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Persist Snaps icon

Persist Snaps and Rule Icon in the Feature Definition Tool Bar looks very similar to Keypoint Snap icon in Snap Mode toolbar. Change the icon for Persist Snaps and Rule to include a ruler symbol with a snap point.
3 months ago in User Interface 0 Future consideration

Eliminate the Utility Property Panel

We are now 10 years into OpenRoads. Why are we still faced with two property panels. One for MicroStation and one for Utility/drainage. The two property panels overlap in what is displayed. ELIMINATE the Utility Properties Panel so we can end the ...
3 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Target/Locate Buttons to Modify Corridor Object Stationing.

Add the Target/Locate button to the corridor objects dialog in order to change the stationing of point controls, parametric constraints etc. instead of ma manually entering station.
3 months ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Split Drainage Node Baseline Reference into Station Reference and Offset Reference

Drainage nodes currently utilize an Elevation Reference and a Baseline Reference. It would be better to split the Baseline Reference into two separate references, 1) "Station Reference", and 2) "Offset Reference". In practice, this would allow a n...
4 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 0 Already exists

Change Inline Civil Labeler to a Three Data Point Process

Currently when placing an inline civil label along a drainage pipe, the prompts are 1) "Select Elements > Identify X" and 2) "Select Elements > Place Label" which sets both the rotation and placement of the label. It would be better to split...
4 months ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Provide pop-up message when drainage "breaks" and becomes red dashed line in appearance

Many User's are experiencing an issue where portions of their drainage layout (nodes for example) are becoming red dashed lines in appearance. This change indicates a break/error in the design and absent specific reasons why this occurred, User's ...
4 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Bring back "Depends On" in the Properties

It is my understanding that this was removed in the 2024 version due to general confusion, but I'd like it to be added back. If it is made toggleable, it can be turned off by default to avoid the aforementioned confusion, and this allows those tha...
5 months ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Add ability to have pick list for parametric constraint in corridor

Add ability to create picklist that we can associate value to it. In parametric contraint we could chosse a parameter and this parameter have a pick list. This pick list could be associated to a value list and we could use it for dusply rules or o...
6 months ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Add a right click option in the Feature Definition dialogue for "Set Active"

When navigating through all the feature definitions it would be handy to have an option to set the feature to the active definition being used. It's easier many times to navigate through the OpenRoads Standards list to find features than using the...
7 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Make the Accudraw compass size smaller in profile view.

At the default size the Accudraw compass is huge when working in an exaggerated profile view. If I change it to a more useful size then it's tiny in plan view. Can you make it so the compass is a certain factor smaller in the profile view based on...
7 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration