EVOLVE Mechanical Customer Ideas

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Ability to change connectors in eM properites palette

Suggested by: Brett Stacks (03 Apr, '19) Upvoted: 27 Mar Comments: 0
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Keyboard shortcuts to fabrication fittings

The ability to add a tie a fabrication fitting to a keyboard shortcut.
Suggested by: Anonymous (11 Jun, '21) Upvoted: 27 Mar Comments: 1
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Slope Specification

Have the ability to draw slope pipe based on pipe size. Ex. 3" and larger 1/8/ft., 2" and smaller 1/4"/ft.
Suggested by: Brian Welch (24 Apr, '19) Upvoted: 2 days ago Comments: 0
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a selection dropdown on square elbows to allow an airturn change per elbow.

in many cases, we have jobs that require us to remove airturns in elbows at certain intersections, but not all intersections. connecting two different spec's isn't ...
Suggested by: Anonymous (27 Aug, '21) Upvoted: 23 Apr Comments: 1
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MR

Would like the ability to add or remove turning vanes from rectangular mitered elbows.
Suggested by: Jake Seipel (28 Oct, '22) Upvoted: 23 Apr Comments: 1
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Pinning / Locking spooled and exported components so they won't change

Suggested by: Brett Stacks (03 Apr, '19) Upvoted: 26 Oct, '21 Comments: 0
Planned (Added to Roadmap) Modeling Workflow

ability to set length optimization by connector type OR size of duct.

I know we typically use the size of the duct to determine connector types and optimization length, but we frequently need to override the connector types due to space ...
Suggested by: Angela (21 Oct, '22) Upvoted: 12 Mar Comments: 1
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Hightlight affected connectors in model views when editing parts

when editing parts, sometimes the 3d view of the part is backward making it difficult to determine with any accuracy which connector we have selected. We need it to ...
Suggested by: Angela (18 Nov, '22) Upvoted: 02 Dec, '22 Comments: 0
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Rolling Offset Tool

I would like to see a rolling offset tool. Primarily for 45-degree copper, malleable iron threaded and carbon steel welded fittings but possibly for use with 22 ...
Suggested by: John C Armstrong (04 Mar, '22) Upvoted: 15 Nov, '23 Comments: 0
In Progress Modeling Workflow

Turn on and off Revit duct connectors

The ability to turn on and off how Revit connects duct. This way you can move a single piece of duct like you can in AutoCAD and you wouldn't need to copy it.
Suggested by: Anonymous (07 Jun, '21) Upvoted: 26 Oct, '21 Comments: 0
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Swap command to replace ITM with families

Suggested by: Brett Stacks (17 Oct, '19) Upvoted: 26 Oct, '21 Comments: 0
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OLD SHORTCUTS IN MODIFY CONTEXT TAB

There used to be access to the renumber tool and quick annotation tags. now its completely gone. it was a huge time saver for me. now i have to set up a keyboard ...
Suggested by: Nicholas Hemm (01 Mar, '23) Upvoted: 26 Apr, '23 Comments: 0
Planned (Added to Roadmap) Modeling Workflow

Fill Between Two Ends AND Avoid Collisions

It would be helpful to have a tool where you can place two fittings (start and stop points), and when it tried to fill between these two fittings, it would also avoid ...
Suggested by: Kyle Speropoulos (12 Feb, '20) Upvoted: 26 Oct, '21 Comments: 0
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ReducingTee Specification

The biggest feature that I miss from working in CADmep is design lines ability to place the proper tee at reductions in main size. In domestic water for example, you ...
Suggested by: Brian Welch (19 Sep, '19) Upvoted: 26 Oct, '21 Comments: 0
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Eliminate eVolve Properites actions from Undo/Redo list

While eVolve Properties is running, every time you make a change to a piece, it refreshes and creates several action items beneath the undo list. This becomes ...
Suggested by: Kyle Anderson (07 Jun, '19) Upvoted: 26 Oct, '21 Comments: 0
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Rotate View To Part

As architects create increasingly complex building layouts, it could be helpful to have a command that rotates your view to a selected part orientation. This would ...
Suggested by: James Simpson (10 Aug, '20) Upvoted: 26 Oct, '21 Comments: 0
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Coordination Model On/Off Button

It would be nice to a button to toggle on/off coordination models. It would be quicker than going into Coordination Model and unload and reloading the files when ...
Suggested by: Brian Welch (02 Apr, '20) Upvoted: 26 Oct, '21 Comments: 0
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Add Fabrication Notes field, make editable in eV properties

Suggested by: Brett Stacks (17 Oct, '19) Upvoted: 26 Oct, '21 Comments: 0
In Progress Modeling Workflow