EVOLVE Electrical Customer Ideas
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Wall Hangers for Cable Tray/Conduits
Reduces having to create hangers out of strut lengths and fittings. Could also show up with hanger schedules without special filtering to capture strut lengths used ...
True Back-To-Back 90s
The ability to add 2 bends in one stick of conduit would be useful. Similar to kick 90s.
Conduit bends need a parameter that tell you either TOC or BOC
Since kicks and offsets have different heights at either end it is difficult to use a single tag to label conduit ID, Size and height. This is especially hard to tag ...
Masonry In-Wall Assemblies
Masonry assemblies for inside CMU walls. Include masonry box options, conduit sizes 3/4" - 1-1/4", 30" or 40" conduit cut increments, set screw or compression, ...
Show the slotted strut in the trapeze family or set the formula into Rod offset parameter
currently there is no way to set Rod offset value to just a right amount such that the rod slides through the slot in the strut. Neither the trapeze family shows the ...
Add liquid filled transformer family
site underground models can be accurate
B-Line BCTS Conduit Supports
For branch conduit this type of support is easier for the field to install. Less parts for the field to handle.
Add Caddy CCT conduit trapeze to trapeze family or make separate family
These trapeze brackets are nice since you don't need to worry about strut straps. They are made by Caddy and SP products (there may be others). If they were in the ...
5" and 6" EMT Factory Elbows
Provide families that would represent 5" and 6" EMT factory bends, currently these stop at 4"
Add CustomID to 3D hanger view
Flying through Navisworks, the foremen can see the CustomID of each hanger so they can easily associate the prefab hanger schedule information to locations in the model.
Cable Tray Physical Size
Cable tray physical size is needed for coordination. Currently the tray is exact size to the trade size name.
Basket Tray min, 1" sides and bottom.
Ladder Tray min, ...
Auto Mounting Height
If mounting heights for junction/pull-through boxes could be workplane based or have the option for "level above" that would streamline placing them and eliminate the ...
Add conduit roof block family
Add a conduit roof block family similar to nVent CADDY Pyramid
Mark 1 dot indicator on offset, stub 90 or kick 90 bend on a 10-foot conduit stick
This would allow prefab to know exactly which end of the 10-foot conduit stick to place Mark 1 on, to start the bend. If you were to have a nose lengh of 5 feet, ...
Rod Length Rounding (Assemblies)
Add rod length rounding parameter to all applicable assemblies (Threaded rod assembly, junction box assembly, etc.)
Weather Head Family
Service entrance weather head
More Hanger Tiers
I have believe that we need more tiers than just 4 even if they have no hardware. My company is having to use 8 tier hangers which is making us not be able to use ...
Busduct Layout Tool
Could we possibly have a busway layout tool added. There is a Revit addin by Scheider Electric called LayoutFAST. On the bus duct family(It is a Cable Tray system) ...
Add a cover to wireways
Add an instance parameter to show a cover on wireways
Add "minimum strut length" and "match strut length to longest trapeze on run" options in the Hanger
When it comes to Pre-Fab, cutting one length of strut for an entire run is more efficient. Also, instead of sorting through pallets of different pre-cut strut lengths ...
Trapeze hide rods, add window clamps
On Trapeze families, all rods should have a visibility setting to turn them on or off. Only the center rod can be turned on and off right now. This has came about ...
NEMA 3R Doors for Switchboards
Add a yes/no type parameter to the Switchboard family to add NEMA 3R doors to the front of the switchboard. Add a depth parameter to adjust the depth of the doors. ...
Unistrut Plastic Colored End Cap Family
Add yes/no parameter to existing nested snap in end cap family to change end cap to the plastic squishy type (these are more used for safety purposes instead of being ...
Hilti Cast-In Sleeve Improvements
Add imbedded layout point within Cast-In Sleeve family. Also add in CP 680-P Extension Tube parameter option within Cast-In Sleeve family for when extensions are needed.
