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Combining Properties Menus

It would be super helpful if I didn't have to search two different property menus for where to change specific properties. If the general properties menu and the ORD DU properties menu could be more centralized into one properties menu, this would...

Export 3D Elements to IFC without losing its metadata

I need an easier way to export only 3D elements to IFC from OpenRoads Designer. Exported elements need to include all item type attributes. This can be done today by creating the iModel first. From Bentley Infrastructure Cloud, a Saved View in tha...
10 months ago in Import/Export / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Seperating the "add point control/parametric constraint" and "delete point control/parametric constraint" buttons within the corridor objects tool.

Many times a day I accidently delete a point control or parametric constraint when I'm trying to add. The buttons are extremely close, is there a way to move the delete button further away?
over 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Want a warning when detach a reference file used by civil labeler with element association

When a corridor is based on an alignment from a reference file we get a warning when we try to detach the alignment reference file to minimize the chance of breaking the connection between the corridor and it's source alignment. Can we similarly g...
over 3 years ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration

START and END annotation for vertical alignment

I want to have the ability to annotate the Start/End of the Vertical Alignment (There is the ability to annotate the Start/End of a Line and the Start/Endof the Horizontal Alignment). There are many ways to annotate the start and end stations, how...
almost 4 years ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Deed Writer Tool Enhancement to Allow User to Widen Columns in Right of Way Dialog Box

Please consider adding the ability for the user to widen the columns (Segments, Phrases, Inserts, and Phrases Included) as they resize the Right of Way Deed dialog box that opens when using the Deed Writer tool.
over 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Restore tool Delete Triangle by Line - Edit Terrain - back to its original function of not being able to cross breaklines or add a dialog box for the option.

In SS4 on up to ORD 10.10.2, you could not delete a triangle on the interior side of a breakline. When a line was drawn, all triangles would be deleted until it got to the breakline. In ORD 10.12, it blows through the breakline and will delete int...
almost 3 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Terrain 1 Future consideration

Add Place Stepped Approach Slab tool or feature

Most DOT's require approach slabs to be stepped on wide skewed bridges. It'd be nice not to have to create a lot of units to do this or use 3D Cutting tools to achieve this. I'm not sure what would be the easiest solution since you'll need to plac...
3 months ago in Modeling / OpenBridge Modeler 0 Future consideration

Add the ability to export an ORD surface to a HEC-RAS .tif surface.

In OpenRoads Designer 2023, under the Terrain tab, add the ability to export a ORD surface to a .tif file. The HEC-RAS RAS-Mapper can only use .tif surfaces.
about 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / Terrain 0 Future consideration

Make Plan by 3D Element tool create Geometry with "Active Profile" to be usable

Unlike the OpenRoads v8i functionality for this tool, Plan by 3D Element does not create Geometry that has an Active Profile and therefore can't be used for the majority of functions users want by default, namely Point Controls (in ORD and OBM Dec...
almost 4 years ago in Geometry / Modeling / OpenBridge Modeler / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration