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    Ability to reorder Overlays in the Markup Items window.

    submitted by Lee Cure for Atlanta group (LAC) Ability to reorder Overlays in the Markup Items window. When using multiple overlays, the ability to organize them will be very helpful.
    almost 2 years ago in BC Estimator 1

    creating custom labels for product families via Profile\Labeling, the program should not reuse the Prefix

    submitted by Lee Cure for Atlanta group (LAC) When creating custom labels for product families via Profile\Labeling, the program should not reuse the Prefix. For example, if in Product Family, user assigns “B2” as a prefix for a 3-1/2”x16” Versa-...
    almost 2 years ago in BC Estimator 1

    select material of the same type based on number of plies

    submitted by Lee Cure for Atlanta group (LAC) Ability to select material of the same type based on number of plies. For example: if there are 1-3/4”x11-7/8” LVL beams of various plies in a plan, user should have the ability to select only the 2-pl...
    almost 2 years ago in BC Estimator 1

    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...
    almost 2 years 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...
    almost 2 years 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...
    almost 2 years 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.
    almost 2 years ago in BC Connect 0

    Allow Tract Builder without mmdl files

    Problem Context In some locations and at some times there is not a BC Framer design file, but there is to input and organize different Model and option material list files for saw utilization. Idea Would like to be able to use Tract Builder with m...
    almost 2 years ago in BC Connect / Material Lists 0 Tracked

    Filter Dashboard by N/A

    As a user I would like to be able to filter my Dashboard view by N/A values. For instance if I only want to view new projects that have not yet moved into a quote/design/etc status, I am unable to change the Status dropdown to display only those i...
    almost 8 years ago in BC Connect / Project Dashboard 1 Already Exists

    Reduced line width of material shown on Framing Layouts

    Having the option to show a narrower line weight for materials on the framing layout would improve the overall professional look of the placement plans. A hallow outline of material instead of a solid fill would be a help in many cases. This helps...
    about 8 years ago in BC Estimator 1

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