Design Master Wish List
Welcome to the Design Master Wish List, where you can submit your ideas for improvements to the software.
155 results found
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Calculate Voltage Drop for Subset of Project
Be able to recalculate the voltage drop for just a portion of the project when updating the schedule.
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Add an option to the "Duct: Edit Multiple" dialog that allows users to choose whether to preserve duct endpoint connections or not.
So if I query and individual duct section and change the elevation of either end, the ducts the ends are connected to also change elevation to preserve the connection between the endpoints. If I "edit multiple" on several duct sections and change the endpoint elevations, the other duct sections connected at those points do not change elevation to preserve the connection. Sometimes, changing the elevation of one endpoint without keeping any other endpoints attached is what I want, and sometimes I wish the connections were all preserved. I think there should be a drop-down, a radio button, or something on…
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Remove pipe label from specific pipes
Be able to remove text from specific pipes so that not every little branch and section has a label.
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Mirror Plumbing Plans
Be able to easily mirror plumbing plans. Risers that extend to multiple floors cause problems for the mirror command.
2 votes -
Track which panel schedules are inserted on drawings
Keep track of which panel schedules are inserted on all the drawings in a project. Be able to check and confirm there is a schedule inserted for each drawing on a project.
The goal for this feature is quality control on large projects as panels are added and deleted.
3 votes -
Recurring Low Voltage Panel
Create recurring low voltage panels that work like standard recurring panels.
1 vote -
Photovoltaic Design
Add features to support PV design, such as inverters, combiners, and a string calculator.
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Per-Circuit Wire Callout Option
Be able to enable or disable the wire callout on a homerun on a circuit-by-circuit basis.
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Ability to differentiate diffuser of different systems in the diffuser schedule
Ability to differentiate diffuser of different systems in the diffuser schedule. i.e. turn on or off diffusers associated with New, existing and demo systems.
2 votes -
Default elevations for all electrical devices
You can specific a default elevation for light fixtures in the schedule. Expand this functionality to all types of electrical devices.
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Upsize Wires Based upon Voltage Drop
Automatically upsize branch circuit wires when necessary because of voltage drop.
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Provide Weight or Area of Ducts in Takeoffs
Weight of ducts in HVAC Takeoffs provide a very simple way to estimate cost of projects.
Or, add an option to calculate square feet of sheet metal ductwork.
2 votes -
Count devices connected to recurring panels
Have schedule quantities and takeoffs count the number of items connected to recurring panels.
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Add the ability to create plan notes
If you could add the ability to create plan or keynotes to all devices and fixtures, you could eliminate some of the notes that occupy space beside them. Typically a hex box, circle would have the keynote number in it, which would refer you to a common list of notes on the edge of the space. Keeping them tied to the respective annotation layers may help keep them sortable by the entities on that sheet.
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Locate and edit schedules within groups to create T.I. voltage drop and other schedules that don't include the entire project.
When there is T.I. work within a large project you want to show only the the voltage drop for the TI space. You have to deselect all the equipment not in the space one at a time to show a voltage drop schedule for just the TI work. What if you could group the panels in a similar way to luminaires so that the TI voltage drop or fault schedule has only the TI panels, without disabling the ability to show a schedule for the main project or another TI within that project.
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1 vote
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Arc-flash label sizes
Be able to change the size of the arc-flash labels to fit a specific size.
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Make Grips Work With Diffuser Callouts
Fix the diffuser callouts so they can be moved more consistently and reliable with grips instead of using the "Move Callout" command.
1 vote -
7 votes
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Acoustical Calculations
Add acoustical calculations to the ductwork.
1 vote
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