Allow fixture families to host to a reference plane
Have the evolve fixture families be able to host to a reference plane so they can be placed independent of the ceiling height. Sometimes we do not receive updates to ...
Wiremold 4000 and 6000 Series families
Create Wiremold 4000 and 6000 Series family catalog, schedules, etc. so that Wiremold builds can be spooled through eVolve.
PVC 90's With FA Connectors
Build option to place nested FA connectors into PVC 90's similar to functionality of RMC 90's.
Parts and Pieces
additional parts that should be in eVolve
KO Seals
Single MC Connectors
Duplex MC Connectors (snap in and standard)
Plastic Bushings - should change with trade ...
Add divider option for junction boxes
Parameter check box to add one or more dividers, and their spacing from the edge of the box. Dividers will also appear in BOMs.
Add the 3 d submittal text to the plan view for equipment and light fixtures.
It is nice that you have the Check box or X that shows in 3d whther or not the submittal is approved but it would be even better if it showed in plan view so that ...
Add B22B configuration to strut family
add B22B config to strut family
Adding a grip to the offset family
Adding a grip to the slope of an offset to manually adjust where the slope of the offset is supposed to be.
Make bend coupling and straight coupling have same split.
The spacing in the middle of the EMT set screw couplings are not the same for bends vs straight pieces. This goofs up the cut list in the spooling process.
Have the embeds in the hanger families rotate like the beam clamps
Right now the embed are locked parallel with the direction the hanger is facing. would be nice if there was a checkbox that could switch it to perpendicular to fit in ...
Added Clearance on all sides of the Switchboard Family
It would be helpful to have an option to be able to turn on an off a clearance for the sides and back of Switchboards that require access.
Trapeze rod delete
It would be helpful if we could select if a rod existed on a trapeze. This would allow two separate trapezes to share a single support rod
Add labels for conduit fittings and flex to include eE_ConduitRun_Id and eE_ConduitRun_ParallelQty
Add the labels: eE_ConduitRun_Id and eE_ConduitRun_ParallelQty to conduit fittings.
These tags are available on conduits but not on conduit fittings or on flex. ...
INVERTED BEAM CLAMPS
It would be nice to have the the beam clamps come out of the bottom of the strut. We don't always suspend the strut and sometimes instead we have them rest on top of ...
Rigid One Hole Support
Could you and an option to the rigid one hole strap for the clamp back
Add load center funtionality to Other Panels
Adding the breaker info (like load center family) to other panels would be a great addition to the current panels that arent "Load Center". Being able to modify ...
Busway content
Currently eVolve is using duct for busway. Which is fine for coordination. But when detailing to a fabrication level for the manufacturer, installation, along with ...
Conduit couplings integtrated into pipe.
Need a conduit type or Place coupling feature where the couplings are part of the pipe where it accounts for pipe length loss due to inserting it into another pipe. ...
Have Coupling Types Switch too When You Select "Reverse_Nose_End"
I have some Rigid Conduit Bends set up where I have a FA on the bottom end and a regular coupling on the top end. A lot of times when I convert the bend, the nose is ...
Edit Panel Layout Function
Determine how panel is mounted. for instance, is panel mounted on Strut? What is strut depth? Determine clearance for connectors from side and back of panel. ...
Flex whips for Connections
I am developing a complete Branch rough/in drawing and have noticed there is no way to draw a Flex whip or any type of flexible connection. Also I don't see in ...
Switchboard Family
Is there a way to rotate the name on the Switchboard family so that in plan view it is not upside down
Update Transformer Family To Have Adjustable Feet (Left to Right) & Foot Flip Invert
eVolve transformer family should be updated to add parameters that allow user to adjust transformer feet. Some transformer feet are set inwards from edge of ...
Trapeze Family embed not correct.
On trapeze families, when embed is selected, it shows a strut nut with square washer. This is more of a strut connection. The blue banger is more of an embed. ...
Stainless Steel and Aluminum conduits and fittings.
We do a lot of food processing facilities where we are required to use these type of conduit systems, and (as far as I know), eVolve doesn't have these available.