Design Master Wish List
Welcome to the Design Master Wish List, where you can submit your ideas for improvements to the software.
357 results found
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Manufactured Wiring (Modular wiring) NEC 604
Add wiring and symbols for manufactured wiring systems (NEC 604), MWS, Reloc etc
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add sub-script option for junction boxes
Add subscript for junctions boxes like you did for low voltage devices.
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Choose Fittings Used In Pressure Drop Calculations
Add the ability to choose the specific fitting type used when calculating pressure drop in duct systems. Currently, the fitting type is fixed.
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Device information on hover
When you hover (or float) your mouse over a DM device, display information about that device in a tooltip.
For DM Electrical, possible information would include callout and circuit number
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When a panel is designated as existing, the circuit descriptions (editable part in the circuiting form) start off with "EX"
When a panel is designated as existing, the circuit descriptions (editable part in the circuiting form) start off with "EX"
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Selective Coordination
Comply with NEC Article 700 requirements for selective coordination of overcurrent protective devices in the supply side of emergency system.
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Add Static Regain that balances duct system correctly
Current Static Regain calculation does not seem to calc and size ducts to balance system. The static regain should balance the system where the ducts split.
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put alternating shading on successive rows in outputted html tables/reports
For example, when I print an HVAC load calculation report, the many row entries can be difficult to follow visually across the screen. This obviously won't be useful in absolutely every case, but an option to have a little bgcolor="#EEEEEE" every other line would be awesome.
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Handle LED Lighting Better
Calculate the load based upon the length and the remote transformers.
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Use Branch Circuit as Main Breaker for Panel
need a way for a branch breaker to serve as the main in a panelboard and allow it to connect on the oneline
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Find Unlooped Devices
A function similar to “Find Uncircuited” that finds elements that are circuited but have not been looped – “Find Unlooped” or something of that nature. I often am at risk of missing a dedicated receptacle or single equipment connection that I circuited, but missed when I was going through the looping/home run process.
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Error Checking
Provide a simple error checking routine that will look at panel loads and compare them to wire sizes and ratings of upstream breakers. This could be a simple table like voltage drop and fault currents where out of range values are shown in a different font type.
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Same equipment in multiple drawings or areas
Right now I can put one-line devices on multiple drawings, but not equipment. Sometimes the equipment is so large such as a chiller that it needs to be seen on the site drawing at a different scale than the electrical plan view.
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Remember Zone Tree Settings
Remember which zones are opened and closed in the zone tree dialog box when you open and close it.
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Define data base location in directory other than project directory.
Give us the ability to specify directory location for the project data base rather than being forced to have the data base in the project directory. In a multi-tenant project if each tenant space is in a separate sub-directory you have to copy the building master data base to each sub-directory in order to work on that space. It is difficult to keep track of which tenant space has the most up to date project data base. In an earlier version of Designmaster, we had the ability to look for the data base in a directory above the specific project…
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More MCC Stater Sizes
Is it possible to modify the list of standard starter sizes to include VFD, Soft Switch, etc? Or even to choose 'None' and just type it in the Description field?
I've used the ddedit command on the MCC schedule inserted into the drawing to manually modify it, but if anybody does a coordination this will be lost.
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Variable Pressure Drop for Diffusers
Using the maximum scheduled pressure drop for every scenario over inflates the pressure calcs. This is very important for low-pressure systems with low static terminal units such as ducted VRF and Fan Coil Units that max out at .25". Using the maximum scheduled pressure drop of say, .1" for air devices make it difficult to design low static systems accurately.
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The ability to easily copy all pipes including risers to other drawings.
Would be great to be able to copy all piping, including risers to other drawings. Even if you had the option to change risers to pipe I think it would be helpful and save time from having to chase down and draw all the risers a second time.
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lighting report
Provide a check box in the Building Room dialog box to NOT include the room in the lighting report.
I have a job where I need room names to generate the names for the receptacle circuits in the panel schedule, but don't want the rooms to show up in the Indoor Lighting Levels report.
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Equipment and Receptacle Short Circuit Calculations
Add the ability to select a checkbox for receptacles and equipment so that short circuit calculations are included for that device.
2 votes
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