Design Master Wish List
Welcome to the Design Master Wish List, where you can submit your ideas for improvements to the software.
30 results found
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Exterior lining dimensions on plans
Provide option to show the dimensions for the exterior lining on the duct work.
4 votesSee the “Duct Label Format Codes” section in our user manual for instructions on how to add exterior duct sizes to your plans.
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Print Load Calculations: Have a Select All/Unselect All checkbox
When printing load calculations, have a Select All/Unselect All check box. It's a bit tedious to do manually.
3 votesThis feature was added in DM HVAC 7.3.42.
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Provide 'hot keys' for pop up dialog box.
Provide 'hot keys' for pop up dialog box.
Example: On the Duct Calculations box you could use the following.
C for Calculate CFM
D for Calculate CFM and Size Ducts
P for Calculate CFM, Size Ducts, and Calculate Pressure1 voteCompleted and will be included in DM HVAC 7.3.21.
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Provide a demolition layer system for DM HVAC
Provide a 'demolition' layer system option in addition to the 'new' & 'existing' layer options.
1 voteYou can add new layer systems using the DM HVAC→Customization→Layers commands. See this support post for how to make dashed ductwork. It requires a few extra steps because of how we do hidden lines.
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SET TITLE COLUMN LABLES ORDER IN GRILLE SCHEDULE
Make it so that in the master configuration a user can preset which columns and labels they would like and in the order in which they are displayed. That way they are preset every time and would have save time setting up from project to project
1 voteThis feature already exists. See the comments for instructions on how to use it.
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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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Change Room Names from the Zone Tree or Floor Tree
Be able to right click or slow-double-click on a room name in the Zone Tree or Floor Tree to be able to change it
5 votesThis feature was added in DM HVAC 7.3.42.
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Air Diffuser Schedule - Mounting Type & Material
It would be nice to include (2) additional properties within the diffuser schedule:
1) Mounting type (i.e. Surface Mount, Lay-In, Spiral Duct, etc.)
2) Material (Steel, Aluminum, etc.)2 votesWe added two more generic notes to diffuser schedules in Design Master HVAC 7.4 to address this request.
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Have the option to assign a fixed Outside Air CFM to a zone. This will help address over-ventilation to maintain positive building pressure
Have the option to assign a fixed Outside Air CFM to a zone. This will help address zones that need over-ventilation to maintain a positive building pressure.
2 votesThis is completed for DM HVAC 7.3.
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It would be nice to have a "format painter" type option.
It would be nice to have a "format painter" type option which copied/pasted properties, especially for ductwork. For example: click the paintbrush, select the item with properties to be copied, then select the item to apply them to.
1 voteYou’re in luck! This is implemented and ready to go for the next release of DM HVAC. The beta will be available before the end of 2013.
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6 votes
This will be included in DM HVAC 7.3.
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Room Peak Load Map
It could be useful if there was a Load Calculation Map which indicated when a room peaked in cooling. Perhaps two maps, time of day and which month. It may be useful when determining the zoning.
1 voteThis is implemented in DM HVAC 7.2.
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1 vote
Implemented for DM HVAC 7.2.8. This will be included in the next patch that is sent out to everyone.
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Use actual room CFM from diffusers rather than calculated for ventilation calculation
We are having issues with permits using the ASHRAE Ventilation calculation because DM is using the calculated CFMs instead of actual CFMs on plans. We are having to tweak all the load inputs and use minimum air flows to spit out correct CFMs in ventilation calculation. The loads have actual loads print out, so maybe this is an easy fix.
1 voteThis will be included in DM HVAC 7.2.
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Highlight Locked Duct Sizes
We often need to lock a duct size or sizes for various reasons. After creating large sprawling duct systems, it is difficult to track these locked ducts so that we can check them when airflows change and resize them if necessary.
1 voteCompleted for DM HVAC 7.2.
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2 votes
This will be included in DM HVAC 7.2.
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Negative Equipment Loads for Open Cases in Grocery Stores
Grocery stores include open refrigeration cases. These loads need to be subtracted from the cooling load and added to the heating load. Using a negative equipment load works for the cooling load, but not the heating load.
Make it so that a negative equipment load is added to the heating load.
5 votesThis will be included in Design Master HVAC 7.1.
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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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Different Connection Options for Different Types of Diffusers
Have the "Diffuser Connection Settings" be able to be set based upon airflow type. For example, supply ducts always connect with flexible and return ducts connect with hard.
1 voteThis is completed for DM HVAC 7.3.
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Pressure Labels on Ductwork
Add a button to label the pressure drop for a run of duct (the "Pressure Drop in this Section" value from the the "Query Duct" window). We use DM HVAC to do a lot of existing ductwork analysis for energy audits, etc., and we could really use a function that shows us how much pressure drop each section of the ductwork has, and the pressure drop for each fitting, in much the same format as the ductwork size labels currently appear.
1 voteThe new pressure drop schedule in DM HVAC 7 should satisfy this request.
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