Design Master January 2016 Newsletter

Table of Contents

• Sixth Annual MEP BIM Survey Results
• Support Articles from the December and January Archives
• New Wishlist Requests

Sixth Annual MEP BIM Survey Results

This is the sixth year we have conducted our annual survey on the use of building information modeling (BIM) by engineers and designers in the MEP industry. Here is what we have learned:

• Use of BIM for 3D collision detection has not changed in 6 years.
• Expectations of use of BIM for 3D collision detection continue to exceed actual use.
• Expectations of increased use of BIM for 3D collision detection in the future have decreased slightly.

This year we expanded the survey to look at uses of BIM other than for 3D collision detection. With these results we have a snapshot of the current use of BIM. In future years we will be able to look at how the use of BIM is changing.

Read the rest of the results article on our website.

Support Articles from the December and January Archives

General

HVAC

Electrical

New Wishlist Requests

Below is a list of recent ideas on our wishlist. 

Customers regularly share ideas about what they would like us to add to the software. What we don't know is how many other people are interested in the idea. If you see something that looks interesting to you, vote for it. We prioritize features based upon the number of votes and the difficulty to implement. Knowing whether other people are interested in an idea or not helps us know if we should spend development time on it or on something else.

General

Remove "DM HVAC", "DM Elec", and "DM Plumb" from AutoCAD window titlebar

Electrical

Support paralleled generators connected to switchboard

HVAC

Equipment airflow available
Equipment in takeoffs
System capacity for mechanical equipment
Label and leader for mechanical equipment
Change default "max depth" setting for ductwork