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Multiple Saved Dashboard Views, Excel Download of Dashboard View, Dashboard Visibility on Large Screens

Having the option to save the Dashboard with multiple column and filter settings would allow users to quickly view projects as required. For instance, saving a dashboard of projects where I am the Sales Contact or Designer vs all Preliminary proje...
almost 7 years ago in BC Connect / Project Dashboard 1 Already Exists

Multiple Item Filtering

It would be helpful to be able to filter out stuff you do not want to see. If we do not want to see designs that are Complete and/or Waiting on Information you cannot filter both of these not to show. Currently, we only have a filter for a single ...
over 6 years ago in BC Connect / Design / Project Dashboard 1 Already Exists

Add sizing for steel I-beams

Size steel I-beams from the BC Calc interface.
almost 7 years ago in BC Calc 1

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 1 year ago in BC Estimator 0

Automatic Job Share Feature

It would be helpful to have an automatic job share feature instead of having to share each job individually. In our office, we currently share every job between each member of the design team so that we each have access to all files but having to ...
almost 5 years ago in BC Calc 2 Planned

Ability to group framing layouts into folders

Similar to grouping pages within the Digitizer, adding the function of grouping framing layouts into folders also (such as Bldg A, Bldg B, etc) and the relevant layouts within that folder.
over 1 year ago in BC Estimator 1

Allowing Takeoff Items to be re-scaled as a group

If you have drawn a project and the scale was off, when you rescale the page correctly all of the drawn takeoff items are no longer the correct scale. It's tedius to adjust each item individually to the correct scale. If you could select all of th...
over 1 year ago in BC Estimator 1 Already exists

Simplify Input of Accessory Materials

Simplify the input of accessories. Allow the user to input single accessories (blocking and rim), similar to how a user is able to input beams. Also, for it not to be associated to a container.
almost 7 years ago in BC Framer 3

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 7 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 7 years ago in BC Estimator 0 Will not implement