Design Master Wish List
Welcome to the Design Master Wish List, where you can submit your ideas for improvements to the software.
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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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On 240/120V-3P-4W systems, the current requirement is that Phase B is the high leg. Should be allowed to select Phase C as the high leg.
On 240/120V-3P-4W systems, the current requirement is that Phase B is the high leg. Should be allowed to select Phase C as the high leg. Should allow 3-pole breaker to start on any phase, should allow 2-pole breaker on any phase. Must prohibit 1-pole breaker on the high leg.
1 voteThis is completed for DM Electrical 8.3.
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Representing Different Floors on Parallel Backgrounds
A common practice, at least within my own company, is to represent different floors in parallel background drawings separated by an arbitrary and regular distance. It would be helpful for creating drawings if Design Master automatically added to these parallel drawings when a pipe would transfer from one floor to another. For example when a pipe from the first floor goes to the second floor in a vertical pipe it would be useful if Design Master showed the pipe going up on the first floor and coming up on the second floor automatically. These two entities would have to be…
2 votesThis feature already exists in DM Plumbing.
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Show tick marks on single pole circuits only
Show tick marks on 20A single pole circuits. All other circuits, including 20A two and three pole circuits, show the full wire callout.
1 voteThis was added in the last release. In Options, go to “Homeruns and Loops→Homerun wire callouts and tick marks” and set it to “Tick marks for #12 1-pole, wire callouts for all others”.
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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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Provide a keyboard shortcut for incrementing the circuit in the Circuiting window.
We have a client that we’re doing minor remodels for that wants to see all their panel schedules on the drawings. Tabbing works to get to the Fixed Loads Input, but incrementing the circuit still requires mouse input (or a lot of tabbing).
One solution that might be to have ‘Enter’ increment the circuit and tab would still behave like it does now. A ctrl+Enter would also be quicker than going to the mouse.
Thanks!
1 voteThe spirit of this request is implemented in DM Electrical 8.3. It is possible to fill in fixed loads on different circuits on a panel very easily using just the keyboard.
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Different Piping Labels on Isometrics vs. 2-D Models
On isometric drawings it is some times useful or required to include different labels than are present on the 2-D models. Adding an option to have different labels on each would be simpler than the current fix which is to print off all of the drawings which require on type of labeling then change the labeling options and print all of the drawings which require the other.
1 voteThis is completed for DM Plumbing 4.1.
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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
The disconnect list is customizable. You can add the VFD yourself to the list using the “Equipment Blocks” command.
See this page in the user manual for more information:
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Ability to store and display light fixture input watts to one decimal place. Useful for LED fixtures.
The fractions of watts come int play on some projects wit a lot of LED fixtures. Right now DM accepts a decimal and stores it until you look at that fixture again. It will then display a rounded value, act as if you changed the value and ask you to save your changes. If you do, you lose the decimal. Even storing without displaying would be helpful if you get the correct value in Excel.
2 votesAdded to DM Electrical 8.2.8.
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Inform Of Connected Load On A Switch
When connecting loads on a switch, a tally of the load in amps should be available as a guide so as not to overload a switch. For example a dimming switch rated at 800W should not exceed 6.7A at 120V, otherwise the switch is overloaded and may fail.
9 votesThis feature will be included in DM Electrical 8.4.
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Batch Device Query
Query multiple receptacles, light fixtures, low voltage devices and equipment at the same time, being able to edit properties of all selected.
This would be useful for adding a special subscript note, or adding a custom load to a group of devices.
3 votesIn the current release, the “Edit Multiple” commands can be used for this purpose. There is a separate command for each type of device.
In the next release, we’ve upgraded the command to better list the values in the selected devices.
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Remove electrical equipment tag.
I would like to be able to remove electrical equipment tags. Sometimes the plan is too crowded for the tags. In that case, a person could follow the circuit number to the panelboard schedule to see what something is.
1 voteThis was added in DM Electrical 8.2.
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Provide training seminars other than the annual conference.
Having training available only once per year at your annual conference is very limiting. Do webinars if travelling is too costly.
7 votesWe started doing weekly training online last year. Complete information is available on our website:
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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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Add lumens, lamp depreciation, IES file name, and possibly mtg height (if it's constant) to the light fixture schedule.
Add lumens, lamp depreciation, IES file name, and possibly mtg height (if it's constant) to the light fixture schedule.
Would be useful when evaluating different lighting options. Also would make identifying input errors easier when swapping out IES files and lamp types.
2 votesThis is completed for DM Electrical 8.3.
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Import Time Current Curves
The ability to save and import a time current curve to be used in the arc flash calculations and to overlay the curves on a graph. Preferably to save these curves into a master database to have the ability to use the same curve on multiple projects
2 votesThis is implemented for DM Electrical 8.3.
You are able to associate a file with the panel and easily view it while entering your arc-flash values.
You can’t do anything more involved that displaying the file for now. You are still responsible for interpreting the file and determining the arcing times based upon the calculated arcing current.
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Allow equipment callouts to be specified per equipment group, instead of globally
It would be a great help to be able to choose an equipment callout to be tied to each equipment group instead of a single global selection. We use a different equipment tag for Kitchen equipment, Mechanical equipment, Shop equipment, etc.
1 voteThis is completed for DM Electrical 8.3.
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Reverse Tick Marks
Add a button to the "Insert Tick Marks" command to reverse the order of the tick marks in the dialog box.
1 voteCompleted for DM Electrical 8.2.
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