EVOLVE Mechanical Customer Ideas

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Spool sheet annotations

I know I'm not the only one having to move every annotation tag in all 500 spools for a week. there has to be a way that these sheets can be created without having to ...
Suggested by: Anonymous (06 Jan, '21) Upvoted: today Comments: 0
Needs more information or votes Spooling

Dimensions In Iso Spool View

We should allow the ability to include dimensions in iso spool view. This is mostly used on piping where you may only put one view (an iso view) on the entire spool ...
Suggested by: James Simpson (21 May, '21) Upvoted: 17 Apr Comments: 3
Needs more information or votes Annotations Spooling

Renumber configuration

We need to start at 1 for all package we make, that could be very interesting if it will be possible to have the option renumber Elements by package name in the User ...
Suggested by: Vinet (15 Dec, '23) Upvoted: 09 Apr Comments: 0
Needs more information or votes Renumber Spooling

Pre-Fab Manager Spool Filter

I just want to send in a suggestion to add to eVolve as I work 95% on spooling on the jobsite. As spools begin to populate, the time it takes to open the Pre-Fab ...
Suggested by: Keatin Viets (09 May, '22) Upvoted: 27 Mar Comments: 4
Planned (Added to Roadmap) Spooling

Ductwork Insulation

Give a setting to turn insulation or liner off Globally when you export an .maj for fabrication. Or just turn it off in general.
Suggested by: Dillon Stebbins (01 Aug, '19) Upvoted: 07 Dec, '23 Comments: 0
Needs more information or votes Exports Spooling

Would like Revit revisions integrated into Spool Manager

Would like the spool manager to integrate with Revit revisions so that the user can easily see, select and print the spools affected by the revision.
Suggested by: Brett Stacks (25 Jun, '19) Upvoted: 17 May, '22 Comments: 0
Needs more information or votes Spooling

Adding field trim to pipe spools and PCF

We need a way to add field trim to spool drawings that will be exported with the PCF. Currently we have to run them through Acorn to add it to any pipes that have ...
Suggested by: Anonymous (17 Jul, '19) Upvoted: 19 Jul, '23 Comments: 0
Needs more information or votes Spooling

Ability to change fabrication duct pressure classes during spooling/validation

Currently, we have to select a service, material and pressure class prior to drawing Fabrication duct. Once the duct is drawn, the user loses the ability to change ...
Suggested by: Pete Awalt (10 Jan, '20) Upvoted: 21 Jan, '22 Comments: 0
Planned (Added to Roadmap) Spooling

Need a way to export pipe to Watts

Would like to export pipe to the Watts pipe cutter
Suggested by: Brett Stacks (22 Oct, '18) Upvoted: 26 Oct, '21 Comments: 0
Needs more information or votes Product Integrations Spooling

Specify View Title Type on Spool Sheet

We need the ability to specify the family type to use for our view titles on a spool sheet. Our larger drawings use a view title type with 1/4" text while our spool ...
Suggested by: Kyle Speropoulos (27 Aug, '19) Upvoted: 26 Oct, '21 Comments: 0
In Progress Spooling

Spooling text Library

Be able to have a text Library on the side to copy text around to label the spool. See attached image.
Suggested by: Dillon Stebbins (01 Aug, '19) Upvoted: today Comments: 0
Needs more information or votes Spooling

Add a "spool continuation tag" to the eVolve Mechanical Annotation tags

There are times where evolve doesnt always generate the best isometric views, and i will have to go in and create a new view. When i place that newly created window ...
Suggested by: Steve Bolt (03 Jun, '21) Upvoted: 19 Apr Comments: 0
Needs more information or votes Spooling

Pattern Development Preview

We would like to see the option to preview the pattern development. Our designers use this feature to ensure that we are sending the most efficient fitting possible. ...
Suggested by: Anonymous (04 Dec, '19) Upvoted: 27 Mar Comments: 0
Needs more information or votes Spooling

Spool Manager as Dockable Palette

I would like to have the spool manager as a dockable palette so I can always see my spools and interact with them on the fly without opening a separate dialog window.
Suggested by: Kyle Speropoulos (09 Jul, '20) Upvoted: 06 Jul, '23 Comments: 0
Needs more information or votes Spooling

Need a way to export pipe to Vernon

Would like to see an export to the Vernon pipe cutter
Suggested by: Brett Stacks (22 Oct, '18) Upvoted: 26 Oct, '21 Comments: 0
Needs more information or votes Product Integrations Spooling

