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New Survey Linear Name

The create new survey linear tool needs to have the ability to name the element and set the field code. Currently, you have to select the new linear and enter the name and field code in the properties after it's created.
over 3 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey 1 Future consideration

Add Picklist for Alignments for Station/Offset Expressions

Need the ability to pick alignments that are in the file or referenced in the file when using the new station and offset item type expressions. Manually typing them in is currently the only option. The attached screen shot shows where this would b...
almost 4 years ago in Item Types / OpenRail Designer / OpenSite Designer 3 Future consideration

Creating Multiple Drawings in One Sheet or One Drawing Model

Issue: Can we have a feature similar to Plan/Profile Generator in BRT, where users can specify to create a plan/profile drawing in rows/columns (multiple drawings) in a single sheet instead of multiple sheet models like what is being done now in O...
7 months ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Export model data in a way that Tremble Surveying can use it.

NCOT is basically paying for the roadway design 3 times. We have a design unit or PEF do the main design. When the contract is awarded, the Contractor building it, if they need a model for machine grading, they hire someone to make that model for ...
2 months ago in OpenRoads Designer / Survey 0 Future consideration

Add Strut and Tie Modeling methodology to OBD LEAP Concrete for Multi-Column Interior Bents

Since the 8th edition of AASHTO there has been more detail given on the use of Strut and Tie Modeling for the design of D-Regions in Concrete structures (AASHTO 8th & 9th Editions Section 5.8.2 and subsequent sections). In recent years there h...
about 1 year ago in Modeling / OpenBridge Designer 0 Future consideration

Including OverBridges, Noise wall and Large Gantries for Sight distance analysis

For the sight distance analysis, it would be good to include more complex scenarios, like OverBridges, noisewalls, Large Signage Gantries etc. which cannot be included in composite design surfaces.

Auto-annotate parametric constraints, template transitions, point controls, superelevation

On road construction plans we need to label/annotate change points. We need to label where changes (lane width, superelevation transitions, side slope transitions, component start and end points, etc. ) from the “default” condition happen. The sof...
almost 4 years ago in Annotation / Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 1 Future consideration

Template Editor UI overhaul

The template editor as it is feels like using a 25years old software interface. And I mean all of it: Design, interface, workflows, .. There is room for so much upgrade..Visual feedback of what we are creating, problems, suggestions Multi librarie...
about 2 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 1 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...
about 3 years ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Workspace 0 Future consideration

Item Types for Parametric cells

Users are asking for item types for Parametric cells. Primarily for quantities reports.We tag each element, but can we expose volumes for each element in a Parametric cell. The most important things are Volume, Surface Area, Length(Column, Pile, C...
almost 4 years ago in Modeling / OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler 0 Planned