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Show Number of Plies in "Search and View" Connectors Tab

In the "Search and View" Connectors tab, it would be very helpful if it displayed the number of plies for the supported and supporting members. Number of plies affects hanger selection. Currently, I can get the information in the Consolidate Conne...
about 6 years ago in BC Framer 1 Shipped

Save files directly to the user's local machine

Give the user the option to save files directly to the local machine instead of their online storage account.
over 6 years ago in BC Calc 0 Shipped

Change wall depth and member selections in a single operation

Create a feature to allow the user to change the common stud depth and have all king, cripple and jack studs update to a matching depth of its existing product width, plies, series and grade.
over 6 years ago in BC Calc 0 Shipped

The ability to freeze/lock labels with Automatic Positioning

Automatic label positioning has it's benefit, but often (especially with commercial projects), the repositioning gets pretty wonky. If you could freeze/lock an individual label so when you recapture the layout a particular locked label doesn't move.
about 1 year ago in BC Estimator 0 Shipped

Set Blocking Alignment Point with Multiple Container Edges at the same time

For perpendicular joist blocking along exterior walls we most often add blocking to the container edge itself. When the rim is broken (over openings, deck beam supports, etc), you cannot currently select multiple container edges and align all of t...
over 1 year ago in BC Estimator 0 Shipped

Add Page Overlays in Full Color

Currently the only option to add a page overlay is to have a tinted color. We often pull through firewall separation plan pages from architectural plans, which are typically in full color and easy to identify. If we could add an overlay page in th...
over 1 year ago in BC Estimator 0 Shipped

Layout note copy

submitted by Lee Cure: I would like user to have the ability to create a note that can be applied to multiple layout pages. The Framing Layout Annotation Note does not allow a user to easily copy and paste a note to multiple layout pages. Notes cr...
about 3 years ago in BC Estimator 1 Shipped

Notify of Exceeded Stocking Lengths

Use Stocking Lengths or product lengths in Formulas tab BCE to check (either by Quick Check, or another method) to limit users from having a product in the material list longer than a maximum stock length. When I was in the retail segment, I had...
over 3 years ago in BC Estimator 1 Shipped

Convert plan image file size

BCE converts PDF to PNG files with an alpha (transparent) channel and in full color. When the file is portable (i.e. sending it back and forth to Platinum Global and/or another BMD), this is a bunch of extra unnecessary bulk, when most users requi...
over 3 years ago in BC Estimator 1 Shipped

Square Foot in a Report

In BC Estimator, we would like to be able to print a report for the sum of the area of "Floor Contain Sections" by either pack or by imported pages. We would like to do this without adding an Area product to the containers.
almost 4 years ago in BC Estimator 0 Shipped

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