Design Master Wish List
Welcome to the Design Master Wish List, where you can submit your ideas for improvements to the software.
19 results found
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Warn users not to Edit Family from detail items
It's easy to accidently try to edit the upstream or downstream OCP settings by using the Edit Family tools on the detail item instead of the electrical equipment or electrical fixture. It even lets you go so far as to fill out the settings for the detail item, but you won't see the results in your model. It would be nice if there was a warning if you try to use the Edit Family tool from within a Detail Item, since that likely means you're editing the wrong information.
1 voteGood idea! We added this check and prevent you from running the command in detail items. It will be included in the next update we release.
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Drop down selection in the panel edit window to select top or bottom fed
Drop down selection in the panel edit window to select top or bottom fed panel
1 voteThese values can be set using the standard Revit UI.
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Locked Values Report
Create a report of all values that are locked, overridden, or otherwise changed from the default value by the user.
2 votesThe Override Review feature was added in DM Electrical RT 2.1.1.
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Per-Panel Wire Sizing
Assign different wire sizing options to different panels. For example, have the minimum circuit breaker for most panels be 20A, but be able to specify 15A for some panels in the project.
0 votesThe option to select a specific sizing option for feeders was added to the Panel Edit command in Design Master Electrical RT 2.0.
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Individual Customization Settings Import/Export
At times I just want to push some changes I made, say to the wire ampacities, to our template from a project. However, I am always concerned that other settings my be incidentally changed since the import/export is all or nothing.
Providing a dialog to select what gets imported/exported or providing import/export in the individual dialogs would be helpful. I think the former would be preferred.
2 votesWe added options for what to import and export to DM Electrical RT 2.1.1.
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Add "text" to a panel schedule to include the HVAC tag.
Add "text" to a panel schedule to include the HVAC tag to differentiate HVAC equipment on a panel. Currently we are having to edit each circuit and add the HVAC tag manually to make it easier for the owner to identify which breaker serves which unit.
1 voteThe DM workflow for this functionality is to use the “Instance Edit” command on the HVAC equipment. Override the circuit description there. Then, you get the right callout being displayed on whatever circuit you are connected to.
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Add option to remove spaces in 'DMW: Circuit: Wire Callout'
Add option so that wire callout will displays without spaces:
3#10,#10G,3/4"CCurrently displays as:
3#10, #10G, 3/4"CI see this as being a preference, so that is why I suggest making it an option.
1 voteAdded in DM Electrical RT 1.2.1. We did it using new parameters.
The original wire callouts included spaces and wrap across multiple lines, but are long. The new “WireCallout_Compact” wire callouts do not include spaces and are shorter, but do not wrap.
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Adjust Feeders and branch circuit sizing based on derating
Adjust the wire size of feeders and branch circuits based on derating. This calculation needs to account for Ambient Temperature Correction Factors, Adjustment Factors and conduits on a roof (even though NEC 2017 eliminated this one). For example, there is an option in DME RT feeder sizing that asks about a double neutral. If we are acknowledging we need a double neutral, it should be understood the neutral is a current carrying conductor and should adjust the wire size and conduit size per the NEC.
4 votesThis feature was added in DM Electrical 2.0.
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One-Line Export to Drafting Views
If there was a way to have the export of one line diagrams go to drafting views instead of populating external dwgs?
8 votesThis feature was added in DM Electrical 2.0.
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Unique ID for each feeder in the project
Assign a unique ID to each feeder in a project that can be scheduled in Revit and displayed in the AutoCAD one-line diagram.
2 votesThis feature can be handled in DM Electrical RT 2.1.2. The EVOLVE integration included a Conduit ID field for each feeder that is unique.
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Import and Export Customization Settings
Be able to import and export customization settings from a project (options, conduit sizes, wire sizes, and wire ampacities).
2 votesThis feature is completed and will be included in DM Electrical RT 1.2 when it is released.
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Calculate Fault at Disconnects
Be able to calculate the fault at equipment disconnects.
1 voteThis feature is completed for the next release of DM Electrical RT (either 1.5 or 2.0, depending on what our marketing department decides to call it).
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Custom Transformer Impedance and XR Ratio
Be able to create a custom table of impedance and XR ratio values for transformers based upon the kVA. Currently the default values are fixed. If you always use different values, you have to manually change them every time.
0 votesThis feature is completed and will be included in DM Electrical RT 1.2 when it is released.
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Equipment Connections on Revit One-Line Diagram
Be able to display equipment connections from the Revit model on the one-line diagram.
5 votesThis feature is completed and will be included in DM Electrical RT 1.2 when it is released.
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Fill in "Schedule Circuit Note" based upon family type
We want a parameter in a family type to fill in the “schedule circuit notes”. We think that would be invaluable to mention things like fuse size, GFCI breaker requirements, etc.
1 voteThis feature is completed and will be included in DM Electrical RT 1.2 when it is released.
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Change breaker size in Panel Schedule based on Revit family parameter
Change breaker size in Panel Schedule based on Revit family type parameter.
16 votesThis request is available in ElectroBIM 2.1.3 using the parameter linking feature.
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7 votes
This feature was addressed in DM Electrical 2.0. You can connect panels to each other using the DM One-Line Diagram→Connect command.
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7 votes
This feature is completed and will be included in DM Electrical RT 1.2 when it is released.
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5 votes
Revit 2018 added a feature that essentially does this for circuits. We updated DMERT to have a “Revit Calculated” option for feeder lengths that you can set to use this value.
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