What features would you like to see added to a future version of DataCAD?
#82897 by joshhuggins
Sat Apr 06, 2024 1:06 am
On 4/5/24 Mark F. Madura wrote:Done for the next build of DataCAD 23.

Thanks for these Mr. Mark!
#82978 by joshhuggins
Wed May 01, 2024 3:33 pm
Can we get the Edit Symbol Attribute dialog box to be resizable please? Would help to be able to see long paths / database file names.
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#83158 by joshhuggins
Thu Aug 22, 2024 4:11 pm
Would be super useful if we could select all xrefs coming from the same source so we can quickly apply settings to all of the matching xrefs. Can get real slow CTRL+clicking thru a large mix of xrefs sources.
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#83216 by joshhuggins
Fri Sep 20, 2024 4:02 pm
Would be nice if the Auto Divisions setting could be set 'By Folder' like Symbol Scale can.
#83219 by joshhuggins
Tue Sep 24, 2024 5:25 pm
I often find myself working between 2-3 sets of folders of symbols for each type of plan sheets. One folder contains our typical keynote, cuts, and other notation symbols, things that apply across most of our sheets, and then usually a sheet specific symbol folder or two like electrical symbols on electrical plans or mechanical symbols on mechanical plans, framing symbols on framing plans etc. I try to locate all of the sheet specific symbols first and then do my keynoting and notation after. Even with trying to plan ahead and trying to organize my symbol folder structures to avoid the need to switch back and forth constantly it seems it's inevitable. If I could have two folders loaded up at once it would dramatically reduce the wait time of loading each folder into the browser each time I have to switch back and forth on each sheet.
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#83230 by joshhuggins
Mon Oct 07, 2024 1:00 pm
Would be handy if when we Identify a symbol attribute with a Database lookup, if the Coords & Hints or the Info toolbar could report the database path\name.
#83231 by joshhuggins
Mon Oct 07, 2024 6:00 pm
Would be nice to be able to add ALT+NUMBER keystrokes to the DCADWIN.MCR file so we could use ALT+# combos. :D
#83232 by joshhuggins
Wed Oct 09, 2024 1:04 am
Would be handy if the Layer Manager had a 'Copy Layer' button to create a copy of a layer with all of it's contents and would prompt us to name the new layer, populating the prompt with the same name as the original layer so we could change or append the new layer name. The new name prompt should add temp suffix to the name to avoid creating a layer with the same name if a user twitch ENTERS.

I know we can do this with the menu Layer Export / Import function, but would be a nice quality of life addition to just be able to jam thru the layer manager and copy layers as needed without out having to jump in and out of the menus and dialogs and creating temp DLF files.
#83553 by joshhuggins
Fri Apr 11, 2025 5:23 pm
Just wanted to bump the wish I believe someone had brought up a while back of being able to batch export GTVs to DWGs. Have spent ALL day exporting files and I am only about half way thru and man could I have used being able to export out to DWGs faster.
#83554 by MtnArch
Fri Apr 11, 2025 6:59 pm
I don't use GTV's as much as I should, but this would be an AWESOME addition!

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