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Allow users to see horizontal and vertical alignments while in view only mode.

Wise users open files in read-only mode when they don’t intend to change the file. ORD should promote good file practice to allow us to view geometry when we are in view only mode.
over 1 year ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Exported TIN surface must carry same edge method on importing.

Exported surface in TIN format not keeping the same edge method while importing it in new .dgn file. So, it is expected to get such functionality where the exported surface should carry the same edge method or while importing any surface it should...

Enhancement to Introduce the Remapping Capability on Terrain Model’s Source Path

There is currently not a way to remap the terrain model’s source path in ORD. This capability is needed to be able to push survey data updates via rewriting a .tin file to then update from source (sourcing back to the rewritten .tin file with surv...
about 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Terrain 0 Future consideration

Switch Height Plan

Our industry requires to provide accurate horizontal alignment's annotation which shows element's length between turnouts (not only length of whole plan elements). This is what could be done by "Switch Height Plan" tool in Power Rail Track (PRT). ...
10 months ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer 0 Future consideration

Add the ability in a Plan Annotation Group to label non-curve PI's with the deflection angle

I would like to request a new alignment annotation that labels a non-curve PI in a horizontal alignment with the station, the deflection and piece of text that says "no curve". I can create the text favorite that displays the station and the text ...
over 1 year ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 3 Future consideration

OpenRoads Designer Keyin List

MicroStation has provided the Keyin list. Can bentley provide OpenRoads Designer a keyin list to the user? such as geometry subsitute, GEOMETRY DYNAMICSECTION DELETEDXSVIEWS, and etc.

Disable Point Controls Rather than Delete When Control Can't Be Found

Currently when the control - profile, alignment, feature - can't be found due to a deletion or reference detachment, the corresponding point control(s) is removed from the corridor. Considering that these events may occur inadvertently and not dis...
about 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Leader Symbols Do Not Rotate option

We have several custom leaders that are circles with symbols contained within them. The issue is the DOT does not want the symbol within the circle to rotate. There should be an option to have the symbol not rotate for a leader as an option in the...
over 1 year ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 5 Future consideration

Export Field Book data with Observations AND Attributes

I process survey data for the Maine Department of Transportation. We have been transitioning from InRoads to OpenRoads for about a year now and are currently testing OpenRoads Designer 2023. We really need a way to export edited Field Book data wi...
7 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey 0 Future consideration

Local edits to a template, now out of sync with library.

It would be nice to see what local changes were made, to a template, before Sync'ing to library. It currently notifies user that there changes made, but doesn't show what those changes are. It is difficult to know what changes may have been made t...
17 days ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration