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DU: Only modelling workflow

When starting a DU, OpenRoads creates a whole DU project inside the file and brings a lot of hidroly/hidraulic properties with it. That's fine if the goal is to run an analysis. But what if I just want to model a whole network and never run it? Di...
9 months ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Needs review

Simplfy the Interface - How many "sizes" can there be?

Object Properties - Feature Definition of a pipe is top level, its description is a pick list of diameters (TxDOT), but Utilities Properties has three different locations. This complexity is unnecessary.
about 1 year ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer / User Interface 0 Needs review

Update turnout library for concept station

Clearly, concept station has a lot of potential as a conceptualization tool. However, just as any other tool at its birth, has issues that needs to be adressed. I noticed that the turnout library for swedish turnouts is outdated: it does not have ...
about 1 year ago in OpenRail ConceptStation 0 Needs review

Permanent bracing (PPC girders)

This would give us the ability to make our models more complete within OBM rather than having to either model using MicroStation tools or another software (ProStructures).
9 months ago in Modeling / OpenBridge Modeler 0 Needs review

RM Bridge Envelopes for Shell Forces

I would like to start using RM Bridge with shell elements for transverse analysis, however, I have just found out that currently it does not provide envelope results for shell forces, this is an essential tool for live load transverse analysis.
about 1 year ago in OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler / Reports 0 Needs review

RM BRIDGE Line Integrals Enhancement

I have tried using the line integrals for shell elements in RM Bridge, but the results are not accurate by around 10%. This is not acceptable. I was told by Ana Carla that the linear integrals results come from Gauss points integration, but I do n...
about 1 year ago in Reports 0 Needs review

Approach Slab Line Offset

Currently the approach slab line uses an offset distance to place it. that offset value just shifts the line that distance along the alignment, which is not what we want especially on curved bridges. That offset distance needs to be a copy paralle...
over 1 year ago in OpenBridge Designer / OpenBridge Modeler 0 Needs review

Place 1 Cross Section per Sheet (or other predefined number of cross sections)

We want to place only one cross section per sheet so that once a pdf is created, the user can flip through the pdf pages quickly and each cross section appears in the same spot. We can sort of trick this by changing the spacing, but it would be mu...
over 1 year ago in Drawing Production / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Needs review

Need flood tools to be able to 'see' visible edges

Text from similar idea I MSR-I-1419 posted in MicroStation: When viewing a section through an assembly, flood tools such as fill, hatching, create region, measure area, etc. will not detect visible edges as part of the flood. Would like to at leas...
over 1 year ago in Drawing Production 0 Needs review

Allow Conduits from different "families" to connect to the same node.

Add support for nodes that accept multiple types of conduit families.
over 1 year ago in Drainage and Utilities / OpenRail Designer / OpenRoads Designer / OpenSite Designer 0 Needs review