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Modify circle in complex geometry by center point

In complex geometries it does not seem to be possible to move the center point of a circular curve. When working with different alternatives, it´s common to have two geometries that shares some part of a circular curve with different start or end....
over 1 year ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Be able to change Slope> Ratio format Rise: Run divisor (:)

When selecting that option on design file settings or other places like the fields on text favorites. User needs to control the symbology of the divisor between Rise and Run. it seems to be hardcoded to use (:). User needs to change it to other te...
over 1 year ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Allow pasting Excel tables in Design Standard Tables

One of the features that I think would improve the software is the ability to paste Design Standards Tables from Excel into the software. This would save a lot of time and effort for users who need to adjust these values frequently, especially whe...
about 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

View and Edit contents of a Terrain

Contents of terrains currently can't be viewed or edited. Features can be added and removed from a terrain but there is no viewable info on these elements. What elements is the terrain created from? What elements are used for triangulation? Survey...
about 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Terrain 1 Already exists

Access to full Backstage menus prior to opening a file

There may be times when a user would like to utilitze the Tools, Civil Tools, etc. or change user prefs, configuration variables, etc. Currernty you have to open a file before you can access the Backstage.
about 2 years ago in User Interface 0 Future consideration

Create multiple long sections/profiles in the same model space

When creating profiles/long sections for track vertical geometry, ORD creates an individual sheet view and model view for each sheet. This creates a large amount of work when trying to bulk annotate or export long sections for drafting. It would b...
about 1 year ago in Drainage and Utilities / Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Additional Shoulder Rollover Slope Rows (3D Modeling - Templates)

I would like to make a suggestion on an improvement to template design for 3D Modeling in ORD. The Rollover values tool in superelevation template design is incredibly helpful, as it saves time by calculating the proper shoulder super rates accord...
about 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / Superelevation 0 Future consideration

Profile Grid Annotation - Place as Point Cell versus Graphic Cell

Currently, when a profile is annotated along the grid, the text is placed as a Graphic Annotation Cell. For right to left profiles, the easiest fix is to create Annotation Gro ups and Definitions that basically annotate the text backwards. Then, ...
about 2 years ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Add an ExtendLine Code to Survey

This code would be similar to the DIST command, except it would allow the crews to add a taped distance to the last segment of a figure, which would extend that segment by that value. It would be similar to a DIST commend except instead of turning...
about 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey 0 Future consideration

Fix DIST Command in Survey to InRoads Survey Operation

The DIST Command in Open Roads is almost identical to the InRoads version with one problematic exception. Open Roads uses the last two actual shots to determine the direction to turn the 90-degree angle to generate its points. InRoads would allow ...
about 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey 0 Future consideration