Design Master Wish List
The current releases are DM Electrical RT 1.3, DM Electrical 8.5, DM HVAC 7.3, and DM Plumbing 4.1. We are not adding new features to these releases.
The next releases will be DM Electrical RT 1.4, DM Electrical 8.6, DM HVAC 7.4, and DM Plumbing 4.2 We are actively working on these release and using this wishlist to guide which features we implement. Some features you see marked as “complete” will not be available until these releases are finished.
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Rotate Equipment ID Tags
Presently the equipment ID tag reverts to "world" orientation whenever it is moved or when you coordinate data base. Please make it subject to rotate text command, such that it stays in the orientation selected.
1 vote -
Make schedules sortable by different fields
Be able to sort schedules by different fields instead of just the default field.
8 votes -
Update Pipe Breaks on Save or Open
When inserting fittings or piping the software will go through a regeneration process after each item is inserted. When files are small this is not a big deal. On large projects there is a noticeable delay and the software zooms out to the extents and then back into the area you are working on. Rather than do this on every change, include an option to only do this when the drawing is saved (and possibly when the drawing is opened).
8 votes -
Copy and Increment Across Drawings
Improve the "Copy and Increment" command to work across drawings. Make it easier to move everything from one panel to a different panel on the copied devices.
4 votes -
Add an attribute for panel schedule
Add an attribute that adds the odd circuit and the even circuit in a panel schedule, i.e. circuits 1 & 2, circuits 3 & 4, etc., and be able to put that attribute in the phase block of the panel schedule.
1 vote -
Show conduit runs with schedules
Be able to show conduits feeder runs on their own layer with up and down riser symbols. Then be able to create a conduit schedule.
5 votes -
Recurring Meter Bank
Be able to create recurring meter banks and recurring panel instances that increment their numbers automatically. For apartment buildings with identical floors. Model one floor, then be able to reuse the model for the other floors.
0 votes -
Custom Universal Voltage Description in Light Fixture Schedule
Be able to specify a custom description for the voltage on light fixtures when they are set to "Universal". Currently DM lists all the voltages that are used on the fixture. This feature would allow you to override that and specify custom text for the voltage in order to better match the manufacturer's cut sheet.
0 votes -
IMC Ventilation Schedule
Create a ventilation schedule that corresponds to what is required by the IMC.
0 votes -
Customize Label for Neutral and Ground in Feeder Callout
Be able to customize the "N" and "G" label in feeder callouts to different text. Likely you would change it to "NEUTRAL" and "GROUND", but give you the option to choose whatever you would like.
0 votes -
Edit Multiple Pipe Risers
Add an "Edit Multiple" command for pipe risers.
0 votes -
Copy equipment connections in equipment group
When you copy an equipment group, copy all of the equipment connections in it, too. (Currently the group is copied and the group settings, but not the actual pieces of equipment in the group.)
0 votes -
Variable Custom Pressure Drop in Ductwork
Be able to specify a pressure drop in the ductwork that changes based upon the airflow in the ductwork.
We currently allow you to lock a specific pressure drop but it does not change as the design changes. Instead lock an equivalent duct length or something similar that would change based upon the airflow.
0 votes -
Update impedances based upon conduit material
Be able to automatically update the impedance in a wire based upon the conduit material type.
Currently you have to create a separate wire configuration for each conduit material type.
0 votes -
Specify fault at upstream device
Be able to specify the fault at the upstream device, rather than at the current device. This feature would be useful when you want to specify the fault at the utility transformer but it is not included in the Revit model.
0 votes -
Equipment airflow available
Set the available CFM for a piece of equipment. If this value changes, update the airflow assigned in the downstream ducts.
0 votes -
Add justification options to DM labels
Be able to have labels set to right justified or bottom justified, rather than always being top-left justified. This way they will update correctly when the value changes during the design.
0 votes -
More custom load types
Add 3 more custom load types.
0 votes -
Right click when entering Duct Labels to Rotate Label
Similar to how you can right click to add leader lines when labeling diffusers, it would be helpful to be able to right click duct labels to rotate them instead of making this a two step process. Also, rotating it would remove the arrow that sometimes accompanies the duct label.
0 votes -
Different Layers for Schedule Headers
Be able to set a different layer for the schedule header and subheaders.
0 votes
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