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Composite Deflection Multipliers

LEAP Concrete defaults PCI Bridge Design Manual Table 8.7.1-1 for the deflection multipliers. However, in the same section, it is indicated that the composite multipliers given in the table are not properly account for the significant effects of a...
6 days ago in OpenBridge Designer 0 Future consideration

ORD Design File Settings>Working Unite>Resolution change tool

Is there a tool in ORD that can change the Design File Settings>Working Unite>Resolution and scale the model so that the model remains at the correct scale after the resolution change. Is there such a tool? If not, that is my design enhancem...
13 days ago in Modeling / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / OpenTunnel Designer 1 Future consideration

Abutment analysis methodology

The substructure module built into OpenBridge seems to analyze an abutment wall stem as a column. A toggle would be useful to consider it more like a wall in some instances. The magnitude of vertical load on an abutment stem can often be insignifi...
14 days ago in OpenBridge Designer 0 Future consideration

Frame action or double curvature to be considered when superstructure is integral with substructure

When a superstructure is integral to substructure for Leap Concrete, both girders in the superstructure module and columns in the substructure module analysis/ design should incorporate frame action for any design load cases such as breaking force...
about 1 month ago in OpenBridge Designer 0 Future consideration

Ability to change civil labeler border sizes

The borders that can be used for the civil labeler tool are different sizes. The ability to modify the sizes would help in adjusting the size based on the user needs. The dimension styles have this ability for the symbols used around the text.
about 1 month ago in Annotation / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / OpenTunnel Designer 0 Future consideration

Access OBM directly instead of opening OBD first

It would really be helpful for users with OBD to not have to open OBD prior to opening OBM. That is a big pain point that I get a lot of complaints about. Also it is very confusing for users at first, they don't understand why they can't just clic...
about 2 months ago in OpenBridge Designer 4 Future consideration

New Variable to Control XSEC View Exaggeration Separate from Profile View Exaggeration

Consider adding a set of variables to control XSEC view exaggeration and default exaggeration separate from profile view exaggeration. This would be similar to how there is a separate set of variables for super exaggeration. Suggested variables wo...
about 2 months ago in OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / Workspace 0 Future consideration

Separate geometric ratios summary from stress ratio summary

OpenBridge LEAP Steel Summaries include geometric ratios (like 6.10.7.3-1) together with stress ratios. This is not helpful, as that ratios is not a real demand/capacity ratio, therefore when that geometric value of "performance ratio" is high, it...
about 2 months ago in OpenBridge Designer / Reports 0 Future consideration

Allow the use of equations when creating civil labels

We would like to be able to create a civil label that labels the elevation of a terrain model. We would like this label to include both a top of curb elevation and automatically do the math to subtract a set distance from that elevation so that it...
2 months ago in Annotation / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler / OpenRail Designer / OpenRail Overhead Line Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / OpenTunnel Designer 0 Future consideration

Add Input Reports for LARS CONNECT Edition

An input report should be made available to LARS files similar to the input report generated in LEAP Steel. This allows for a more efficient process for QA/QC of load rating files. This ability was present in LARS v10, but removed in the modernize...
3 months ago in OpenBridge Designer / Reports 0 Future consideration