Design Master Wish List
Welcome to the Design Master Wish List, where you can submit your ideas for improvements to the software.
151 results found
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Room Peak Load Map
It could be useful if there was a Load Calculation Map which indicated when a room peaked in cooling. Perhaps two maps, time of day and which month. It may be useful when determining the zoning.
1 voteThis is implemented in DM HVAC 7.2.
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1 vote
The disconnect list is customizable. You can add the VFD yourself to the list using the “Equipment Blocks” command.
See this page in the user manual for more information:
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Ability to store and display light fixture input watts to one decimal place. Useful for LED fixtures.
The fractions of watts come int play on some projects wit a lot of LED fixtures. Right now DM accepts a decimal and stores it until you look at that fixture again. It will then display a rounded value, act as if you changed the value and ask you to save your changes. If you do, you lose the decimal. Even storing without displaying would be helpful if you get the correct value in Excel.
2 votesAdded to DM Electrical 8.2.8.
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Inform Of Connected Load On A Switch
When connecting loads on a switch, a tally of the load in amps should be available as a guide so as not to overload a switch. For example a dimming switch rated at 800W should not exceed 6.7A at 120V, otherwise the switch is overloaded and may fail.
9 votesThis feature will be included in DM Electrical 8.4.
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Batch Device Query
Query multiple receptacles, light fixtures, low voltage devices and equipment at the same time, being able to edit properties of all selected.
This would be useful for adding a special subscript note, or adding a custom load to a group of devices.
3 votesIn the current release, the “Edit Multiple” commands can be used for this purpose. There is a separate command for each type of device.
In the next release, we’ve upgraded the command to better list the values in the selected devices.
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Remove electrical equipment tag.
I would like to be able to remove electrical equipment tags. Sometimes the plan is too crowded for the tags. In that case, a person could follow the circuit number to the panelboard schedule to see what something is.
1 voteThis was added in DM Electrical 8.2.
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Provide training seminars other than the annual conference.
Having training available only once per year at your annual conference is very limiting. Do webinars if travelling is too costly.
7 votesWe started doing weekly training online last year. Complete information is available on our website:
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1 vote
Implemented for DM HVAC 7.2.8. This will be included in the next patch that is sent out to everyone.
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Add lumens, lamp depreciation, IES file name, and possibly mtg height (if it's constant) to the light fixture schedule.
Add lumens, lamp depreciation, IES file name, and possibly mtg height (if it's constant) to the light fixture schedule.
Would be useful when evaluating different lighting options. Also would make identifying input errors easier when swapping out IES files and lamp types.
2 votesThis is completed for DM Electrical 8.3.
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Import Time Current Curves
The ability to save and import a time current curve to be used in the arc flash calculations and to overlay the curves on a graph. Preferably to save these curves into a master database to have the ability to use the same curve on multiple projects
2 votesThis is implemented for DM Electrical 8.3.
You are able to associate a file with the panel and easily view it while entering your arc-flash values.
You can’t do anything more involved that displaying the file for now. You are still responsible for interpreting the file and determining the arcing times based upon the calculated arcing current.
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Allow equipment callouts to be specified per equipment group, instead of globally
It would be a great help to be able to choose an equipment callout to be tied to each equipment group instead of a single global selection. We use a different equipment tag for Kitchen equipment, Mechanical equipment, Shop equipment, etc.
1 voteThis is completed for DM Electrical 8.3.
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Reverse Tick Marks
Add a button to the "Insert Tick Marks" command to reverse the order of the tick marks in the dialog box.
1 voteCompleted for DM Electrical 8.2.
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Remove callouts from equipment connections
Be able to remove a callout from a single piece of equipment on the drawing.
1 voteThis was added in DM Electrical 8.2.
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Designmaster Electrical would run on Bricscad
Thinking about Switching to Bricscad, would like for Design Master to support
4 votesBricsCAD is supported in Design Master Electrical 8.3.
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2 votes
This was added in DM Electrical 8.2.
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Merge Circuits
Add the option to merge two circuits together.
One of the circuits would end up as a space with nothing connected to it, no fixed loads, and no locked breaker or wire sizes.
The other would have all of the devices that were originally connected to the two devices, the sum of the fixed loads from the two circuits, and all the fixed breaker and wire sizes from the two circuits.
1 voteThis was added for DM Electrical 8.3.
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Add sub-script option to Low-Voltage Devices
Add the subscript option to Low-Voltage Devices.
1 voteThis will be available in DM Electrical 8.2.
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Use actual room CFM from diffusers rather than calculated for ventilation calculation
We are having issues with permits using the ASHRAE Ventilation calculation because DM is using the calculated CFMs instead of actual CFMs on plans. We are having to tweak all the load inputs and use minimum air flows to spit out correct CFMs in ventilation calculation. The loads have actual loads print out, so maybe this is an easy fix.
1 voteThis will be included in DM HVAC 7.2.
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Link room numbers with panel schedules
Use the 'Room Number' field to specify where loads are located in the panel schedules. The 'Description' field in the panel would automatically be filled with the description linked to the load, then the room numbers. i.e. RECEPTACLE 105, 108, 110, 100 or LIGHTING 209, 210, 211, 212.
2 votesThis feature already exists. See the “Room Labels” section at the bottom of this page for information on turning it on:
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3 votes
Added in DM Electrical 8.3.
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