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Customisable Track Design Parameters

There is currently no way to view what cant ratios and related cant values the software is applying to the alignment. Nor is there an option to change the maximum and minimum values applied. The software should have an option to amend the followin...
over 1 year ago in CANT / OpenRail Designer 0 Future consideration

View Control - Customize Window Layout

Using the long right-click View Control menu I would like the ability to custmomize the different View windows to utilitze a 2nd monitor. I know you can edit an XML file to contol where the different views open, but I have not been able to "progra...
almost 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 1 Future consideration

Sweep Envlope cross section with track side asset and its clearance

We have templates of all wagons running on the track and the survey data points of all trackside assets such as speed posts, curve ID posts, structure ID posts, fences, etc., It would be great if we could have the option to create a cross section ...
11 months ago in Analytics / OpenRail Designer 0 Future consideration

Single Tool/Button to downgrade a dgn file to be compatible with V8i

We still have a number of legacy projects that use the old power InRoads/ RailTrack and with the transition to OpenRoads/OpenRail we've been encountering a number of compatibility issues. My suggestion is t o have a single button/tool to completel...
almost 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 0 Will not implement

Tool to convert Parametric Cell to a 2D Civil Cell

Civil Cells are often difficult to create due to it's use of parent-child relationships. I find it easier to create what I'm looking for by using constraints and variables for Parametric Cells. I think most Parametric Cells act similar to how a Ci...
11 months ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Will not implement

Forcing Tangency in Geometry Builder by element

The Geometry Builder allows us to force tangent restrictions. In some cases there might be some lines/arcs that are tangent and some that are not. It would be an improvement to have the ability to force tangent where needed instead of on all eleme...
11 months ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Annotate reverse point of reverse transition

Ability to annotate the reverse point of a reverse transition.
over 1 year ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer 3 Already exists

How can I design a turnout in 3D. Not only the rail but also all other details, such as sleepers, tongues, etc

Up to now the rails of the turnout can be created in 3D as 3D rails, but the turnout has many other elements, above all the sleepers are divided and all have different dimensions. How could this be created as 3D elements?
over 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer 1

Move IP to change vertical alignments

Editing the location of an intersection point by just clicking and moving it was possible in PowerRail track - can we have that functionality back as it's a good tool to quickly see changes in alignment when optioneering.
almost 2 years ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Already exists

Generate corridor in 2d if no active profile

Can we please the functionality to create 2D rails? Currently if the alignment has no active profile, rails will not be generated. But it's an important feature that's useful for track designers, but also for interdisciplinary design. Rail separat...
almost 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer 2 Future consideration