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Start & End Item Type Expression for Extents

There should be an item type expression available that can provide the station to station extents of an element. Currently Bentley provides expressions for begin and end Station that correspond to the stationing at the beginning and end of the ele...
9 months ago in Annotation / Geometry / OpenRoads Designer 1 Future consideration
126 VOTE

Separate vertical alignment model from horizonal geometry

One of my biggest pain points about ORD is if the horizontal geometry is dropped or broken, the vertical is consequently lost as well. This creates significant rework from a design and plan production standpoint (connected named boundaries). One w...
over 3 years ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 3 Future consideration

Annotate Slope of terrain between points in Cross Sections

Civil labeler only works for 3D linear features (points). It`s impossible to annotate the slope from the terrain between two points. If you try that, the whole terrain section is selected and the command fails. A great example is a cross section o...
over 2 years ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 2 Future consideration

Allow for pipe centerline to be disabled

Summary: OpenRoads Designer currently does not allow administrators or users to turn off the centerline of a pipe without applying a workaround. This limitation forces administrators to rely on non‑ideal methods to prevent the pipe centerline from...
11 days ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRoads Designer 1 Already exists

Profile Annotation Group > Line > Orientation (for Match Lines)

There is not currently a way to define a profile match line using the Profile Annotation Group > Line settings. Lines drawn using this method are perpendicular to the vertical alignment. While that is appropriate for plan sheets, it is complete...
11 days ago in Annotation / Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 1 Already exists
111 VOTE

Open API to programmatically create Feature Definitions and Feature Symbologies.

It would be extremely helpful, if we were able to programmatically create Feature Definitions and Feature Symbologies so that automation of the creation of new 'Custom Drainage Features' every time a drainage structure had a different bottom box (...
over 3 years ago in All Other / Drainage and Utilities / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 3 Future consideration

Consider LRFD 10th edition stability check Art 6.7.4.2.2

This is a newly introduced article, for checking girder stability during construction stages when the section is non-composite.
about 2 months ago in Analytics / OpenBridge Designer 0 Future consideration

Retain built-up girder data even if error encountered

I have been working with a long bridge with a SE transition. It is a little over 1,000 feet long and there are varying flange thicknesses along each girder. Each girder is different. In other words, that is a lot of data entry. OBM does not like s...
3 months ago in OpenBridge Modeler 1 Future consideration

Improved performance for 3d linestrings converted to Civil Geometry

When converting 3d linestrings to Civil Geometry, there is a significant impact on performance when undertaking some tasks. It is very common to receive survey data as a 3d linestring and then have to report against it but this can be extremely pa...
about 1 month ago in Geometry / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Skewed template drop ends

Would be nice to be able to skew the end of a template range to match up with bridge abutments, cross roads, or other critical features, similar to how the geometry in OpenBridge can be skewed. This would allow cleaner corridor start and end geome...
7 months ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration