Design Master Wish List
Welcome to the Design Master Wish List, where you can submit your ideas for improvements to the software.
364 results found
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Per-Circuit Wire Callout Option
Be able to enable or disable the wire callout on a homerun on a circuit-by-circuit basis.
1 vote -
18 votes
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Export to eQuest or DOE2.2
Be able to export building load information to eQuest or DOE2.2 using gbXML for energy modeling purposes, such as ASHRAE 90.1, LEED, and Title 24.
15 votes -
118 votes
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Before & After Model
Develop a simple way to build and manage a "before" and "after" model of an electrical distribution system for renovation and build-out projects.
3 votes -
Ability to differentiate diffuser of different systems in the diffuser schedule
Ability to differentiate diffuser of different systems in the diffuser schedule. i.e. turn on or off diffusers associated with New, existing and demo systems.
2 votes -
Add a "match circuit" command.
Make the "Select Circuit from Drawing <" button a command that can be typed into the command line. After this command has been run, do not show the Circuiting window, instead go immediately to "Circuit Devices <". The user can then continue to circuit additional devices to the circuit they selected. A double right click would bring up the Circuiting window or the user could escape out of the command without showing the window.
17 votes -
Default elevations for all electrical devices
You can specific a default elevation for light fixtures in the schedule. Expand this functionality to all types of electrical devices.
1 vote -
Annotation Scaling / Multiple Scales on a Single Drawing
Add support for annotative scale factors for blocks and text. This would allow blocks and text to be the same size in different scaled viewports.
93 votes -
Unique ID for all Feeders and Branch Circuits
Have a way to make a unique cable ID for every feeder, branch circuit and low voltage circuit. For example P-MCC1-001 for the power cable fed from MCC1 or PT-FLOWGAS-003 for a pressure transmitter.
I'm working on a big industrial plant where I need a have a cable number for every cable in the plant.
I would like to have the ID on the one line, plan view drawing and export to Excel.
5 votes -
Upsize Wires Based upon Voltage Drop
Automatically upsize branch circuit wires when necessary because of voltage drop.
77 votes -
Provide Weight or Area of Ducts in Takeoffs
Weight of ducts in HVAC Takeoffs provide a very simple way to estimate cost of projects.
Or, add an option to calculate square feet of sheet metal ductwork.
2 votes -
Count devices connected to recurring panels
Have schedule quantities and takeoffs count the number of items connected to recurring panels.
2 votes -
SKM Power Tools
Provide the ability to import and export panel schedules and switchboard schedules between Design Master and SKM PowerTools for Windows.
12 votes -
Use commas or spaces to separate voltage, #poles, #wires ect for equipment callouts
Currently information on the equipment call out is all grouped together without separation. We have had this requested several times by our clients who would like this changed on our drawings. To currently meet this request we are spending to much time adjusting these individually.
1 vote -
Add the ability to create plan notes
If you could add the ability to create plan or keynotes to all devices and fixtures, you could eliminate some of the notes that occupy space beside them. Typically a hex box, circle would have the keynote number in it, which would refer you to a common list of notes on the edge of the space. Keeping them tied to the respective annotation layers may help keep them sortable by the entities on that sheet.
21 votes -
Locate and edit schedules within groups to create T.I. voltage drop and other schedules that don't include the entire project.
When there is T.I. work within a large project you want to show only the the voltage drop for the TI space. You have to deselect all the equipment not in the space one at a time to show a voltage drop schedule for just the TI work. What if you could group the panels in a similar way to luminaires so that the TI voltage drop or fault schedule has only the TI panels, without disabling the ability to show a schedule for the main project or another TI within that project.
1 vote -
1 vote
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Arc-flash label sizes
Be able to change the size of the arc-flash labels to fit a specific size.
3 votes -
Make Grips Work With Diffuser Callouts
Fix the diffuser callouts so they can be moved more consistently and reliable with grips instead of using the "Move Callout" command.
1 vote
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