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    Length rounding options

    submitted by Lee Cure & Atlanta group Can BCE add length to joist (and beams) when they are X inches from the rounding length? For example, 11’10” long joist will be rounded to 12’. However, maybe the drawing is a bad drawing, or we want to ac...
    over 1 year ago in BC Estimator 1

    Add "undo" and "redo" functionality

    Reverting to a previous version is not a suitable solution when a mistake is made, and having to redo part (or all) of a drawing because you can't use ctrl+z feels like a large oversight.
    over 1 year ago in BC Estimator 3 Will not implement

    Group Scaling of Framing Layouts

    Adding the ability within the framing layouts tab to scale all layout pages in one group. Currently if you have 2 layouts or 17 layouts, you have to individually rescale pages if you want/need a different scale shown. Adding the option to scale al...
    almost 2 years ago in BC Estimator 0

    Toggle Individual Label Positions

    The ability to toggle an individual beam/joist/rim label justification (from center to left or right, etc) via a hotkey.
    about 2 years ago in BC Estimator 0

    Ability to reorganize hanger labels & sort order

    Currently hangers are assigned a label; H1...H23, etc, in the order they are input. However if the sort order could be adjusted manually (without renaming every single hanger in the order you want), such as drag/drop a particular hanger further up...
    over 2 years ago in BC Estimator 1

    Hover Over shows Preset List and ability to manually Add/Edit Presets

    Right clicking on the digitizer tools to show the list of presets could be simplified into a hover over - drop down list. (the computer can do this faster than the user) Within the Profile\Presets menu: Having the ability to change and manually ad...
    almost 8 years ago in BC Estimator 0

    "Draw more sections like this" added to the right click menu in the Take-Off Items list

    In complex projects, the list of products used in the file often exceeds the view of the right click menu list and the pages are too large to quickly find a specific item in the digitizer. Having the option to right click on the product name that ...
    almost 8 years ago in BC Estimator 0 Will not implement

    Drag & Drop or Group similar Labels with leaders

    Different from the joist group label and hanger group label in a consecutive row. In chase openings, there are multiple hangers, and even joist/beam products that are identical with labels that cover the entire opening. At a minimum having the opt...
    almost 8 years ago in BC Estimator 0

    Ability to reorder Overlays in the Markup Items window.

    submitted by Lee Cure for Atlanta group (LAC) Ability to reorder Overlays in the Markup Items window. When using multiple overlays, the ability to organize them will be very helpful.
    over 1 year ago in BC Estimator 1

    creating custom labels for product families via Profile\Labeling, the program should not reuse the Prefix

    submitted by Lee Cure for Atlanta group (LAC) When creating custom labels for product families via Profile\Labeling, the program should not reuse the Prefix. For example, if in Product Family, user assigns “B2” as a prefix for a 3-1/2”x16” Versa-...
    over 1 year ago in BC Estimator 1

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