Design Master Wish List
Welcome to the Design Master Wish List, where you can submit your ideas for improvements to the software.
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HVAC Material Takeoff
Extract duct sizes and quantities from the HVAC database.
We're not exactly sure how this should work, so if you vote for this, leave a comment letting us know what information you would like displayed.
11 votesA final version of this, including fitting counts, will be included in DM HVAC 7.3.
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Photometrics becoming bigger and better
Its a great and amazing feature to be able to do photo metrics right in AutoCAD. Along the same lines of how great DM works in AutoCAD. But if there was a way to make it work more precise and user friendly. Be able to implement some of the same features of Visual and AGI would be amazing. Making it your one shop stop do doing photo calcs etc. One thing that would be great to is if it could utilize the IES files and auto populate some of the light fixture specs.
10 votesFinished for DM Electrical 8.2. See comments for more info.
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Make a Zone Map Similar to the Load Maps
Make a color shaded zone map simlar to load map.
10 votesThis is completed for DM HVAC 7.2.
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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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Set Maximum Schedule Height
Set a maximum height for schedules. If the schedule exceeds that height, it will continue with the schedule in the space to the right of the schedule.
9 votesThis feature is completed and will be included in Design Master HVAC 7.1, Design Master Electrical 8.1, and Design Master Plumbing 3.1.
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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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Give the option to disable copying of IES files to the project directory
Introduce an option into the standard options that allows disabling the feature of copying IES files to the project folder. The number of IES files introduced into the project directories causes serious clutter.
8 votesWe add a feature for one customer (http://wishlist.designmaster.biz/forums/76977-wish-list/suggestions/2292316-copy-ies-files-to-project-folder) and then the next customer asks us to turn it off :) Copying IES files is now an option. This will be included in a patch to DM Electrical 8.2.
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Edit multiple equipment/panels/devices
This would be helpful when changing the voltage of a group of lights or panels on a project. It would also be helpful when adding a standard note to the bottom of all of the panels. It would be nice not to have to change the note, click next, change the note, click next.. etc.
8 votesEdit multiple for most devices was added in DM Electrical 8.3. Edit multiple for panels will be added in DM Electrical 8.4.
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add a panel based demand factor for devices
Under Design Master Electrical Options=>Miscellaneous=>Custom Load Type=>Calculation Method, add a fourth option which is call “Panel Based” which would still have a default demand factor. Then when we go in to circuit a device with that demand factor name we will circuit it to the default demand. However, as we move up to upstream panels and see that device circuited already, we can change the demand factor in the circuit panel which is typically dimmed. This will solve the problem we have of dealing with Trailer parks, docks, Ranges, Dryers, and other devices that have different demands as you move…
8 votesThis is implemented for DM Electrical 8.3.
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Minimum Duct Size
Specify a minimum size for ductwork when automatically sized.
8 votesThis is completed for DM HVAC 7.2. It is implemented as a project-wide option. You cannot have different minimums for different duct sections or types. If you need anything more complicated like that, let us know.
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Upsize Ground Wire Automatically
When upsizing conductors for voltage drop, automatically upsize the ground wire too based upon the increase in wire area.
7 votesImplemented for DM Electrical 8.5. We considered patching it in to 8.4 but it ended up being a pretty significant change so it has to wait for the next major release.
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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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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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Duct elevation tags
Add duct top and bottom elevation tags based on the duct elevation and height. Tag would be turned on/off like duct size labels.
7 votesI’ve been waiting for a feature like this—this is something that is implemented and included in the next release of the DM HVAC. Thanks for the suggestion, now you can go spend your votes on other ideas!
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Default Lighting and Fault Current Schedules
Give us the ability to set default styles/values for fault current and lighting fixture schedules so we don't have to recreate them for every project.
7 votesYou should be able to accomplish this with the standards and master databases currently available. I wrote a support blog post to explain the process:
http://www.designmaster.biz/Support/blog/2010/09/master-and-standards-customization-databases/If there is still something missing, post a comment to this request to let me know about it.
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6 votes
This will be included in DM HVAC 7.3.
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Light Fixture Watts
Include watts as a field in light fixtures. VA is used for panel schedules and load calculations. Watts is needed for energy calculations.
6 votesThis was added as part of our COMCheck export in DM Electrical 8.3.
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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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One-Line Diagram: Fixed feeder IDs
Be able to have fixed feeder IDs in a project. Two possible uses:
When a new feeder is added, it won't change the IDs on all the other feeders. Not a problem during early design, but it is a problem when the drawings are under change control. Having to bubble all of the feeder IDs makes it look like a bigger change than it actually is.
Be able to have consistent ID names across projects. A specific feeder configuration would have a common name, making it easier to read plans for different projects.
Also be able to have feeder ID…
5 votesThis feature was added in DM Electrical 8.4.7.
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