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BC Calc within Online BC Connect should match the BC Calc online

BC Calc Online features should be the same in the BC Calc Online stand-alone program as they are in the Online version of BC Calc inside BC Connect. The features of Managing Projects, Share, Email and Upload only exist in the stand-alone online BC...
almost 7 years ago in BC Calc 1

Add Dealer selections in filters/selectors and create new project from create material list tab

Attached are two screen shots. On the picture labeled search, it would be beneficial for the column labeled as builder to be replaced with dealer. When we used our customer names in the builder tab this wasn’t an issue, but now it can make finding...
over 3 years ago in BC Connect / Material Lists / Search 1 Tracked

When attaching BCE or BCF file to BCC, limit lists to Active Jobs and/or Open Design Tickets

In the attached screenshot, I was connecting the BCE file to a design ticket, the drop-down menus include projects that have the sales status that is "Out for Bid" and is inactive in BCC. It would be helpful that if the drop downs don't include in...
about 7 years ago in BC Connect / Project Dashboard 0 Already Exists

add capability of sister ie 2x12 with lvl products together for joist repair

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over 3 years ago in BC Calc 1 Will not implement

"Split, Copy, Shift" (or Trim, Copy, Shift)

An advanced feature of this would be "Split, Copy, Shift" (or Trim, Copy, Shift). This would be useful when cutting a multi-span joist and offsetting it, such as at a obstruction. It would save clicks of copy, shift paste, and trim (or split at lo...
about 7 years ago in BC Framer 0

Warning message for users changing joist series - change may delete hole data

Problem Context: Changing the joist series when importing a .prod material list into BC Connect may cause the joist to lose all its hole information. A warning message such as "Warning, changing joist series may cause the joist to loose it's hole ...
over 3 years ago in BC Connect / Material Lists 1 Tracked

Add Email file link in the Calc UI

Add an icon to the toolbar so I can email a file to someone for review without having to go into the projects management screen to email it
over 7 years ago in BC Calc 0

When using the "Save As" option on a manual material list the cursor jumps from the file name to the last create tally in a few seconds

The save as features is used so you can create multiple material list without having to exit all the way out. Is saves the last batch of materials and copies it so you can rename the file and adjust the tally as needed without having to retype eve...
over 7 years ago in BC Connect / Material Lists 1 Issue Not Reproduceable

Being able to copy a sub-folder, rename it and all the documents in the folder would copy as well into the newly named folder.

Say you have a folder named Level 2 - within the folder there are 20 manual material list. The projects Level 3 happens to be a identical to level 2. Instead of having to make all new material list or copy them individually the entire folder could...
over 7 years ago in BC Connect / Material Lists / Other 1 Tracked

Inventory manager for hangers

Add a materials manager for hangers so that I can choose which models to show in the hanger dialog results.
over 7 years ago in BC Calc 0

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