors created by snap rules between refere...
10 days ago in OpenBridge Designer / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / OpenTunnel Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Add "Set Feature Definition" Tool to the Feature Definition Tool Bar

The "Set Feature Definition" Tool should be added to the Feature Definition Tool Bar rather than having to go digging around to find it. It coincides with "Match Feature Definition" which is already part of the tool bar.
over 1 year ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 2 Future consideration

Pre-populate the file name when performing a Save As, Exporting, and Printing to PDF

Currently, when performing a Save As, Exporting, or printing a SignCAD file to PDF, the file name of the PDF isn’t populated in the dialog box and must be typed in manually. A much-needed quality of life improvement would be for the PDF file name ...
5 months ago in OpenRoads SignCAD / User Interface 0 Planned