A few lines as a wish list for Advance Steel ipmrovements

[acbsdesign]

Hello,

These things are necessary to be improved IMO:

1. Once dimensions have been adjusted - block EVERY dimension update during dwg update, and if a dimension needs to be changed-either make it Red or Cloud it, we will move points or delete points as necessary manually.
This has to be an option, and it has to be in detail view dialog window. On in MT. User will make decision whatever dimensions to be updated manually or automatically depending on the project.
2. Once labels are moved or deleted-do not update / move them, make them red or cloud them, we will update or move manually if it is necessary, this has to be an option in detail view and let user decide which way to go.
3. Prevent compass mark to move or appear during detail update if it is moved or deleted-an option to be included similar to 1 and 2 lines
4. Prevent detail cut view title form moving during detail update
5. Make depth of view available again in detail dwgs, creation new 2017.1 dialog is terrible

6. Make batch plot to a selected destination folder from DM

7. Make possible revving down or editing revision for all dwgs, not one by one

8. Make option to output SELECTED external lists only, to be printed as PDF files, in separate files, having the name of the list. Selection to be kept and to be ready for the next revision if necessary.

I ask all users who support these few lines to help draw attention.

Regards,

Ilko Dimitrov

[acbsdesign]

9. Balloon Detail view of a part of a detail view similar to AutoCAD Mechanical

[acbsdesign]

10. Anchor bolts-please see previous posts-need total improvement.

[acbsdesign]

1a: Option 'Force dimensions update' in detail view in case we need to update dimensions using default dimension requests, this is less possible, but there is a chance to need this option.

[acbsdesign]

Clarification to line 1.-options to be selected from detail views, NOT in MT.

[acbsdesign]

11. Prevent labels for beams in GA dwgs to jump over adjacent beams

[acbsdesign]

12. Fix the bug not showing leader in manually placed labels-for example-MP plate, MP Beam even when setup is made leaders to be shown.

[acbsdesign]

13. Option to send section view to a new or already created dwg

[ZHUKOV_ING]

14. An option to "freeze" position of views so when we press "Rearrange all views" the freezed views won't move...

15. Graphical adjustment of section cut depth 

[acbsdesign]

Zhukov-Agree,

14 and 15 are nice,

I hope we will draw attention, I am starting to think they do not try to do real projects, everything is only somehow 'on paper'.

Looks good, sounds good, but unstable. Some of the items above were submitted 2-3-4+ years ago trough tech support, and we still deal with them.

[iwafb]

These are all examples of real world ideas by real users. Please implement.

[acbsdesign]

16. Drawings lists to be sorted per SP, MP and Erection dwgs

[Anonymous]

Thank you acbsdesign. I wish I could vote more than once. It is important that the derived documents are controlled by the detailer not the update feature of the software. EVERY change by updating should be highlighted to detailer. 

[dave_conibear]

Items 2,4 & 5 are essential for me

[haedicu]

Thank you for sharing your ideas with us. Some of these ideas exist already here in the board as separate topics. To avoid repetition and doubled votes, I move this one to "archived" for now. We will review it once we plan to dig into this area.

best regards

Udo

[haedicu]

Thank you for sharing your ideas with us. Some of these ideas exist already here in the board as separate topics. To avoid repetition and doubled votes, I move this one to "archived" for now. We will review it once we plan to dig into this area.

best regards

Udo

[haedicu]

Thank you for sharing your ideas with us. Some of these ideas exist already here in the board as separate topics. To avoid repetition and doubled votes, I move this one to "archived" for now. We will review it once we plan to dig into this area.

best regards

Udo

[acbsdesign]

Hi Udo,

No other way to draw attention, I will re-post these again in a few months .

If they were done already-I wouldn't re-post them.

If you need more $$$ to do them-please advise. 

But please stop Advance doing these stupid things the way it is doing them now.

It's frustrating-and you have to be an everyday detailer to understand it.

Have a great day.

Ilko Dimitrov

[acbsdesign]

I made  the list to help you concentrate on what is important,

Software is lacking the things listed above, it is obvious.

[Anonymous]

Udo,

Ilko has created a list of issues that are the most important. I would say they are extremely importation. Please focus more on these than on developing new features!! In the real world of detailing these items cause great time loss. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Thanks a lot acbsdesign. I agree with all your improvements. Element 1-2-3-4 really need to be more stable during update. I use advance steel for now 3 years for detailling and update are so frustrating with big frame and Erection plans! These improvements are essential for the futur of AS.