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    Customer input Info shows as Builder on report should be CUSTOMER

    On the Information tab for the job. The CUSTOMER input line shows as BUILDER on the report page. the input and output should be consistant. I recommend making it CUSTOMER on the report page this way if the yard sizing it for the builder it's the...
    almost 8 years ago in BC Calc 1 Planned

    link post to beam bellow

    right nnow,ow you can link a beam from the 2nd floor framing to a beam on the 1st floor framing, and that great. But in order to transfer that load, you will need a post. You can link the beam to the post, but you cannot link the post to the beam ...
    almost 4 years ago in BC Calc 1

    Do not show Cancelled Design Tickets on the Dashboard

    On the dashboard, can canceled Design Tickets be turned off (by default)? Turn them on through the 'eyeball' (See Inactive Projects).
    about 8 years ago in BC Connect / Design / Project Dashboard 0 Will Not Implement

    Add dimensions to openings

    While you can show the dimensions of the opening themselves and the report shows the location of the openings, it would be easier to read and follow if either the dimensions to the openings were shown on the layout graphic or we had the ability to...
    about 4 years ago in BC Calc 1 Already exists

    BC Calc File Conversion Utility needs to occur in background

    Both the Online BC Calc and BC Connect -BC Calc should have the ability to open old .bcc version files.
    about 8 years ago in BC Calc 2

    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...
    about 8 years ago in BC Calc 1

    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...
    over 8 years ago in BC Connect / Project Dashboard 0 Already Exists

    "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...
    over 8 years ago in BC Framer 0

    Group Labeling for Count Items within Linear Tool

    The ability to create group labels for count items within the linear tool. We often use this for wall framing, however every piece has an individual label. A group label would be helpful.
    over 4 years ago in BC Estimator 0

    Addition of a Grid Guide to Framing Layout Pages to Align Views

    Similar to how CAD softwares provide a grid guide so you can align multiple level floor layouts at the same page location within each page.
    over 4 years ago in BC Estimator 0

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