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Keep the Corridor Object Toolbar Visible While Defining Parametric Constraints

In OpenRoads Designer, when defining or editing parametric constraints, the Corridor Object toolbar disappears from the screen. This removes access to important corridor information at a critical stage of the workflow. This idea proposes that the ...
3 days ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface Future consideration

Add an Interactive 3D Viewer to the Template Editor

Introduce a built‑in interactive 3D viewer within the Template Editor that allows users to preview templates in real time. This viewer would display how a template applies to 3D models (e.g. corridors, terrain, alignments, utilities, or structural...
3 days ago in Modeling / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface Future consideration

Adding a Description Column to Parametric Constraint

While it is easy for users to idenfity the purpose of creating a particular Point Control, there is a lack of visibility over the purpose of a Parametric Constraint. Adding a Description entry will make it easier for users to identify the purpose ...
about 1 month ago in OpenRoads Designer / User Interface Future consideration

Surface template-Don't stop the tool after one action

It would be useful to stay in the same tool after one surface template has been placed, similar to all other tools in OpenRoads. At the moment, I have to pick the tool again everytime I want to place a surface template.
about 1 month ago in User Interface Future consideration

Complex Terrain - Rename "merge" and "append" to something more descriptive

Suggest renaming the "merge" and "append" functions when creating a complex terrain to something more descriptive of the action being performed. For instance, merge could be renamed to "overwrite" and append could be renamed to "use both". Users h...
about 2 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / Terrain / User Interface Future consideration

Make Explorer Automatically Update While Docked

Perhaps this is a Bug, but it would be much more intuitive if ORD Explorer would automatically update while docked (specifically the "OpenRoads Model" portion). As it is right now, you constantly have to close explorer and re-open it to see update...
3 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface Needs review

Turn OFF ORD snap by default

Turn off snap for ORD. Having the snap rule on by default causes so many problems for new users. Rules are created all over the place causing crashes and unnecessary processing.
3 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface Future consideration

Improve Identification of Active Cant Alignment for Annotation

In complex roadway designs, it is common to have a single horizontal alignment with several associated cant alignments to evaluate different scenarios. When annotating profiles, OpenRoads Designer correctly pulls data from only one "active" cant a...
3 months ago in OpenRail Designer / User Interface Needs review

Prevent or warn users if someone tries to add a reference file manually to a dynamic section or profile window

Seems that users generally shouldn't be adding plan based reference files to dynamic cross section or profile window design models known as non-indexed models. Would be nice to prevent someone from accidentally doing this and not realizing.
4 months ago in Modeling / User Interface Future consideration

Allow Item Types to be Exported to a ProjectWise Folder

Within the Item Types Import/Export tool, "Import From" and "Export To" lead directly to folders outside of ProjectWise. There is no option to import from or export to an excel file within ProjectWise.
4 months ago in Import/Export / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface Future consideration