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Short Naming Material

As a User, I would like to have the ability to create a material short name in order to consolidate joist labels across jobs for larger multi-family projects or builders with similar floor plans across the nation. User would have the ability to ch...
over 6 years ago in BC Framer 1 Already exists

BC Calc Inventory based on BC Connect location inventory

Allow BC Calc user to choose the option to display only the inventory selected in the location’s inventory settings.
over 6 years ago in BC Connect 1

Create load development tools for snow drift loads

As a BC Calc user I want tools to help develop snow drift loads per ASCE7
over 6 years ago in BC Calc 0

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...
20 days 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...
22 days 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...
23 days 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.
27 days ago in BC Connect 0

Full Width Opti pages

Problem Context When working within the Optimizer module, i am unable to easily read or manipulate the smaller pieces in the optimization when viewing the read only screen or edit cut screen. Idea Expand the view to use the full width of the screen.
about 1 month ago in BC Connect 0 Tracked

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.
about 1 month ago in BC Estimator 3 Will not implement

Add Holes - Default Hole Size Units

Problem Context When adding holes, the default unit is Feet, which is confusing since if not caught, will cause the hole placement to fail due to hole size. Idea Change the default units to Inches.
about 2 months ago in BC Connect 0

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