EVOLVE Mechanical Customer Ideas
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Automate Sleeve Points
I'd like to be able to automate the placement of sleeve points as follows:
* Select a single service or multiple services to place points on.
* Select one or more ...
An option to place sleeves on all walls instead of picking wall types
An option to place sleeves on all walls instead of picking wall types
Add Service Abbreviation to Sleeves
When placing a sleeve on a fabrication item we would like the service abbreviation to automatically fill out in a parameter.
Sleeve Sticky Behavior
Sleeves need to maintain the same sticky behavior as hangers do on pipe/duct.
Add Insert Size to Description of Hanger, Sleeves, Pads Control Points
Currently when I export my hangers from Revit to Cad (.maj) and run a fpointe command I receive a good description including a insert size with the size/type of ...
Proper Sleeve Outside Diameter (OD)
We need the sleeves to be the true outside dimension of either plastic or cast-iron pipe. The sleeve diameters for either of these type sleeves are not the true O.D. ...
The auto place sleeve function to include fittings.
I have rectangular duct elbows with long throats that go to the floor above. The auto sleeve will not put sleeves on these because they are fittings.
Sleeve for Steel
Need to locate beam penetrations and would love for the sleeve function to work on steel rather than just floors, walls and foundations.
Connector base sleeves sizes for Rectangular duct.
This would help have different size sleeve setting for different connectors i.e. s/d vs tdf.
Add top and bottom elevation parameter to you rectangular sleeve to allow this to be easily tagged.
This would aid in the creation of a tag to show top and bottom elevation of my duct sleeves.
Automatic description for Wall and Floor Sleeves
Have the Description in the Point Manager fill with System Abbreviation and size for Rect and Round Floor and Wall sleeves.
Point Manager Control Description
Though you can use bulk update to change descriptions of points, it would be helpful to be able to specify this beforehand. This could be implemented through a simple ...
Sleeve lengths from Point Manager
Would like to be able to export the sleeve lengths from the Point Manager.
Sleeves Lengthening through multiple wall & floor types
Our users have found that when using the sleeve tool where there are two wall types back to back (no space in between) or two floor types stacked onto of each other ...
element filter for sleeve tool
rather than only being able to set the rule to apply to pipe or all rectangular duct, being able to use the element filter, so you don't have to constant pay ...
Improve sleeve settings function - copy rule & host selection
1) Make it so you can copy existing rules to start a new rule.
2) allow for 'conditional' statements for selecting multiple host types. i.e. there are a billion wall ...
Add Beam penetration options to the sleeve tool.
Similar to deck and wall sleeves, beam penetrations are necessary. Don't think all the 'functionality' of drilling into the different types of structure are ...
Open the sleeve settings to more than just families with 'Sleeve' in the name
Cores and Openings are other things that could benefit from being inserted via the 'sleeve' tool. You can 'get' around this about adding 'sleeve' to any family name, ...
Pipe Material passed to Sleeve Parameter or 'element' filters' in sleeve settings.
There are times when we have to pass the 'material' of the pipe that is passing through the sleeve to the sleeve itself. During automated sleeve placement, the round ...
Pull down to add Sleeves
Need a pull down to add sleeves similar to Control/Layout points. Having to search project browser takes too much time.