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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...
17 days ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer Needs review

Bulk updating of hydraulic grade line across multiple profiles and scenarios

Introduce a tool that allows users to update Hydraulic Grade Lines (HGLs) across all profiles simultaneously for multiple storm scenarios. Currently, when we want to display 3 storm events at once, we have to run it as a batch or child scenario an...
9 days ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRoads Designer Needs review

Improve retention of user inputs in inlets

Ensure that user-defined inlet values remain consistent and are not overwritten by prototype default values when minor changes are made elsewhere. This would preserve design intent during edits.
9 days ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRoads Designer Needs review

Step-by-Step Guidance for Resolving Inlet Issues

Provide step-by-step help or guidance within the software to troubleshoot and fix inlets that display as red dashed. This would help users understand and resolve issues without external support.
9 days ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRoads Designer Needs review

Add nodes to existing drainage areas

Allow users to add additional nodes to a drainage area after it has already been placed using the place catchment feature. This would eliminate the need to recreate drainage areas when updates are required.
9 days ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRoads Designer Needs review

Drainage flex tables for referenced drainage models

Having a drainage flex table that can be used for drainage models that are referenced (this could just be physical information: ID, size, material, inverts, etc., and zoom to) would help so much in reviewing designs.
9 days ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRoads Designer Needs review

Static Drainage Profiles

Creates drainage profiles that are static (non-dynamic) that are very quick/simple to make (15-seconds), much like SS2 was, to better enable iterative design.
9 days ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRoads Designer Needs review

Internal Mass Calculation - ElemK should reduce stiffness but not mass

RM Bridge -- Incorrect Mass Internal Calculation, and Ultimate Moment Capacity Issue I am currently working on a model for the US17 Talmadge Bridge cable replacement and profile raise maintenance project. Two issues have come up that I would like ...
11 days ago in Analytics / OpenBridge Designer Needs review

Additional SUE / SUDA Configuration Variables

Currently, Drainage and Utilities feature definitions get captured via the CIVIL_CONTENTMANAGEMENTDGNLIBLIST variable within the workspace. Many configurations often use wildcards and file names that lump together features of D&U with road, ra...
over 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Workspace Needs review

Ability to add a unit to multi unit corridor in the middle or edit the multi unit corridor

In the Release 2025 of OpenTunnel Designer we can add a unit at the start and at the end of a unit with a tunnel corridor but it is not possible to place this unit in the middle of it or adjust this with reopening the multi units created from an x...
13 days ago in Modeling / OpenTunnel Designer Needs review