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Feature Annotation

Can we have Dynamic Feature Annotation please?
Ben Stoodley over 2 years ago in LiveDesign 0 Planned

Manhole label to include a editable description

It would be useful to be able to add a description to manhole labels to provide descriptions such as 'existing manhole to be retained', 'recessed cover', etc.
Cham Ariyaratne 7 months ago in LiveDesign 0

Actual discharge rates achieved in the approval report

Report the actual discharge rates achieved in the approval report, not just that they are below the GFR rates.
Tom Fox almost 3 years ago in Flow 0 👷🏽‍♀️Promoted

Manhole orientation to match architecture

It would be really useful to be able to align rectangular manholes to match the architectural constraints of a building such as a orientation of a corridor/wall. Currently LiveDesign can only show manholes with the orientation centred and perpendi...
Cham Ariyaratne 7 months ago in LiveDesign 0

Flow through structure Mass balance Issue

Always having mass balance issues when utilising flow through structure. It could be something from adding orifice to inlets same size as pipe, lifting/dropping structure slightly increasing/decreasing length of structure, that sorts the issue. Th...
Guest about 1 year ago in Flow 0 📋Registered

Can PIMP areas be defined

Can PIMP (percentage impermeable) areas be defined to allow catchment areas to calculate the effective impermeable area when catchments include multiple runoff areas such as roof, hard standing and soft landscaping?
Guest over 2 years ago in SmartTools 0 🧑‍🔬Researching

Live Design running within BricsCAD

Given that there are other CAD based Packages other than those by AutoDesk, it would be useful to be able to run Live Design within others, probably one of the largest alternatives is BricsCAD - pair this with greater functionality within the Swep...
Guest about 3 years ago in LiveDesign 0

Drive - When creating vehicles enable wheels on separate axles to be adjusted

At present you cannot have varying wheel sizes on each axle and instead can only have one fixed wheel size and width. This therefore means we cannot have accurate swept paths tracks for for vehicles and/or trailers where the wheels sizes change. A...
Guest over 1 year ago in LiveDesign 0

Modelling 'free flowing' foul sewer networks

when a foul sewer is simulated within flow, the software assumes a blockage within the network. This is not very useful when trying to design a network that just drains under normal circumstances. The current work around suggested by Causeway is v...
Jason Bale over 2 years ago in Flow 0 👷🏽‍♀️Promoted

Renumbering of Links

When a model is imported into SmartTools, if the model is rebuilt then the link names change to the upstream node name. When using SmartTools to speed up design time, it is very frustrating to have to renumber/rename links.A further addition would...
Ian George about 3 years ago in SmartTools 0 👷🏽‍♀️Promoted