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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...
about 1 year ago in BC Estimator 1

Viewport Controls from Layout Sheet Space

Consider adding the following controls: 1) Allow the design model to be modified through the viewport window from the layout sheet & remember Level-Layer-Label-Object (LLLO) settings automatically. 2) Add a Viewport "Scale Lock" feature that m...
8 months ago in BC Framer 0

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...
about 1 year ago in BC Estimator 1

The Open From BC Connect in Framer needs a fuzzy search in addition to the filter

The Open From BC Connect in Framer needs a fuzzy search in addition to the filter. Currently the Builder and project fields are filtering but not searching. So if you start a filter with a word that isn't at the beginning the of the string it...
about 7 years ago in BC Framer 4 Shipped

Enable saving custom notes in BC Calc on the member "Notes" tab.

The default notes are helpful, but we should be able to create new notes and save them for future use. Legacy BC Calc 4.x had a folder in ProgramData with text files. See <<1-Notes-Text file path.png>> These notes appeared in the appli...
over 4 years ago in BC Calc 1 Planned

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 6 years ago in BC Estimator 0 Shipped

Enter spans by Tabbing before Support Info

I’ve noticed than when entering multiple spans and using the Tab key, it goes from the first span input to the bearing input. I think most users will enter their first two spans and then input the bearing information. Is it possible to have the ta...
over 6 years ago in BC Calc 1 Shipped

header Configuration - Allow 2ply plates above or below header

In many cases we need 2ply plates above or below the header for wind load resistance. Currently the workaround we are using is to select a 2-5/8" member to get the design to pass, then change the drawing to show 2ply of 1-1/2" thick material.
almost 7 years ago in BC Calc 1

It would be helpful if the sub-folders made for a project carried over into the optimizer screen.

Example I have a project with a sub-folder named L2 and one named L3. Both folders consists of material list titled unit 1, unit2, and unit3. Once you go to optimizer to make batch files the sub-folders aren't listed and all you have is a list of ...
over 7 years ago in BC Connect / Material Lists / Operations - Optimization / Other 0 Tracked

Ideas access through the Program

As a User, I would like to access the Ideas portal directly through the program.
over 7 years ago in BC Estimator 0 Shipped

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