Reload One Fabrication Service

When adding or changing fitting in a service, it can take some time to reload the service after making changes in AutoCad. I would think reloading just the service ...
Suggested by: Anonymous (30 Sep, '21) Upvoted: 20 Jan, '22 Comments: 0
Needs more information or votes Spooling

Filter Length of Fittings, Valves, Accessories from Length in Schedule

Currently any item that has a length dimension shows up in the Length Field of the Schedule. Only items that have a cut length should show. i.e. Pipe. This also ...
Suggested by: Stephen Norcross (10 Apr, '19) Upvoted: 26 Oct, '21 Comments: 0
Needs more information or votes Spooling

Prompt for Spool Name for Each Spool

Every time I define a spool I have to create the spool and hit finish and start defining another spool because I want to use custom names that correlate to the ...
Suggested by: Derek Miller (08 May, '23) Upvoted: 24 May, '23 Comments: 1
Needs more information or votes Spooling

Fabrication Pipe Length Nesting

A feature capable of referencing pipe sizes and cut lengths in a spool package and create a cut order to minimize overall pipe used for each size. Possible to ...
Suggested by: Nate (05 May, '22) Upvoted: 08 Jun, '22 Comments: 0
Needs more information or votes Spooling

Add a Hole to a Square Or Rectangle Piece of Duct

So you wouldn't need a separate fitting or CAMDuct to add a hole to a piece of duct.
Suggested by: Anonymous (17 Jun, '19) Upvoted: 26 Oct, '21 Comments: 0
Needs more information or votes Spooling

Crop View to Selected Elements in Spools

If project requirements have site and basepoint far away from the modeling space this causes the tool to not generate views for the spooled elements. For projects ...
Suggested by: Brandon T (25 Oct, '22) Upvoted: 25 Oct, '22 Comments: 0
Needs more information or votes Spooling

Multiple sheets and views with different tag types for each spool

We create a spooling sheet for fabrication and one for installation for each spool. it would be nice to automate both types. we'd like a sheet with the fabrication ...
Suggested by: Angela (29 Sep, '22) Upvoted: 29 Sep, '22 Comments: 0
Needs more information or votes Spooling

Move the Disassemble button

I'd like the disassemble button moved so it isn't directly next to the edit assembly button. Sometimes I'm not as accurate as I'd like to be and accidentally hit the ...
Suggested by: Nick A (27 May, '22) Upvoted: 27 May, '22 Comments: 0
Needs more information or votes Spooling

Typical Spools

Need eVolve to recognize when spools are identical or typical. * Assemblies have the same spool number/name * A note is placed on the spool saying that the spool is ...
Suggested by: Brett Stacks (28 Sep, '21) Upvoted: 26 Oct, '21 Comments: 0
Needs more information or votes Spooling

Ability to show column references

They ability to reference the distance from two column lines at any given point of a spool within the spool sheet. This could possibly save time and make it easier ...
Suggested by: Logan Sawers (13 Sep, '21) Upvoted: 26 Oct, '21 Comments: 0
Needs more information or votes Spooling

It would be nice to have a way to build and save a list of naming templates for spools

Would like the ability to build a naming sequence and store it so that I can recall it when I spool. For example, the naming sequence that I use is different for ...
Suggested by: Brett Stacks (12 Nov, '20) Upvoted: 26 Oct, '21 Comments: 0
Needs more information or votes Spooling

Adding Do not Ask me again check box to spool prompts

The situation I have is we have a cloud model. 2 detailers working in that cloud model. One detailer is modeling and one detailer is making spools. The detailer that ...
Suggested by: Zach Doyle (10 Nov, '20) Upvoted: 26 Oct, '21 Comments: 0
Needs more information or votes Spooling

Need the ability to select an end point for autospool

If you do not want to spool the entire run, you cannot use auto spool.
Suggested by: Brett Stacks (06 Oct, '20) Upvoted: 26 Oct, '21 Comments: 0
Needs more information or votes Spooling

MEP Flange Question

My question is when producing a report, the schedule does not compute the overall length of the flange. It only display the flange body itself. For example, a 6" ...
Suggested by: Keon ferguson (05 Aug, '20) Upvoted: 26 Oct, '21 Comments: 0
Needs more information or votes Spooling

Feature to turn off automatically updating spools

We are having an issue when the message comes up asking "Should the newly merged parts be added to the existing spool (xxxx)?" with parts that should not be part of ...
Suggested by: Anonymous (26 Sep, '19) Upvoted: 26 Oct, '21 Comments: 0
Needs more information or votes Spooling