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Improve Geometry Builder interface

Often Surveyors are responsible for generating exi sting alignments from limited data (in plans or collected in field.) We have identified that using the Geometry Builder can be a "wo rkaround" but it is clunky and there are more steps involved th...
over 3 years ago in OpenRoads Designer / Survey / User Interface 0 Future consideration

Add a toolbar for Decorations

add a tool bar for decorations instead in only one menu. and toggle to turn all on and all off
about 3 years ago in OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / Survey / User Interface 1 Future consideration

Choose which annotation defintions to Export/Import

Currently, we are able to export all annotation definitions included in a single annotation group. However, it would be nice to have the option to pick which annotation definitions are exported. This would be helpful in the instance that only one ...
4 months ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

2026 - View Set to naitive code

If you are going to move the View Set VBA to native Code for 2026 - actually move it to native code to make it part of the program and not just pieces of it. The variable should be assigned at an application level (CIVIL_VIEWSET_CONFIGURATION), th...
4 months ago in OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

turn on "settings from design model" via variable for all sheet seeds

The new setting called "settings from design model" is a great feature, allows plan view updates in the design model to propagate to drawing models and sheets. so its basically a "container" file. unfortunately, this is set in the sheet seeds only...
almost 4 years ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 2 Future consideration

Support Multiple Leaders on Civil Labels

Currently, civil labels with leaders do not support multiple leaders. We often label similar elements with a single label and multiple leaders. The civil label could read the data from the first element and then allow us to place multiple arrows. ...
about 1 year ago in Annotation / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer 0 Future consideration

Concrete Diaphragm at Piers for Steel Girder Bridges

Concrete diaphragms can only be placed at the abutments for the bridges with steel girders at the moment. There is no option the define concrete diaphragm at the piers for steel bridges. Users should be able to define concrete diaphragms at the pi...
about 2 years ago in OpenBridge Modeler 0 Future consideration

Integrate Civil File Manager with ProjectWise Explorer

Integrate Civil File Manager with ProjectWise Explorer so exporting and other workarounds are not needed. The ability to create a new version would also be nice.

Create Existing CL from Rails or from regression line

Existing Center Line is critical information. We must be able to create such a line in an easy way without having to apply workaround, 3/4 steps workflow or MDL.It means H+V+existing cantIn the past we had a single box to check to create this exis...
about 1 year ago in OpenRail Designer / Regression Analysis 0 Needs review

Strand patterns as a constraint on auto design.

Right now section strand patterns can be input and chosen from automatically by the auto design feature, but I feel this is a bit backwards thinking. Rather than inputting all possible strand patters why not set a template strand pattern with as m...
4 months ago in OpenBridge Designer / User Interface 0 Future consideration