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Turn feature definitions on/off in a reference

If feature definitions are turned off in a file, it doesn't show up when reference and it's not possible to even view without going back into the file. It would be helpful to have the option to turn on feature defintions the same way levels can be...
almost 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer / User Interface 2 Future consideration

UI: Move Terrain Labeling Tools from Terrain tab to Drawing Production tab.

It is not clear that the Terrain Labeling tools are under Terrain when they are a Plans Production tool.
almost 2 years ago in Annotation / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / OpenTunnel Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Add option to modify a curve to have spirals on a complex alignment

Instead of having to look at the OpenRoads Model tab in the explorer and selecting the fillet to add transition ahead and back for spirals, could a plus sign or other visual on the complex alignment be added that you could click to just put in the...
about 2 years ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Make Grips Visible and Useable on 4k displays

When using Grips for Structures and Pipes - the grip blends too much into the background color, and on a 4K screen is TINY. The pipe grip is annoying to select (it only appears when I select the centerline of the pipe) but when adjusting or swapin...
10 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 1 Future consideration

Parametric Constraints Labels Stations Overlaps

Is there a way we can see if there is an overlap in the stations in parametric constraints labels? Like in InRoads, it highlights in orange color if there is an overlap in stations with same labels. This will help and save lot of design time, if t...
about 1 year ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Template Editor UI overhaul

The template editor as it is feels like using a 25years old software interface. And I mean all of it: Design, interface, workflows, .. There is room for so much upgrade..Visual feedback of what we are creating, problems, suggestions Multi librarie...
7 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 1 Future consideration

Save dialogue window sizes

Many dialogue windows don't open up with the best proportions to see the data and they don't save the proportions after they have been edited. It gets tiring having to edit the proportions of dialogues to see the data as needed every single time I...
11 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 1 Future consideration

Remove "Apply Classifications to Library" button from Template Tools or make it more difficult to accidentally misclick.

The button as it functions now, is able to edit whole library with one click. One unnoticed misclick can lead to losing hours of work. Could this function be hidden a bit? Maybe under a separate menu "Edit library" or it could have a pop-up explai...
7 months ago in OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Civil Cell dgnlib - Sort by name rather than date created

Currently Civil Cells are sorted by date created rather than by name when loaded from a dgnlib. This makes it very difficult to sort these. Oddly, when they are within a file (where the civil cell is "living") they sort by name.
11 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Feature Defintion Toolbar - a proposal for improving this function

Feature Definition Toolbar A proposal for improving/expanding this feature Choosing Feature Definitions is a frequently used feature in OpenRoads Designer. Especially in urban projects, switching between pavement types, curbs, placing signs, s...
about 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration