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Horizontal Range Option for Loop Alignment Modeling Controls

When modeling a loop ramp (or any situation where the alignment doubles back on itself) point controls and target aliases have a tendency to find solutions that are technically correct across the infield but that are not the intended solution. For...
about 23 hours ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 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...
2 days ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer Needs review

Place snappable points at key turnout elements, i.e. PS (.1) and PITO (.0)

To comply with US railroads standards, we need to place agency-specific cells at the turnouts. The cells must snap to either PS (point .1) or PITO (point .0). Right now these points are not snappable, neither graphically identifiable which makes m...
8 days ago in OpenRail Designer / Turnouts/Crossings Needs review

IFC Project-Level Properties

Description: This idea arises from the growing need to comply with BIM requirements established by the Spanish rail administration, which mandate the delivery of structured IFC files. These IFC models must include specific properties (Psets) not o...
22 days ago in Import/Export / OpenBridge Modeler / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer Future consideration

IFC Project-level properties mapping

This idea arises from the growing need to comply with BIM requirements established by the Spanish rail administration, which mandate the delivery of structured IFC files. These IFC models must include specific properties (Psets) not only at the el...
22 days ago in Import/Export / OpenBridge Modeler / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer Future consideration

Load DGNLIB files on demand

It would be very helpful if it were possible to load DGNLIB files on demand instead of automatically. One example of this is Sheet Seed DGNLIB files. We do not need those unless we are creating sheets, and creating sheets is a very, very small por...

IFC export using "Export to IFC": Ability to export only components and 3D-Meshes without linear elements

I would like to suggest the following for the IFC export using the "Export to IFC" function: An option to automatically exclude all linear objects from the export. I want the IFC to only include 3D meshes, but right now it also exports linear elem...
23 days ago in Import/Export / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer Future consideration

Create a tool for parametric turnout tie placement, with specific ties and spacing

The idea is similar to parametric civil cell: we need a tool to place the ties along the turnout. The ties must be of different lengths, placed at different spacing, and must follow the alignments from and to specifically identified points. The ti...
27 days ago in OpenRail Designer / Turnouts/Crossings Needs review

Amend Create Ties (Sleepers) routine by adding an option to use parametric cells of the ties

The current tool is placing a rectangular block of variable sizes only. It works to timber (wood) ties, but it does not represent the actual concrete ties, such as high speed rail or any scalloped with notched rail seats. As we increase requiremen...
27 days ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer Needs review

defining dynamic vehicle envelope for rail vehicles: need missing parameters

when creating dynamic vehicle envelope (strangely called coach sweep), the methodology does not reflect the vehicle outlines. Passenger carriages and most locomotives have tapered nose configuration which drastically reduces dynamic envelope. Curr...
27 days ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer Needs review