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Counts with “EA” as the application should have a label

submitted by Lee Cure for Atlanta group ( JWW) Counts with “EA” as the application should have a label. Sometimes hangers can be specified this way, but without a label it is not useful for layouts
9 months ago in BC Estimator 0

At Split Overlap, user should have the option to not stagger the joists

submitted by Lee Cure for Atlanta group When using a Split Overlap with a line segment Split condition, user should have the option to not stagger the joists. See party wall example below. The blocking are Drop Split with a Split Overlap “To Edge”...
9 months ago in BC Estimator 1

Create a multi-line for a segment to account for multi-products

submitted by Lee Cure for Atlanta group Create a multi-line for a segment to account for multi-products. Below is an example of a condition with 2-ply rim to separate units and blocking next to rim for special shear wall condition require ‘extra’ ...
9 months ago in BC Estimator 1

Ability to delete all child take off items quickly.

submitted by Lee Cure for Atlanta group Ability to delete all child take off items quickly. Or, at least, be able to multi-select child items in the Takeoff Items window. We copy all the items to another pack to represent duplicate levels. In the ...
9 months ago in BC Estimator 2 Planned

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...
9 months ago in BC Estimator 1

Timer - Total Editing file work time

submitted by Lee Cure & Atlanta group Include a timer for Total Editing Time and a way to reset it. Below is Word’s properties showing Total Editing Time. All Boise Cascade designers/estimators need this for tracking. In the commercial departm...
9 months ago in BC Estimator 2 Planned

Prevent Accidental Dealer Name Change

Problem Context When working on a project, there is the potential to click the Edit Dealer button instead of the Create Dealer button. This can cause the existing Dealer to be renamed, and affect all projects currently assigned to the customer. Id...
10 months ago in BC Connect / Projects 0 Tracked

Double Click a Segment and it picks both end nodes

If you are wanting to move a segment (most often beams, but could be rim, blocking, container edges), you have to click the segment, then click each end node to move it equally. If you could just double click the segment it would make this process...
10 months ago in BC Estimator 1

Cut replacements for damaged pieces

Problem Context When a member is damaged in the field, and i need to send a new piece to replace it, the current process to "Save As" or create a material list, set it to "Ready For Optimization" and then pull it into a batch. This is quite involv...
10 months ago in BC Connect / Projects 0 Tracked

Date selection enhancement - Job Log Report

Problem Context When looking projects in the Project Job Log report, i am unable to pick specific dates to look at. Idea Add the date selector from the Saw reports.
10 months ago in BC Connect 0