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The download page for BC Calc offline mode should list the current version number.

The only way to see what version of offline mode is available is to download and open the zip file. If the page showed the version number (and expiration date) it would save me some time.
about 6 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 ...
about 3 years ago in BC Calc 1

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...
over 3 years ago in BC Calc 1 Already exists

ability to add a double opening in a wall and use a single header

In Calc when designing a wall the ability to add a double opening and use a single header
over 6 years ago in BC Calc 1

Export the BC Calc Analysis Summary to a JPG or XLSK material list

We use the analysis summary for a material list that we add to our Autocad drawings. Right now we cannot modify the columns shown or the order. Old BC Calc 4.6 allowed us to do that. I'm open to another method for getting the material list to Auto...
almost 7 years ago in BC Calc 1

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 7 years ago in BC Calc 1 Planned

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 3 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 3 years ago in BC Estimator 0

Add more Preset Image Size Options

When we import an image for Start Here Framing or Revision tags we almost always are sizing somewhere between 25% and 50%. More size options within this range would be helpful. We rarely ever use a scale beyond 50%.
over 3 years ago in BC Estimator 0

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).
over 7 years ago in BC Connect / Design / Project Dashboard 0 Will Not Implement