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Support for LEAP

I would like to see an upgrade and continued support for LEAP Bridge Concrete and LEAP Bridge Steel. Most recent updates I have seen are from 2020 and with the ever increasing demand for Model Based Design it will be imperative to upgrade and prov...
almost 2 years ago in OpenBridge Designer 0 Already exists

Design Footing with sides that are parallel to the column sides

Some tight geometric conditions require a this scenario
almost 2 years ago in OpenBridge Designer 0 Future consideration

Composite Deflection Multipliers

LEAP Concrete defaults PCI Bridge Design Manual Table 8.7.1-1 for the deflection multipliers. However, in the same section, it is indicated that the composite multipliers given in the table are not properly account for the significant effects of a...
12 months ago in OpenBridge Designer 0 Future consideration

ORD Design File Settings>Working Unite>Resolution change tool

Is there a tool in ORD that can change the Design File Settings>Working Unite>Resolution and scale the model so that the model remains at the correct scale after the resolution change. Is there such a tool? If not, that is my design enhancem...
about 1 year ago in Modeling / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / OpenTunnel Designer 2 Future consideration

Add Application Version number in Pref Folder

Please add the correct version number to applications user preference folder. Currently when you browse to Openroads user preference folder you get folders called 10.0.0 and 10.0.0_1. These folders need to contain the version number of Openroads s...
about 2 years ago in OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler / OpenRail Designer / OpenRail Overhead Line Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / OpenTunnel Designer 0 Future consideration

Frame action or double curvature to be considered when superstructure is integral with substructure

When a superstructure is integral to substructure for Leap Concrete, both girders in the superstructure module and columns in the substructure module analysis/ design should incorporate frame action for any design load cases such as breaking force...
about 1 year ago in OpenBridge Designer 0 Future consideration

Allow Pier Diaphragms to fall between the beam ends rather than encasing the beams inside the diaphragm (TDOT).

TDOT doesn't encase the beams inside of the pier diaphragms. TDOT places an 18" diaphragm between the beam ends with bent-up strands being used for anchorage into the diaphragm. If the bridge is skewed, the diaphragms are skewed at a different ang...
about 2 years ago in OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler 0 Future consideration

Allow member groups to start and stop at the same support line in LBS

We are modeling a complex bridge in LBS and the bridge is flared. The flare has required the addition of shorter beams that are not full length to keep the beam spacing on the flared end reasonable. Currently LBS does not allow more than one beam ...
about 2 years ago in Modeling / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler 0 Needs review

Bridge centerline

It will be very helpful if OBM can project the deck centerline along the length of the bridge.
about 2 years ago in OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler 0 Future consideration

The ability to edit the positioning and placement of a dimension.

Once a dimension is placed, it seems to be set. The ability to place a dimension and then later be able to adjust it would be tremendous. Not only the ability to adjust the placement of the dimension, but the ability to adjust the placement of the...
about 2 years ago in Annotation / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler / OpenRail Designer / OpenRail Overhead Line Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / OpenTunnel Designer 7 Already exists