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Ability to generate aggregated quantity report for all components linked to a price list

As a road designer, I would like to be able to produce a report aggregating all quantities for all components for a project, items in this reporting being linked to a price list.With Item types and Reports we have ability to generate data, but for...
about 3 years ago in Item Types / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Reports 0 Future consideration

Introduce the concept of seperate model containers to control data much better

In MX we had the concept of models that allowed users to very quickly and efficiently control feature display, select specific features and perform extensive automation of almost all functions. Without this functionality in ORD, users a either stu...
about 3 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 2 Future consideration
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Ability to export and import all corridor objects such as point controls to enable rebuilding of corridors

I know parametric constraints can be exported but if a corridor becomes corrupt then being able to rebuild it from scratch easily would be useful. Similar to an input file in MX
about 3 years ago in Import/Export / Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration

Add profile annotation location option for annotating conduit description only once

If a conduit is perfectly straight, then it is easy to put the description once in the middle, but if the conduit has any bends then each segment gets annotated. Adding an option for annotation frequency with location controls would fix this.
about 3 years ago in Annotation / Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Parallel snap with Civil horizontal line

When creating centerline geometry you may need it to be parallel to outside boundaries like Right of Way. It would be convenient to be able to select that snap and use it like it works for MicroStation lines.
about 3 years ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Create Template Geometry - Option to create 2D Elements from points located below top surface

Currently only template points located on top surface can produce 2d linear elements. This also only seems possible, when the components they belong to, are not ‘Excluded From Top/Bottom Mesh’ (option in Component properties dialog) and the ‘Creat...
about 3 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

One button downgrade and export

While we are in a transition phase between the old v8i to the ORD dgn files, we sometimes receive files in the wrong dgn format. The steps to downgrade to a v8i backwards compatible file involves too many steps and introduces units and coordinate ...
about 3 years ago in Import/Export / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration

Annotating plan elements on profile

We have a client need to streamline the process to annotate the horizontal geometry on the profile. The need is to call out the curve compensation that is calculated at horizontal curves and displayed with a dimension line. As well adding in the h...
about 3 years ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer 0 Future consideration

Make Edit Feature Definition dialog box a non-temporary window

Make the Edit Feature Definition dialog box an actual dialog box. Currently it's too difficult to expand the dialog window, and it only remains in view when your cursor is within the window. It disappears too easily with a slight move outside of t...
about 3 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface / Workspace 1 Future consideration

Drop Complex Status alignment but keep FD

When editing vertical alignments. When I want to edit a complex vertical alignment by adding or removing elements I usually use Drop Complex Status because I find it easier to edit those single elements than edit apart and then use Complex Redefin...
about 3 years ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration