Design Master Wish List
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Support for Multiple Alignment Points
This capability is critically important when a project includes several buildings.
Relying on a single alignment point (AP) makes it extremely difficult to configure and manage the project efficiently, often forcing teams to split it into separate files with different electrical bases.By enabling multiple alignment points, each building can establish its own reference while still maintaining accurate distances to all shared distribution equipment. This ensures consistency, simplifies coordination, and keeps the entire site model unified.
For example, we could have AP (A), AP (B), AP (C) etc.
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Additional Equipment Circuit Types in Wire Ampacities Table
We have different applications where different approaches to circuiting are required. Some equipment needs to fed with wire and conduit, some needs to be fed by tray cable with no conduit, some is fed with SO cord from bus plugs. ElectroBIM does not have an API to allow us to bulk edit the circuiting approach and circuit edit does not allow for efficient swapping of circuiting types if different ampacity ratings are at play. The request would be to keep the branch circuit and feeders columns in the wire ampacity table as is, but the equipment column in the wire…
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spare load
Would be nice if there was a project option to populate spares with a load. something like 500w or 1000w or by amps.....
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Add Voltage Drop Total parameter to Electrical Fixtures
I'd like to be able to show the Total Voltage Drop, from utility to load, in Electric Fixture schedules. Currently the only parameters available for Electrical Fixtures is DMET/DMENVoltageDropFeeder. The circuit properties has a DMET/DMENCircuitVoltageDrop_Total parameter, my ask is if this can be added to the Electric Fixture category as well. The voltage drop back to the utility is a more useful number because code requires us to keep that number under 5%.
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lock
Would be nice if we could lock project options after a project has gone out to prevent accidental changes that would affect cost. like Jr engineer selecting VD automatic based on 80% of breaker after the project has been bid. The lock would serve as a warning to confirm twice that you wish to unlock the options for this project and or identify the potential impacts to previously issued information.
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Add Calculation/Multiplier Feature for Welders Based on NEC 630.
NEC 630 lists multiplication factors (basically diversity percentages) for arc welders and resistance welders. It would be very helpful to have a feature that incorporated those calculations into panel schedules and other load calculations, very similar to the feature used to calculate kitchen equipment diversity.
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Separate circuit labels for lights with 2 or more loads.
For light fixtures with two loads, it would be helpful to be able to separate the circuit labels and switch group labels. This would help to label two loops and provide clearer presentation.
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Implement an export operation of the "Wire Ampacities Table" to CSV or XLS file format. Re-import of the modified table would be great, too.
Add a button in DM Settings (similar to the Feeder Schedule 'Export to EVOLVE") which exports the Wire Ampacities Table to a format that allows offline editing, review or coordination with Estimators in a spreadsheet editor such as Excel. At a minimum, re-work of the table's UI to allow easier editing/customization and BACKUP of data would be greatly appreciated.
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Expand "Calculate Voltage Drop" Command
Make "Calculate Voltage Drop" command also work on electrical equipment such as panelboard/switchboard/recurring panel instance, etc. It takes a LONG time to run/insert the voltage drop schedule if there are too many recurring panel instances or electrical equipment. Looking for a quicker way to check VD value.
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Edit Multiple on "Feeder Phase" Command
I'd like to be able to modify the graphics of multiple single-line objects at the same time. The issue with the current set-up is when I'm modeling existing single-line diagrams, which is very often, for every feeder segment I have to individually select them, click Modify Graphic, and select the "Light Solid" option which we've made gray to use for existing. I have to repeat this for every existing feeder and breaker on the diagram. This is incredibly time consuming for large projects. Sometimes taking a whole day just to update the single-line graphics to show properly for existing vs…
4 votesThis feature would be implemented by updating the "Feeder Phase" command to allow you to select multiple feeders at once.
Workarounds #1 for feeders:
Use the "Feeder Phase" command. It will change all the segments of a feeder for you. It does still require you to run the command for each individual feeder.
https://www.designmaster.biz/help/electrobim/usermanual/single-line-diagram/sld-feeders/feeder-phase/
Workaround #2 for feeders:
Use the Panel Edit command, Single-Line Diagram Graphics Settings button. Change the Upstream OCP Graphic / Type and Feeder ID Graphic / Type.
Do this setting before you insert the feeder and the whole thing will come in with the type you chose. It also will use that type if you redraw the feeder.
Do this setting after you insert the feeder and it will update just the OCP and ID segments. Use Revit to change the generic segments to the correct type. They will not change during the "Calculate" command.
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Printable switch group loads
When creating switch groups the only way to see the loads is to check each individual switch. It would be very useful to be able to print this in a table for easier reference rather than checking each individual switch.
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Light Level Report - Totals
Have the option to remove the 'Totals' from the bottom of the Light Level Report - we sometimes use this for showing our light levels comply with hotel brand light level criteria and the 'totals' at the bottom is unnecessary and inaccurate as we don't always include all spaces.
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Light Level Report
Have the option to organize by Room Type.
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Easily Remove / Add Lighting Callouts
Though there are the project settings, it would be ideal to simplify being able to add or remove lighting callouts without the risk of having them reappear after coordinating the database. For example, when fixtures are close together, being able to remove the other callouts and add (typ) to the one showing would help declutter drawings.
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Solar as option for Light fixture Volts
With solar being an option for more exterior light fixtures this option in the 'volts' section would be nice.
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Set separate scale for photometric caclulations
For site photometrics, some jurisdictions require certain spacing but also a drawing scale that is to large to accommodate the calc points and they end up overlapping. It would be convenient to set the photometric points to be 1/2 or 3/4 the scale of the rest of the text.
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Building and Rooms - Fixture type and Quantity
Have column(s) for light fixture type and quantity per room number. This will help in filling out some energy code forms that require quantities of specific fixtures per space.
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Modify Motor OCP Trip calculations
I'm proposing modifications, or new options, to the OCP Trip calculation methods for motors.
Currently, if you have one of the options using FLA and/or MOCP, if those values are blank and all you have is a load, you won't get an accurately sized breaker.
I'm looking for a single universal calculation method, that can be used whether you have an FLA/MOCP or not.My thought on how that can work: if FLA is blank, use the Load to calculate an FLA and size the breaker based on that load per the selected calculation method.
Some background on why this…
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