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Contact (3rd) Rail tools

It would be great to have a set of tools to model a contact (third) rail - this is used by many transit systems as a traction power source for trains. There are enough nuances to the design of this rail that it warrants a dedicated tool with the a...
over 1 year ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer 0 Future consideration

Use File Open dialogues that allow user to paste a file folder address

OpenRoads uses different types of file open dialogues throughout the program. The first type allows the user to paste a file address directly into the navigation bar. The second type does not allow the user to paste the file address and forces the...
about 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Persist the Edit Complex Terrain Model dialog box

When editing a Complex Terrain Model, clicking Apply closes the dialog box. The user often wants to make additional edits to the Terrain Model. Allow the dialog box to persist until the user closes it.
10 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Terrain 0 Future consideration

Feature Definition parameter - Show feature in plan, profile, XS

When we create a features, we want to see them sometimes in 2D, sometimes in 3D, sometimes in profiles, sometimes in cross sections. It would be nice to have a simply parameter "Draw/show in 2D", "Draw/show in 3D", "Draw/show in Profile", "Draw/sh...
about 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 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...
5 months ago in Annotation / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler / OpenRail Designer / OpenRail Overhead Line Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / OpenTunnel Designer 0 Future consideration

Default Alignment Start Stationing

Include an ability to have a default Start Stationing for an alignment. It would save time (and improve consistency) for several of our alignments where we'd like the default stationing set at 10+00. I imagine many other users could appreciate thi...
10 months ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Add Non-Modelled Volumes in Mass Diagram

In ORD 2023 there is no provision for manually adding non-modelled cut or fill volumes to a mass diagram or earthwork report. Manual volumes are typically used for borrowing sites, waste sites, non-modelled bridge embankments and merging models su...
10 months ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / Reports 0 Future consideration

LEAP Concrete LFD LLDF

I believe that LEAP isn't accurately calculating the LLDF for LFD. It appears to currently compute the LLDF for moment and shear correctly, but it doesn't appear to calculate the LLDF for reactions at all. If it were calculating the LLDF for react...
10 months ago in OpenBridge Designer 0 Future consideration

Surcharge Volume Option

Add a Surcharge Volume Option for Meshes & Terrains. This would need to function so as to compare the Surcharge to Design and Existing volumes/terrains. Surcharge embankment will always be above finished or existing grade, so consider this as ...
10 months ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Apply an Annotation Group to multiple named boundaries at a time

In cross section creation it would be helpful to batch select a group of drawing models to apply a specific annotation group to (after drawing models are created from named boundaries). For example, we usually have driveway cross sections or half ...
about 2 years ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration