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  1. Calculate + Sync and Relinquish

    Provide a Calculate/synchronize/relinquish button for when we have 3 people in the same file. When we run calculate it locks all objects from other people in the file. we need easier ability to have multiple people working

    2 votes

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    0 comments  ·  ElectroBIM  ·  Admin →
  2. Calculate Whole Project on Workshared Project

    On large workshared projects, it's virtually impossible to find a single time in a 24-hour window where no one is working on the electrical model. This means someone always has ownership of something, and this prevents us from calculating the whole project. It would be nice if the tool could work around checked out elements and just make a note of which elements were not updated. Right now, we get errors about other users having ownership, and then all the changes appear to be rolled back.

    7 votes

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    3 comments  ·  ElectroBIM  ·  Admin →

    This feature is available in 2.3.1. It adds proper handling of worksharing.


    Calculations will finish even if elements are checked out. We alert you to elements that are being used by someone else. There is a new "Last Modified" parameter that lets you know the last time a calculation was run on an item.

  3. 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 vote

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  4. Make bulk changes to multiple circuits in Circuit Edit

    Allow for multiple selections of circuits in the circuit edit windows to allow for changes to multiple circuits at one time. (This is very useful for existing circuits when we need to set wire and conduit size as "Existing")

    3 votes

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  5. Add Equipment Items to Fault Current and Voltage Drop schedules.

    Add mechanical and elevator equipment to the fault current calculations. Similar to DM Electrical CAD. We get the requirement for 5kA SCCR equipment from mechanical and elevator and we need to know what those values are.

    3 votes

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    2 comments  ·  ElectroBIM  ·  Admin →
  6. 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 vote

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  7. Revit schedule for breaker trip settings

    Add shared parameters for breaker type, MFG, settings so a schedule can be created that show the settings for each breaker that does not have fixed settings.

    2 votes

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    0 comments  ·  ElectroBIM  ·  Admin →
  8. Edit Multiple - Instance Edit

    Enable editing multiple instances with the Instance Edit functionality, similar to Edit Multiple in AutoCAD.

    Use case: You have a line of 10 motors and the mechanical designer decides that they need to bump up 5 hp.

    Current workflow: Instance edit one at a time or delete and start from scratch.

    Desired workflow: Multiple Instance Edit to change MCA and MOCP.

    3 votes

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    0 comments  ·  ElectroBIM  ·  Admin →
  9. Locked Values Report

    Create a report of all values that are locked, overridden, or otherwise changed from the default value by the user.

    2 votes

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    1 comment  ·  ElectroBIM  ·  Admin →
  10. Automatically generate one-line diagram in Revit based on distribution system.

    Automation is a must! It's all about efficiency to allow more time to focus on aesthetics and functionality, the things that really matter to clients.

    I would not see this as a reverse workflow. Many times I will place panels in the model prior to drafting a one-line.

    6 votes

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    2 comments  ·  ElectroBIM  ·  Admin →
  11. 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 votes

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    0 comments  ·  ElectroBIM  ·  Admin →
  12. Upsize wire of branch circuits based on voltage drop

    have the branch circuits upsize wire based on the voltage drop or have a setting similar to what we have in AutoCAD.

    14 votes

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    0 comments  ·  ElectroBIM  ·  Admin →
  13. 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 votes

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    2 comments  ·  ElectroBIM  ·  Admin →
  14. 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 votes

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    0 comments  ·  ElectroBIM  ·  Admin →
  15. 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 votes

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    2 comments  ·  ElectroBIM  ·  Admin →
  16. Change breaker size in Panel Schedule based on Revit family parameter

    Change breaker size in Panel Schedule based on Revit family type parameter.

    16 votes

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    0 comments  ·  ElectroBIM  ·  Admin →
  17. 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 votes

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    2 comments  ·  ElectroBIM  ·  Admin →
  18. 7 votes

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    0 comments  ·  ElectroBIM  ·  Admin →
  19. 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 vote

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    0 comments  ·  ElectroBIM  ·  Admin →

    The 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.

  20. 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 votes

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