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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Edit Multiple Equipment and Equipment Navigation
Add a new "Edit Multiple Equipment" command. You can select multiple pieces of equipment either from a list in the database or from the drawing. You can then make changes to all the selected equipment at once.
Add "Find", "Next", and "Previous" buttons to the equipment dialog box that work like in the panel or schedule dialog boxes.
42 votesThis will be included in DM Electrical 8.3.
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Export Lighting to ComCheck
Be able to export lighting information to ComCheck for energy code compliance purposes.
34 votesThis is completed for DM Electrical 8.3. Thank you for everyone who replied to my emails and sent sample projects.
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Residential and Other Electrical Load Types
Account for the rest of the load types in NEC 220 Part II, Part III, and Part IV that are currently ignored.
Load types that will be included:
Existing loads that can be specified for each panel (NEC 220.87).
Cooling loads. The panel load calculation will use the larger of the heating and cooling loads.
33 votesThis is completed and will be included in DM Electrical 8.3.
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Multiple Homeruns on a Circuit
Be able to draw multiple homeruns on a circuit, rather than the one that you are currently limited to.
33 votesThis feature is completed for DM Electrical 8.3.
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Overloaded Panel Warning
Add a warning to the panels that would alert the designer when the total load exceeds the ampere rating. (Possibly as an X across the schedule when it is updated).
This would able to be turned on or off with a per-user setting.
32 votesThis feature is included in Design Master Electrical 8.5.
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Add twin breakers (2 circuits per space) to panel
I often find twin or tandem breakers in existing panels. There is no way to circuit them now.
31 votesThis feature is completed for DM Electrical 8.3.
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Add Dual Voltage and Universal Ballast Light Fixtures
Allow light fixtures to have multiple voltages, such as 120V and 277V, or have a universal ballast that can be used with any voltage.
28 votesThis feature is finished for DM Electrical 8.1. See the comments for a description of how the feature will work.
Thanks for voting for this feature—I would not have guessed it would be so popular. All your votes should be returned to you now. Let us know what else you would like to see added to the software.
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Print Panel Schedules to Place Inside Panels
Add a command to print panel schedules that can be placed inside panels. The panel schedule will have options to include some basic information in the header, and then list each circuit and the load description.
The width of the panel schedule will be variable to accommodate the various size sleeves that panels come with.
27 votesThis feature will be included in Design Master Electrical 8.4.
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Overhaul One-Line Diagrams to populate themselves
It would be very helpful if you there was a system in design master to automatically draft/populate a One-Line/Riser/other Diagram in model space based on what panels, switchboards, transformers, wireways etc. have been defined in the database itself.
The most preferred way to do this is if Design Master would create the Diagram based on templates, or a customized template that we could edit ourselves which would instruct Design Master how to draft the diagram (where to place devices in relation to eachother, size of panels/busses, what information about those devices you want displayed, whether you want wire callouts visible…
26 votesThis feature will be included in Design Master Electrical 8.4.
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Diffuser Insertion at Corner (for Ceiling Grids)
Have the option to insert diffusers at the corner of the diffuser, not the center. This change would assist in placing diffusers properly in ceiling grids.
24 votesThis feature was added in DM HVAC 7.3.42.
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Provide automatic sizing of breakers for motors & transformers
The breaker for motors & transformers need to be manually selected. A default suggestion for the motor hp and transformer kva would save time.
23 votesEquipment breakers are sized automatically in DM Electrical 8.0 using MCA and MOCP. You can also assign specific breaker and wire sizes for equipment in the equipment dialog, not the circuiting dialog.
Transformer breaker sizes are currently set automatically when you change the kVA or voltage. In DM Electrical 8.1, we are adding a “Size to match kVA” option to the transformer OCP selection to make it more obvious this is happening.
I think this covers the features in this request. If not, let me know.
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Hatched or Shaded Ductwork
Add an option to automatically draw a hatch over the ductwork in 2D. Have the hatch be controlled by the type of duct (return vs supply) and layer system (new vs existing).
22 votesThis feature will be included in DM HVAC 7.2.
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21 votes
Completed for DM Plumbing 3.2. Go vote for other features—there’s a little time left before the next release, so we might have a chance to get something else implemented for you!
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18 votes
This is completed for DM HVAC 7.2, DM Electrical 8.2, and DM Plumbing 4.0.
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We need an easy way to deal with multiple identical panels
We need an easy way to deal with multiple identical electrical panels
18 votesThis is implemented for DM Electrical 8.3.
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Allow Circuit Descriptions in Panels to Wrap
Make it so that if a circuit description in a panel is too long, it adds another line rather than extending off the panel.
17 votesThis feature is completed and will be included in Design Master Electrical 8.1.
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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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Groups for Light Fixtures, Receptacles, Diffusers, and Other Stuff
Be able to create different groups for light fixtures, receptacles, and diffusers, similar to equipment and low voltage devices. Have different schedules for each different group.
Also groups for one-line devices, including panels, switchboards, transformers, and all the other types of devices.
16 votesThis is completed for DM HVAC 7.3 and DM Electrical 8.3.
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Transformer and Other One-Line Device Schedule
Create a schedule like the light fixture or equipment schedule that lists all of the transformers, panels, or other one-line devices in a project.
16 votesThis is implemented in Design Master Electrical 8.1.
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Copy Room
Be able to copy a room already inserted on the drawing.
13 votesWe have implemented this for DM HVAC 8.2 and DM Electrical 7.2.
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