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Add a configurable view in Analysis Summary

It would be great to have OCS in it's own column for joists listed in the Analysis Summary. Currently there's Design(name), Description, Results, Product, Plies and Control. It would great if a user had control to add some select columns for addit...
over 4 years ago in BC Calc 1 Shipped

Ability to turn on/off label visibility in the digitizer window.

Another lightbulb icon for the labels only allowing to turn off/on leaving the product showing in the digitizer. Would make clean up easier and finding items that overlap when labels are hiding them.
over 4 years ago in BC Estimator 0 Shipped

Ability to Create a Note in Notes Tab WITHOUT the "** This is FOR YOUR INFORMATION, etc..."

Notes in the Notes tab is the best way to create a note and locate it in a specific location on a framing layout page (i.e. locating a note on a framing layout page independent of the digitizer capture). For example, if a user wants a note to appe...
almost 5 years ago in BC Estimator 2 Shipped

Hanging on a Steel Beam (nailer and welded)

BCCalc does not allow for the specification of the hanger, with the header being a steel beam, with a nailer or with a welded connection. All other workarounds (i.e. a wood header) is not accurate.
almost 5 years ago in BC Calc 1 Shipped

Ability to merge multiple files into a PDF/print job

Add functionality similar to the multi-select printing that exists in Analysis Summary to allow the merging of analysis files to one PDF/print job, in the Manage Projects screen.
almost 5 years ago in BC Calc 1 Shipped

User defined loads

Add the ability for users to create their own collection of loads where they can specify the various load components and give it a name, then pick which member types they want it to appear in. The add/edit load dialog then has a new dropdown where...
almost 5 years ago in BC Calc 3 Shipped

Quit bouncing products around in the "Product" box

When a designer is selecting products and runs the analysis calc pushes the selected product in the "Product" box to the top of the list. It needs to stay in the list where it originated from, bouncing them around gets confusing and cumbersome..
about 5 years ago in BC Calc 1 Shipped

Put uplift back in the analysis dialogue box

Uplift needs to be clearly visible with your end reactions on the analysis page instead of making us open another tab and go to the member report......
about 5 years ago in BC Calc 1 Shipped

Produce a line item report without showing cut logic for rounded lengths

When members are set to stocking lengths other than 1' increments, a user should be able to produce a report listing items in the current Q/L Style format of "Cut Logic", but without showing the cut logic. See the attached for 2 versions of the sa...
over 5 years ago in BC Estimator 0 Shipped

Add the slope indicator to tall wall designs in BC Calc

The slope is not shown or listed anywhere on the tall wall report. I believe this should be added somewhere. Either on the wall layout or in the summary at the top of the report.
over 5 years ago in BC Calc 1 Shipped

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