Design Master Wish List
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Better default panel clearances
Have better default values for panel clearances, including options to have it vary upon the panel defition.
1 vote -
Populate MCC Information Based upon Equipment
The motor control center schedule includes several fields that could be populated from the information entered into the equipment connection devices. These include:
Disconnect fuse size
Starter NEMA size
Starter type (ie, starter description)However, these fields do not populate automatically when the equipment connection devices are circuited to the motor control center. Is there a way to make the motor control center fields automatically pick this information from the equipment connection devices when they are circuited to a motor control center? Is there a way to override automatically populating the starter information into the motor control center when the…
6 votes -
New and Existing Circuits / Breakers in Panel Schedule
Be able to show new and existing circuits on different layers in a panel schedule. The existing circuits would be on a lighter layer and the new circuits would be on a darker layer. The rest of the schedule could be on either the new or existing layer.
12 votes -
Demolition Layer Devices
I do not feel that the schedules should show counts for devices like receptacles and computer outlets that are on a demolition layer.
8 votes -
Equipment Database
Allow us to create an Equipment Database similar to the diffuser database which would include dimensions, and notes such as: electrical requirements, efficiency, performance data at design conditions, etc. The equipment should also be included in the takeoff report.
1 vote -
HVAC - Allow for the input of design Notes
In the "Room Project Schedule" add a box which would allow for the addition of design notes. This would allow for the designer to document why certain values where chosen. When the loads are printed the notes would also be displayed for reference.
3 votes -
Highlight Footcandle Levels Below a Certain Level
It would also be nice if foot candle levels less than a certain value could be a different color. This would make it easier to spot levels below a certain threshold, like fc levels for emergency egress lower limits.
4 votes -
Adding Further Pipe Symbols
All of these symbols came up on one particular project, please leave comments on common plumbing symbols that I may have missed. Adding in these symbols and the corresponding isometric representations would greatly reduce the amount of time required to create each one of them by hand on both models. The following are the symbols that I found would be useful additions:
- Mixing valves
- Water heaters
- Grease interceptor
- Sample wells for grease interceptors
- Cleanout
- Cleanout to grade
- Two-way cleanout
- Backflow preventer
- Water filter
9 votes -
Size Transformer Feeders Differently than Other Feeders
Allow transformer feeders to be sized using different size wires than other feeders. In particular, this would be for sizing 800A feeders. Normal panels can use 500kcmil wires, but transformers require 600kcmil.
(The workaround for the moment is to use 500kcmil for your 800A automatic sizing and to manually size the transformers to 600kcmil.)
2 votes -
Set number of spare breakers
Add an option to require a set number of spare breakers on every panel. The other breakers in the panel would be listed as spaces.
12 votes -
Edit multiple rooms
Add a command to allow you to edit the settings on multiple rooms at a time.
10 votes -
Custom circuit description for spaces with no breakers
Have a custom circuit description that is automatically used when the breaker size is set to "None" for a circuit.
1 vote -
Dialog Boxes to View and Edit Load Calculation Settings for Entire Building at Once
Currently to view the ventilation and load schedules the report is run and appears in an html file. If for instance the outside air % is too high I then have to exit the report go back into the rooms with the high percentage and manually overventilate.
It would be great if there was a screen that combined all of the room information, areas, CFMs, etc. (similar to the load report) but this screen allowed you to manually modify the CFMs, system static pressure, outside air percentage, etc. and by doing this all of the room information is updated at…
2 votes -
Breaker Using Twice as Many Spaces
Many breaker panels of old and of new has the ability to put a single, two, or three pole breaker in that takes twice as many spaces as normal. Example is I have a panel I have to represent that has a 2 pole breaker that takes position 36-38 and 40-42. It also has a 3 pole breaker in it that take 24-26,28-30,32-34. I have no way of circuiting the device and still have it on phase A, B, and C.
6 votes -
please show velocity and PD/100ft
by showing velocity and PD/100ft on a check layer, engineers could check work and easily scan and review a job for errors.
4 votes -
Multiple Switch Legs on a Single Switch
Allow a single switch to have multiple switch legs associated with it. Currently we require a separate switch for each switch leg.
13 votes -
Backfeed Breakers
Be able to use a branch breaker on the panel as the main breaker.
1 vote -
3 votes
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Set room boundaries to also be light-obstructing rectangles for photometric analysis
It duplicates work to trace the boundaries of all rooms for energy analysis and circuit naming, then have to trace all the rooms again for photometric analysis. This would likely require the addition of a 'door' object to define places where light-obstructing boundaries would be ignored
2 votes -
Support feeder calcs for track lighting
See NEC 220.43(B). The connected load for the branch circuit is the sum of the wattage of the connected light fixtures. The demand load is an additional 150VA per foot. I would like a place to enter the number of feet of track on a branch circuit so the demand load is calculated correctly in the load summary. We currently accomplish this through a 'Variable Caclulated Load', but it might be more intuitive if there is a 'Length Variable Demand' option. Thank you.
3 votes
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