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  1. Support UCS coordinate systems for Labels

    On large campus jobs the ability to support UCSs is needed. Autodesk Parallels like Plant3D do not allow for backgrounds to have different rotations. Common coordinate system must be used.
    Seems like an easy tweak to the software as the North Arrow frameworks you already have built should be able to support this.

    1 vote

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  2. SOLAR

    Ability to accurately model solar PV power systems. We use a lot of 3 phase inverters in our designs due to PV system size, but PV modules are 48V. Can model using a transformer, but can only model single phase inverters, since the 48V power selector is only available for single phase. Need an updated power selector for 48V 3 phase or a dedicated modeling method for 3 phase inverters.

    2 votes

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  3. Count up or down from starting circuit number.

    About 3 out of 10 times when I get an as built of mine or someone else’s drawings, the EC flips the panel so that 42 is at the top left and 1 is at the bottom right. I understand from other EC that it is perfectly legal. But it drives me crazy as I have to export the drawing and then manually update the circuits numbers in the schedule. Hoping it never comes back again for another As-built update. Many years ago, you added the feature of letting us start on a different number. Would really be helpful to…

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  4. One-Line Distribution Equipment "Wrapping". For printability

    Often times MCC's have so many loads on them that once they are generated as a One-Line, they are too long and can no longer be printed without truncating off most of the loads for printing.

    The current recommended solution is to divide the loads into MCC sections and then to connect them as sub-feeds to the parent MCC. This solution is convoluted and not easily scalable. True support of this fundamental need is requested.

    I request a dedicated wrapping functionality that allows the user to select where on distribution equipment the user would like for the distribution equipment to…

    6 votes

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  5. Allow export to 64-bit Excel

    The title says it all. Excel integration is currently not compatible with the 64-bit version of Excel.

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  6. Improve Dynamic Load Calculations

    Make several modifications to fine tune the dynamic load calculations at the bottom of a panel schedule.
    - Add the units of 'KVA' to the 'TOTAL LOAD'
    - Change the units of the BALANCED LOAD line from 'A' to 'AMPS'
    - Place the units for those two lines in the same column as the demand percentages of the rows above to make more room for the TOTAL LOAD and BALANCED LOAD sums to display without wrapping the units to the next line.
    - Change the lines under CONN KVA and CALC KVA to the SCHEDULE-MEDIUM layer instead of the SCHEDULE-HEAVY…

    1 vote

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  7. Can make changes in Circuit Description

    Change dash to a colon/semicolon to avoid confusion. Specially for a panel/s with two sections and dash is been use:, example panel N4 section 2 and a circuit -> N4-2-2,4,6 vs N4-2:2,4,6.

    4 votes

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  8. Printing One Line Blocks

    Suggest new feature to print all one line diagram blocks (distribution, feeder, equipment, etc) used in a project's block schedule. Would be a great tool when setting up the master template.

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  9. Save manual tick mark settings per user, not per project

    Save the tick mark settings in the "Insert Tick Mark" command per user, not per project.

    Currently the settings are saved per project. If multiple people are using the command in a project, their settings overwrite each other. If a single person goes to different projects, their settings are not remembered.

    2 votes

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  10. Panel Edit - AIC Rating to include Size Automatically Option

    It would be nice to have Electrical DM Panel Edit to have an option for Fault Current - AIC Rating to include "Size Automatically" option, on top of the standard AIC ratings DM provides in the drop down option.

    3 votes

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  11. multiple site alignment points

    Support for multiple alignment points on a site plan for a campus with more than one building so each building can have its unique alignment point but the distance to a shared transformer can be easily maintained.

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  12. Add capability to adjust Target Conduit fill at Panel Level and in options + Warning when exceeded

    Sometimes I prefer to over-size conduit for various reasons. However, if this is done manually at the panel level and then the feeder / ampacity changes, its very easy to have a feeder that exceeds 40% fill. Proving an option to adjust the maximum fill from 40% would allow the user to over-size conduits without manually selecting a size.

    Also, adding an alert that warns you when a feeder exceeds 40% (Similar to the panel threshold warning) would be a great add.

    1 vote

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  13. Ability to Adjust Distribution Equipment Schedule

    Currently the "Print Distribution Equipment Schedule" does not allow the option to adjust the column widths. The default column widths are too small for the circuit number and breaker and too large for the description. As a result when the schedules are printed they are often illegible or too wide to fit in the sleeves that come standard in panels.

    1 vote

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  14. Blank and Spare circuit differentiation

    It would be nice if the 'SPARE' circuit label default could automatically change to something else (such as 'BLANK' or 'SPACE' if a circuit is set to have no breaker. This would look like two default names for unused circuits: one for unused circuits with a breaker and another for unused circuits without a breaker.

    4 votes

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  15. Find device without a homerun

    This would work similar to 'find uncircuited devices' on a drawings, except that it would find circuited devices that aren't connected to a homerun.

    2 votes

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  16. Balance Loads on Panels

    Add a command to automatically balance the loads on a panel.

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  17. Load Type Schedule Designation

    Add a distribution schedule customization attribute that can be added to panel schedules as an additional column to show load type(s) that are connected to each circuit, preferably letter abbreviation designations for each load type. (Heating would be 'H', Lighting would be 'L', Motor loads 'M' etc...)

    8 votes

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  18. Inverter with Multiple Voltages

    Allow the creation of UPS (or central inverter) to have multiple output voltages. We do a lot of tornado shelters where the backup power source is a central inverter. When using 277V lighting, we often need 120V backup power for other loads such as ventilation/exhaust fans and some plumbing loads to provide water for sinks/lavs. There is currently no good way to model an inverter with both 277V and 120V output capabilities.

    1 vote

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  19. Match receptacle note locations for similar devices with equal rotation

    Once receptacles are laid out and circuited, much of my time is then spent matching the note locations of the circuit numbers so that they dont end up on the wrong side of the wall. The "Match note locations" works well however I have to use this command individually on devices that are rotated the same way. It would be a HUGE time saver to "Match note locations for similar devices at same rotation". Most receptacles end up at a 0,90,180,270 rotation angle so being able to select the similar devices with that exact rotation angle and then match the…

    3 votes

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  20. Display Single Equipment Instance in List for Each Equipment Callout

    The equipment list currently displays all equipment in a group. The list can be longer than necessary if there are multiple similar pieces of equipment in the list.

    Add a "Display one row per unique equipment callout" toggle to the "Insert Equipment List". If multiple pieces of equipment have the same callout, they would be collapsed to a single row.

    For the columns, if the information is same for all the equipment, the common information would be listed. If the information was different, the different values would somehow all be included in the column so that no information was lost.

    3 votes

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