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Default Read-Only Monument Point 0,0,0

The Global Origin, and the Compass seem to have a gap in my view. When I move the design plane 0,0,0 origin using the ACTIVE ORIGIN MONUMENT command it moves 0,0,0 to the selected location. What happens after that is that unless I know the previou...
2 months ago in General 1 Needs review

Variable for the default directory in the batch converter

It would be good to have a variable that could be used to control the default directory in the batch converter for all users. This would accelerate productivity even more.
over 1 year ago in General 0 Future consideration

Sheet Numbering Controls - Start Number Enhancement

At times, sheet numbers may change through the life of a project, which have to be documented in the top right corner of each sheet. Currently, there is an ORD limitation where the Start Number sheet numbering control can only be set for one line....
2 months ago in  1 Needs review

Import .kmz and .kml

OpenRoads needs the ability to directly import .kmz and .kml files. Currently the only way to do this to convert the file into a shape (.shp) file using some other type of software which is very tedious, time consuming and virtually impossible if ...
3 months ago in  2 Already exists

Dimension total length along element (chained & non linear elements)

I'd like to suggest to implement the ability to dimension the length of non linear elements that can be measured. example screenshot shows a dimension I had to create manually.
almost 2 years ago in 2D Drawing 4 Needs review

Make Line Styles Editable in DGNLIB

Line styles should be able to be edited (via the Line Style Editor) when stored in DGNLIB files. Currently, they must be edited in an RSC file and then imported to a DGNLIB if that format is desired for storage. DGNLIBs are useful for storage beca...
4 months ago in General 1 Needs review

Line Style Editor - User Interface Redesign

Overhaul the current Line Style Editor user interface. It is very non-intuitive and difficult to work with, which discourages both CAD administrators and the more tech savvy CAD users from creating custom line styles. Changes to the functionality ...
over 2 years ago in General 1 Planned

Double underline in Text style

Many organizations request Titles and/or sub-titles to have double underlines. Please simplify this process by adding the double underline option in the text styles dialog box or allowing a negative overline, so a line can be generated below the f...
10 months ago in 2D Drawing 2 Needs review

CE - Select Similar

I am constantly asked by users that come over from ACAD/Revit, if there is an option to Select Similar. I have to tell them ... not as such, we have the Selection tool in expanded mode. it would be nice to havea right click menu to allow users to ...
almost 5 years ago in 2D Drawing 8 Future consideration

Cell variations - pop up

I have been working in ACAD recently and their Dynamic blocks aka cells is awesome. I know we have options for creating variations within a cell, but the way the users updates them via properties is clunky In ACAD they have a little marker that a ...
3 months ago in 2D Drawing 0 Needs review