Design Master Electrical http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:16:45 +0000 60 Non-Rotating Highlight Text http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=996
What am I doing wrong? How can I get the highlight text to not rotate with the object?

thanks!]]> Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:16:45 +0000 http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=996 Even More Ramblings on 3D http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=995
It is very common for us to "chase" walls around as the architects tweak the designs. We end up readjusting the device elevations after moving the devices and snapping to the wall line.]]> Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:18:11 +0000 http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=995 Equipment Creation http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=993
Without this option, it is too easy to miss setting the proper feeder info which for some items could be significant.

]]> Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:40:44 +0000 http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=993 Multi-motor Assemblies http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=991
I am requesting that the interface be reprogrammed to accept a user input variable for the quantity of motors.
Perhaps even another pop-up dialog for multi-motor assemblies of this magnitude.

In this particular case, all 15 motors are identical. Perhaps a function to input the motor loads could be added and then to repeat that info the user defined number of times.

Thank you for your consideration.]]> Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:55:26 +0000 http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=991 240/120V 3ph high leg load calculation. http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=989

]]> Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:11:06 +0000 http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=989 Circuit Equipment Window http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=988 The circuit equipment window allows you to edit equipment also, but if you change the equipment block and it needs a rotation, the window gets stuck not allowing you to enter the required rotation and you can close the circuit equipment window because the command line is expecting a rotation angle. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:47:53 +0000 http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=988 Change high leg phase? http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=987 Design Master assumes the high leg in a 240V/120V 3P 4W is the B-phase. Is there a way to change this? Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:10:58 +0000 http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=987 One line device schedules http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=986
Gary]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:09:16 +0000 http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=986 More on 3D http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=985 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:13:40 +0000 http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=985 Possible JOB opening http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=984 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:32:08 +0000 http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=984 Custom Schedules http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=983 Is there a way to customize the schedules as far as text justification? At a minimum, I need the title to be centered. I also need to select some of the cell text to be centered.]]> Thu, 27 May 2010 18:26:10 +0000 http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=983 3D Blocks http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=981
I have found that I can move the 3D blocks separate from the plan view blocks in autocad which is good, since that is what I needed to do (see a previous post). But I have also found that when I move a plan view block by the insert point and snap it to a wall line, it changes elevation to 0 (the level of the wall line), even though when queried, it shows that it is still at the proper elevation. Running "coordinate drawing and database" does not correct the elevation.

Using Design Master to export 3D blocks and then using Autocad to export IFC of the 3D block and bringing that into Revit is working well (as long as the 3D blocks are at the correct elevations).]]> Mon, 17 May 2010 22:28:23 +0000 http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=981 <![CDATA[2 & 3 pole breakers]]> http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=980
Is there an option to keep it from deleting that callout ?]]> Mon, 17 May 2010 12:29:08 +0000 http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=980 Design Master and Revit http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=979 When we link a Design Master 3D drawing into Revit and then do a elevation in Revit, the 3D Acad blocks that are in back of the elevation cut show up as being in the elevation even though they are on the opposite wall of the room. Is there any way around this? Tue, 11 May 2010 20:23:17 +0000 http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=979 Switch on different plan than lights http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=978
Thanks,

Kirk]]> Thu, 06 May 2010 21:16:03 +0000 http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=978 Spliced Feeds http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=977 Wed, 05 May 2010 14:44:56 +0000 http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=977 Memory Leak? http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=976
The drawing I am working in is only 1.5MB but seems to eat up all of my 4 Gigs of ram

just wondering if this is an AutoCAD issue or DM


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I am uploading a process explorer of acad.exe its been open for about 5 mins.

the peaks in the Memory are where I'm circuiting lighting. after about an hour or so it will use all of my 4 gigs of ram and AutoCAD will error out.

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Here is how I do it and not sure if there is a better way:
When I create the receptacle (the block has one side shaded so it looks different than a standard receptacle) I create two loads, the first is .90VA and is a receptacle. The second load is .90VA and is a light. In the switched receptacle schedule note I say to wire the switch power to the top and the non-switch to the bottom. I then circuit the switch, switched and non-switched receptacles to the same breaker. Then I home run from the switch which shows a H-N-G tick. I then loop from the switch to the switched receptacles and do a H-H-N-G tick mark on the loop. I leave the standard receptacles alone and only show the circuit label.

When inserting the switched receptacle I put it on a special layer system that will keep it on in the power and lighting sheets. Seems to work, but is a problem if I have more than one switch on a breaker. I also am making an assumption that the electrician knows he needs to only run one wire to the other receptacles. Also, I once had a question to why I have receptacles on the lighting plan. Does anyone have a better way or see a flaw in using this method?]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:38:57 +0000 http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=975 Transformer Schedule Block http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=972 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:06:49 +0000 http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=972 DM pull down http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=971 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:45:48 +0000 http://forums.designmaster.biz/index.php?showtopic=971