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A way to manage multiple project ITL files

I'm not sure how best to implement it, but it's not uncommon to have multiple people working on a project with multiple corridor files. Having just one itl for the project would cause a lot of conflict and possible erros so multiple itl files are ...
11 months ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / Workspace 0 Future consideration

"Locking" Civil Cell Properties

One of the challenges with civil cells is that they make sense to the creator but not the downstream users. One of the reasons for this is because once placed, any of the civil rules can be edited, which can often break the civil cell. There shoul...
about 2 months ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Deed Writer Tool Enhancement to Change Begin Offset and End Offset Phrase Calculated Inserts

Please consider changing the Begin Offset and End Offset phrase calculated inserts in the respective .xml when using the Deed Writer tool. Users would prefer these calculated inserts to be absolute values in the reporting and then populate a newly...
almost 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey 0 Future consideration

Deed Writer Tool Enhancement to Control Decimals on the Line Bearing Phrase Calculated Insert

Please consider adding the ability for the user to control decimals on the Line Bearing phrase calculated insert in the respective .xml when using the Deed Writer tool. Users would like to have control on the Line Bearing number of decimals. For e...
almost 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey 0 Future consideration

AASHTO LRFD 10th ed. request for implementation in LBS

When is Open Bridge/Leap going to be updated to the AASHTO LRFD 10th Edition? Our D.O.T. is requiring all design to be with the 10th edition.
over 1 year ago in OpenBridge Designer 4 Planned

Amend Create Ties (Sleepers) routine by adding an option to use parametric cells of the ties

The current tool is placing a rectangular block of variable sizes only. It works to timber (wood) ties, but it does not represent the actual concrete ties, such as high speed rail or any scalloped with notched rail seats. As we increase requiremen...
6 months ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer 0 Needs review

Clarify X/Y when using Civil Analysis

suppose you use the Civil analysis tool to track the mainline horizontal alignment to a point at the edge of pavement. It can be confusing for users to know if X/Y displayed in the dialog represents the point selected (e.g. at the edge of pavement...
about 4 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 1 Future consideration

Re-associate turnout to an alignment

When you create a new alignment, break a alignment and lose the turnouts or import a geometry it would be good to be able to re-associate or change the alignment to which a turnout are associated/connected to.For instance when I´m working with a c...
over 3 years ago in OpenRail Designer / Turnouts/Crossings 1 Planned

Set Profile Named Boundary Vertical Range

When creating a profile Named Boundary, there is no option to set a starting or stopping elevation, or an elevation range. It's a bit of a black box how that is determined by the software, and we need more control. It's entirely possible to create...
8 months ago in Drawing Production / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Support IFC Alignment 4.3

OpenRoads/OpenRail Designer support the import/export for IFC alignment 4.3.x. It seems that OpenRoads/OpenRail Designer can only import/export IFC alignment 4.1 https://wiki.osarch.org/index.php/IFC_-_Industry_Foundation_Classes/IFC_alignment
over 1 year ago in Import/Export / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 1 Future consideration