Design Master Wish List
Welcome to the Design Master Wish List, where you can submit your ideas for improvements to the software.
346 results found
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Include "1" before single ground and neutral wires
Add an option to include a "1" in the wire callout before single ground and neutral wires. Currently the wire size is listed with no count before it.
Current wire callout:
1/2"C, 1#12, #12N, #12GNew wire callout:
1/2"C, 1#12, 1#12N, 1#12G3 votes -
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.
13 votes -
Subfeed breakers
Add specific support for subfeed breakers.
Be able to set the number of subfeed breakers on a panel (similar to how the number of poles is currently set on a panel).
Have the panel schedule update to document which breakers are subfeed. We likely would add a separator block between the branch circuit and subfeed breakers that you could customize. The default block would have a line across the schedule plus some text indicating branch circuit breakers above and subfeed below. You could then modify that as desired for your documentation purposes.
56 votes -
ComCheck Export For Revit
I would like to export from Revit to import into ComCheck similar to the AutoCAD version of Design Master Electrical
9 votes -
Be able to add disconnects to equipment so they work similar to Design Master Electrical in AutoCAD
We need a way to link two family instances together so that when you update one of the instances it updates the other.
5 votes -
Improve combined homeruns
Be able to combine homeruns with different wire sizes.
Be able to combine homeruns from separate panels.
Be able to display a full wire callout for combined circuit homeruns, including calculating the conduit size required for all the wires.
14 votes -
Voltage Drop Based upon Connected or Other Load
Be able to specify that the voltage drop on a feeder should be based upon the connected or other load, rather than the calculated load.
One example of a use for this feature is a piece of equipment that serves a single motor. You want the voltage drop for the connected load of the motor, rather than the calculate load, which will be 125% of the motor load.
6 votes -
Copy panel and loads to new project
Be able to copy panels and other distribution from one project to another. The loads on the panel will be created as fixed loads in the new project.
3 votes -
Reset panel "Fixed Loads".
Often, I need to "start over" on a panel that I've assigned fixed loads. It would be handy to have a button that would clear every fixed load on the panel. Or even be able to select several circuits and clear those circuit's fixed loads.
5 votes -
add leaders to duct text
Add leader for duct text like it does when you add a grille, diffuser, or light fixture
4 votes -
Ability to measure wire
I am a design build Engineer/Contractor and would like to be able to get takeoff data.
3 votes -
2 votes
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Low-voltage looping
Be able to draw loops between devices for low-voltage lines, for connecting items like sensors and power packs.
5 votes -
Default label locations in blocks
Be able to specify locations for labels in blocks. When the labels are added to the block, they will be placed in the desired locations, rather than in the somewhat random default location they are currently placed in.
4 votes -
Outdoor point-by-point calculations
Add outdoor point-by-point calculations for parking lot lighting.
10 votes -
Indoor point-by-point calculations
Add indoor point-by-point lighting calculations.
8 votes -
Define fixed load by phase
When defining fixed load on a panel schedule allow entry of per phase loads on two and three phase circuits in stead of lumped loads, i.e., on 2-pole circuit be able specify a load for phase A and B on any of the demand categories.
2 votes -
Export Light Fixture Watts to Excel
Export the Energy Code Settings->Watts field from the light fixture schedule to Excel using the DM Electrical Excel Add-in.
3 votes -
Support Paralleled Generators Connected to Switchboard
DM does not currently support more than one source on the Normal side of an ATS or the EM side of ATS, however larger I-2, I-3 occupancies generally have paralleled generators connected to a switchboard. This feature would avoid cumbersome work arounds.
7 votes -
Electrical Symbol Legend
Add a Schedule of all blocks used in the project. This could be used a Symbol Legend for the Project.
45 votes
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