Generic Forms - Walls, Wall Assemblies and DG Walls

FIRST:  the terminology of this product is lacking as you can build a wall with a Generic WALL (it is a wall not a form as it has top- bottom and 4 side), An Assembly (Which is a group of Generic Walls) and DG Wall (Which adds Date we don't even use yet)(CONFUSING as this is called the wall tool not the DG Wall tool, when the old wall tool is really the Generic form whcih is actually a Generic wall as a form has 6 sides and ignores top and bottom)  Well enough for the confusion. 

I need a better way to use these tools.  My first question to ALL is do you use the DGWall tool???  Do you take advantage of taggin the wall in a section with DG Data?

I WANT 2 (TWO ) tools.  One for the Power USe and one for single instance and sometime users.

The POWER TOOLS

  1. A way to quickly import old parts and assemblies into DGWalls.  Allow import into specific DGWall Catecories.
  2. A Spreadsheet like Approach (similar to parts) so that I can perform mass editing on those DGWalls
  3. Maintain spreadsheets for Parts and Assemblies but include the Datagroup info so I can make mass changes and adjustments.  (ie, apply spec number (mark) to all my CMU block at once)

The SINGULAR instance Approach.:

  1. When I crate a part I want it to ask if it is for a Wal, Roof, Floor, Generic, etc.
  2. Then if Generic - It shows a singular Dialog (NO XML SPREDSHEET) for all things I change to that wall.  Thsi does include some gerneric DG information
  3. Then if Once of the other groups:  ONE dialog - (NO TABS) and all the DG idata,  The top would say what type fo assembly it is (WALL or Floor, etc.)

Right NOW there is no reason to use or upgrade to DGWalls.  I question if anyone is using them.
You can build an entire project with Generic Walls and it looks the SAME.
The UNIFORMAT walls provided to not have any descriptive infomraiton that can be pulled into a keynote for sections
The Uniformat Names if used in a keynote would be unrecognizable to anyone in the construction profession
The Uniformat numbers would not match anyone's specifications in the industy.
NOTHIGN from the DGWalls Data is utilized yet (Though the potential exists)  You canot toggle for 4-hour walls YET.  You cannot have it generate graphics for Fire WALLS YET - You cannot view drawings for Existing - Demo - New - YET.

AND it takes so much extra time to duplicate your work by create a Part - then Assembly - Then DGWall  - before you can even place that wall that won't even use the date YET.