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Improve the Cant report such that the exact stations where speed changes is reported correctly

Currently we can generate the cant report with an specified interval. The issue with these report is that the exact station at which the speed changes can be interpreted incorrectly. for example. Consider an alignment in the with 100mph speed, dro...
4 months ago in CANT / OpenRail Designer / Reports 0 Needs review

Make the Accudraw compass size smaller in profile view.

At the default size the Accudraw compass is huge when working in an exaggerated profile view. If I change it to a more useful size then it's tiny in plan view. Can you make it so the compass is a certain factor smaller in the profile view based on...
4 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Annotation Group for Profile Intersection

This will be useful to annotate automatically intersecting features like Roads, Utilities etc.
7 months ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

In "Template Options" dialog, add option to apply affixes to parametric constraints

The Create Template feature has a "Template Options" dialog that allows you to apply affixes to a component when dropping it into a template (e.g. automatically appending "_L" and "_R" to the end of point and component names). This feature doesn't...
over 1 year ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

XSL - Easy Editor - create your own and easy XSL report

XSL custom report require programation knowledge, is difficult and there is no information no-where to be found on what and how to do. It could be nice to have an easy to edit XSL report editor so we could display the information we want the way w...
over 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Reports 0 Future consideration

Add an option to place endpoint instead of start point in the "line/arc from element" tools

It is normally very difficult to know where to place the start point to get the next element where you want it, especially when there are transition curves involved. To place the endpoint of the element and let the start point move would be much e...
8 months ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

GEOPAK-like Drainage Tools

I would like to see tools added to ORD that would mimic the Drainage Tools found in GEOPAK. Specifically, I would like to be able to visualize Drainage Patterns. I envision this be something that could be added to a Terrain Feature Definition, sim...
almost 3 years ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Terrain 2 Future consideration

Report>VerticalAlignmentToTIW.xsl, please include equations

One can use Import Vertical From ASCII which will includes equations
4 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / Reports 0 Future consideration

Drainage Structure Analyzer

Please include a tool similar to the Drainage Structure Analyzer from Inroads Storm and Sanitary. This tool is very useful for quick sizing without having to set up a model, especially with culverts and channels.
over 1 year ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Point Table using MicroStation Table Styles

This would literally save large projects 100s of hours. Plus having points in tables that are ruled eliminates so many chances for errors. Other civil products have had this feature for years. Creating grading points on plans is so easy when table...
over 2 years ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 2 Future consideration