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Allow Annotation group 'label' settings to work with D&U

A new annotation filter setting (Label) was introduced in OpenRoads 2025. This setting works well to place callouts for corridor components, however when drainage/utility features are selected, we run into issues as shown below. The callout does n...
5 months ago in Annotation / Drainage and Utilities / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration
125 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

Prompt user to detach item type when switching feature definition.

Scenario: feature definition A with pre-attached item A is assigned to an element, then the feature definition is changed to feature definition B which has item type B pre-attached, now the element has item type A and B which results in wrong repo...
22 days ago in Item Types / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / User Interface 0 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
131 VOTE

Ability to Delete specific Annotation group instance instead of all instances

Currently users need to remove all annotation per drawing or in all drawings with no control. An additional "Delete Drawing Annotation" with the same options as the annotate drawings one but with an additional "All Drawing Annotation Groups" optio...
almost 4 years ago in Annotation / Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 1 Future consideration

“Clean Uninstall” checkbox while uninstalling OpenX products

Add a “Clean Uninstall” checkbox to the OpenX product uninstaller that allows users to optionally remove all product-related data from the system in a safe and controlled manner. This checkbox should be unchecked by default to avoid accidental dat...
5 months ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration
110 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
106 VOTE

Cut and Fill Lines Connect

In the previous Bentley software our DOT used, the software was able to connect the cut and fill lines when transitioning from cut and fill between template drops. Currently the only way that is possible is to have a feature name override on the c...
over 3 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 1 Future consideration
120 VOTE

Add "Point" column to the table in the Corridor Objects-Point Control window to show which point is being controlled

As a Highway Designer I want the Corridor Objects-Point Control window to include a column in the table that shows which point is being controlled so that I can sort based on that point name to quickly determine which point controls applied to tha...
almost 4 years ago in Modeling / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 2 Future consideration

Provide option for automatically generated contours to be printed.

The current contour display options for terrains are limited when it comes to printing. It would be useful to have an option that allows automatically generated contours to be printed, with formatting that can be easily adjusted.
about 1 month ago in Drawing Production / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration