April 2022 Updates
- PVC-U pipe type has been added
- Renamed some duct systems and families to improve consistency
- The standard angle of Transitions is now set to 30°
- A graphical issue with insulated pipe fittings has been fixed
- An issue with the cable tray fitting has been corrected
- The schedule filters have been updated to ensure only generic families and product types are loaded into the “Design” schedules and only manufacturer specific families and product types are loaded in the “Procurement” schedules
- The Share Parameter file has been updated to V7
May 2023 Updates
- Added turning vanes to Rectangular Duct Tee
- Reduced line weight of Pipe, Duct, Conduit & Cable Tray centre lines to pen 1
- Adjusted all line weight thicknesses for 1:50 & 1:100 scale. Thickness reduced to align more closely to traditional drafting pen weights
- Added a new square mitred offset duct fitting
- Added new “BMA Electrical Legend” view
- Changed name of existing “BMA Legend” view to “BMA Mechanical Legend”
- Square take off ducts adjusted to have the Rectangular Tap fitting assigned in the routing preferences instead of the shoe fitting
- Rectangular Tap fitting fixed so as the primary connector is set correctly
- Rectangular Tap & Shoe fittings adjusted so that the Extension, Flange Size & Flange Thickness parameters are instance not Type parameters
- Added new round Y duct fitting
- New damper schedules added
Generic Content additions
Generic Content additions
- New generic electrical content released and available on website within the generic content page
- All generic fire dampers upgraded and saved out individually within the generic content page
December 2024 Updates
- HV (High Voltage) Conduit service added
- Fabrication service colour filters/view template added
- Duct Item Number tag added
- Added new Pipe System for Sub Floor Hydronic Heating SFHH
- Corrected High Pressure Weatherproof abbreviation HPW
- Reviewed and corrected all shading RGB values for Duct colours
- Adjusted all Pipe System names and updated prefixes:
- MD=Mechanical Ductwork
- MP=Mechanical Pipework
- HP=Hydraulic pressure pipework
- HD=Hydraulic drainage pipework
- FP=Fire pipework
- MG=Medical Gases
- Fixed order of Cable Tray colour filters in visibility graphics
- Removed transparency of Cable Trays and added a lighter shade colour
- Reviewed all Pipe system colours and added shading where required
- Additional size of 200 dia for Copper brazed pipes added
April 2025 Updates
- All New Schematic Views – New 2D Drafting views have been added for all Disciplines and
- include a library of 2D Detail Item Families and relevant Line Styles, to assist in the creation
- of Schematic or Single Line Diagrams.
- Fixed faulty Conduit elbow diameter sizes and lookup tables. Also amended conduit types
- and services.
- Re-Added the uPVC DWV Pipe type with the following DWV Pipe Fittings:
- Bend-uPVC-DWV-F&F
- Junction-Double-Plain-uPVC-DWV-F&F
- Junction-uPVC-DWV-F&F
- Reducer-Level Invert Taper-uPVC-DWV
- Cleaned up general Text Types and names. Removed rogue, non-standard types. Text Types are now as follows:
- 1.5mm_ArialNarrow_Black_BMA
- 1.8mm_ArialNarrow_Black_BMA
- 2.0mm_ArialNarrow_Black_BMA
- 2.5mm_ArialNarrow_Black_BMA
- 3.5mm_ArialNarrow_Black_BMA
- 3.5mm_ArialNarrow_Red_BMA
- 5.0mm_ArialNarrow_Black_BMA
- 7.0mm_ArialNarrow_Black_BMA
- Cleaned up Dimension Styles and added some additional. Dimension Styles are now as follows:
- 2mm_Black_Arrow Open_BMA
- 2mm_Black_Diagonal_BMA
- 2mm_Black_Filled Dot_BMA
- 2mm_Blue_Check_BMA
- 3mm_Red_Critical_BMA
- Reviewed and adjusted all line weights in relation to view scales.
- Reviewed and cleaned up all general sample views and adjusted the Browser Organisation
- grouping & sorting to the following:
- ViewUse
- Discipline
- Sub-Discipline
- Family
- Removed all redundant and duplicate images from the template
- Moved the ‘ViewUse’ parameter for views up into the graphics group, under ‘Sub-Discipline’.
- Removed the duplicate View Use parameter.
- Updated all Victaulic Pipe Types in the Template.
- Removed redundant ‘Standard’ pipe type.
- Set the Fabrication Duct Insulation and Lining to grey dashed line style.