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Enhancement::Additional Tool for Design of Cross over connection between Tangent & Canted Tracks

I suggest improvements to Bentley OpenRail Designer for handling Cross over connections in the following scenarios: Cross over Between Adjacent Tangent Tracks: Enable a simple geometric connection between two parallel tracks without the use of Geo...
8 months ago in OpenRail Designer / Turnouts/Crossings 0 Needs review

Add a Reference File Selection Capability in the Profile Model Create 3D Cut Tool

In the Create 3D Cut tool, it would be nice to be able to select which reference file(s) the user would like to use when creating 3D cuts in the profile model. This capability would keep ORD from 3D cutting all attached reference files.
over 2 years ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration

Allow flow arrow density adjustment similar to contour lines

All the current products anchor their surface data in triangles, and allow different types of visualizations to happen. For instance, you can choose to show major and minor contours as needed, and they do not change the way the triangles actually ...
3 months ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / Terrain 0 Future consideration

Have different icons for each version of a civil product

The current desktop icons are the same color for all versions and is confusing with multiple versions installed. If the icons for each version was a different color for each release it would make for quicker identification of version.

Overlay and Stripping in Surface Templates / Linear Templates

When will the ability to use Overlay and Stripping in Surface Templates / Linear Templates be available.
about 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 2 Future consideration

Support spaces for bearing input in geometry tools

The geometry tools should allow for spaces between degrees minutes and seconds (N78 34 22E). This format is supported in the Geometry Builder but not the other geometry tools and the inconsistence is frustrating. Currently you have to enter either...
over 2 years ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

IFC export using the current active View element symbology

The current IFC exporter only exports using the actual elements symbology and ignores Level Overrides, Reference level symbology changes, etc. This makes it very difficult to control, requiring users to actually physically edit the elements in the...
about 2 years ago in Import/Export / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration

Connect a channel directly to an On Grade Inlet

It would be great if ORD had the capability to connect a channel directly to an On Grade Inlet to be able to calculate spread and bypass at the inlet. Currently the workaround is to connect the channel to a Generic Outfall at the edge of the inlet...
4 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 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...
over 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 2 Future consideration

At Linear Template corner, give option for PI or radius

When creating a liner template in a 90° corner or similar, the software would create an external tanget drop and not a rounded or chamfer one. See image attached, red flags what the result I want.
about 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 7 Future consideration