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Add "Make Active Profile" checkbox to all element profiles tools

Every command in the vertical group in the geometry tab should have a checkbox inside to automatically make it the active one. This way the user won't have to open the profile in a view and select it. Pretty simple and would save a lot of work..
5 months ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Existing Cant

Currently in ORD existing cant can only either be viewed graphically in the curvature diagram or from within the cant editor. Current workflows to annotate existing cant in profile require the projection of both left and right rails in the vertica...
over 1 year ago in CANT / OpenRail Designer 0 Future consideration

Reporting Partial Item Type with Fence/Border

Need the ability to report a partial quantity for an item type. For example, I can use this.GetElement().LinearElement_Length to calculate the length of an element. But I cannot report part of the length with a fence or border. My only options in ...

Cut complex geometry plan/profile

It can come situations, especially in investigations, when you need to break a complex alignment i two because several reasons as change number of tracks or decisions of other design of a railyard/shut yard. Today we have to break the complex whic...
8 months ago in OpenRail Designer 0 Needs review

Add ability to adjust Template Drop "Interval" when using "Apply Linear Template" Tool

We need the ability to adjust the Template Drop "Interval" when using the "Apply Linear Template" Tool. Currently this option is only available for Templates which are attached to Corridors, but we need to also have it available for the "Apply Lin...
almost 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Exporting Field Book with Observational Data

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 using OpenRoads Designer 2023. Myself and others in the Department are seeing frequent co...
over 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads ConceptStation / OpenSite Designer / Survey 1 Needs review

More flexible Template editing

I would like all the items in a template to be selectable in groups like the points.
over 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Circular Eccentric Nodes should have the ability to have a rotation point at the center of the structure.

Circular eccentric nodes, like manholes, should have the ability to have a rotation point at the center of the structure and elevation reference at the center of the frame and cover.
over 1 year ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Option to overwrite Saved views when reprocessing named boundaries to sheets

Allow a checkbox to choose to overwrite or replace existing saved views when re-processing a set of named boundaries for output to sheets. This will help to maintain order in the files and avoid excess unused items. If not creating another 'versio...
over 1 year ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Allow Design Scenarios to change proposed conduit properties and class based on depth of conduit.

The class of a pipe is primarily selected by the depth of cover over a pipe. Sometimes vehicle loads or construction loads have an influence on the class selection
over 1 year ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration