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Incorporate an ORD roadway designer window & file (.ord)

I'll be honest, the implementation ORD's strength is the software's weakest point. Being able to visually see the model in the 2D default model theoretically sounds great but the execution is costing too much time and money on medium to large scal...
10 months ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Will not implement

Create Cut Fill Volumes from one element

Extension of the "Create Cut Fill Volumes" function with the ability to choose whether calculations will be performed for a selected element (similar to the function "Create Closed Mesh") or for all elements included in the model (just like it's b...
5 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

Ability to superscript and underline the decimal digits for spot elevation annotation

Currently it is not possible to format only the decimal digits of the annotation. The user wants to annotate the spot elevation in a custom format where the decimal units are having superscript and the underline. The option from DIN Dimensioning o...
over 1 year ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Ability to turn on and off geometry and switches by track

Currently OpenRail Designer allows to turn on and off geometry according to FD. However, there are cases where it is more useful to turn on and off tracks by track name, rather by FD. This could help the process of creating drawings faster. Simila...
over 1 year ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Add Cut and Fill Volume to Profile Framed Annotation

requesting the ability to annotate Cut/Fill volume in profile frame annotation. Please check a sample screenshot from an 12d output
over 1 year ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Define Station (similar to Internal Station) from defined alignment

It is often that alignment starting from a turnout is using mainline stationing at toe of the turnout. So it would be useful to have a method to define station at first or last point of Alignment-A from Alignment-B, and ruled.Maybe not limited to ...
5 months ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Set cant parameters before applying

Make the Cant tool more useful. Currently, we set the speed then apply cant and it spits out some random cant values, which are unrealistic. Then we can set the cant parameters and the software proves the values are unrealistic and we have to edit...
10 months ago in CANT / OpenRail Designer 1 Needs review

3D Clip in Corridor Clip

Very useful in Rock Tunnel Connections, It should work similar to Mesh Subtract in MicroStation, but should be a part of the Corridor information, like todays Corridor Clip is.
about 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 4 Future consideration

Create 3D cut volumes with a variable cut offset

So far Openrail designer contains a tool called create 3D cut for profiles. It is very useful when one wants to show cuts from a 3D section across the track. However one can choose only a specific distance from track. There are cases (for example ...
about 1 year ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration