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Name Changing Per Drainage Structure

When naming nodes, we usually associate that node name with the conduit, drainage area, and gutter name. But, if we have to update the node name (ex: 0401 to 0405), then we have to change all the other names manually. User is looking for possibili...
11 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration

Take surface template into account when analyzing volumes

Add the ability to take surface templates into account when analyzing volumes between two terrain models. That way you will not have to create a delta terrain, for instance when you want to take the clearance of top soil into account. This option ...
10 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey 1 Future consideration

Directly Link to NOAA data

Most state are or are moving to using NOAA rainfall Data. Basic IDF tables can be Downloaded and Uploaded, but it should integrate with the different Calculation methods (Table equations, Poly Log, IDF Curve.....)
about 1 year ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Future consideration

Improve and simplify the named boundary drawing/sheet seed creation workflow

The way it is now, It's just too complex to create and custum the seeds for each client. Too many files, too many things to control and in too many folders/.cgf. You have to create many seeds with different specifics for each sheet size/scale/plan...
over 1 year ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Workspace 0 Future consideration

Add an option to include "Profile" when offsetting Geometry

There should be an option to include the Profile when offsetting geometry if desired. Currently we need to offset the geometry and then copy the profile. It would be much more intuitive if there was an option to just include the profile when initi...
about 1 year ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration

Report Station Equations in Horizontal Alignment report similar to GeoPAK

Horizontal geometry reports are confusing when there are station equations at cardinal points. A few of our surveyors have commented on this and I can see where they’re coming from. I’ve attached three example geometry reports. Their names ind...
6 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Reports 0 Future consideration

Ability to lock profile when start stationing changes

Right now (2022 R1) if an alignment with a profile is extended in the start, the profile moves together with the start of the alignment. Two wishes: Possibility to lock the profile elements in their present position. Possibility to move the whole ...
over 1 year ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration

Enable multiple template drops with Linear Template tool

Enable the use of multiple template drops (different cross section templates) in the Linear Template tool.
about 1 year ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 3 Future consideration

Create cross sections from MicroStation elements

Ability to select lines for cross sections like in Geopak and to be able to import /export said lines for use. When you have miles of data and your sections are not perpendicular, selecting 2 end points per section is very time consuming.
over 1 year ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 6 Future consideration

Add "Arc Length Chorded" to arc properties so it can be annotated in plan

Currently there is no way to annotate the chorded length for arcs that are Chord definition. Adding a new property named "Arc Length Chorded" would allow this.
over 1 year ago in Annotation / Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 2 Planned