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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 6 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 6 years ago in BC Connect / Material Lists / Other 1 Tracked

Add walls to members that can be sent from BC Framer to BC Calc.

Wall design is not enabled in BC Framer, but is in BC Calc. Framer already has tools to input openings quickly, so it would be helpful to take these walls and send them to Calc for tall wall design.
about 3 years ago in BC Calc 1 Will not implement

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 6 years ago in BC Calc 0

Modify BC Calc to work on my phone

Adjust the user interface so that I can run the application on my phone (5"+ screen).
over 6 years ago in BC Calc 1

Limit BC Calc inventory in BC Connect to the location's inventory

BC Calc shows the inventory of the location's parent organization to include all products that the location has access to purchase. Provide the option for users to toggle the inventory to only display what is in their local inventory settings.
over 6 years ago in BC Calc 0

Short Naming Material

As a User, I would like to have the ability to create a material short name in order to consolidate joist labels across jobs for larger multi-family projects or builders with similar floor plans across the nation. User would have the ability to ch...
over 6 years ago in BC Framer 1 Already exists

Enable saving custom notes in BC Calc on the member "Notes" tab.

The default notes are helpful, but we should be able to create new notes and save them for future use. Legacy BC Calc 4.x had a folder in ProgramData with text files. See <<1-Notes-Text file path.png>> These notes appeared in the appli...
about 3 years ago in BC Calc 1 Planned

Multi select members in Analysis Summary and right-click to change product for all.

Multiple members sent from Framer to Calc are not showing product. It is time consuming to select a product for each member one at a time.
over 3 years ago in BC Calc 1 Planned

Manual Preset Edit and Creation

What they get: Ability to create and edit presets from the Profile/Presets window. In other words, presets can be made and adjusted without having to do any work in the digitizer. What is does: User can make whatever preset types they want for the...
over 3 years ago in BC Estimator 1

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