WOOD FRAMING ROOF+

FEATURES

Load Families & Schedules

Load Families & Schedules – loads sample framing, connection families and sample

schedules to the current project.

You can find the families in Project Browser → Families under Structural Connections

and Structural Framing categories.

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Sample schedules can be found under

Schedules/Quantities in Project Browser.

Note: User can modify these schedules and use them as a

templates for shop drawings.

Framing Configuration

Framing Configuration – here user can define all framing

parameters. It allows user to configure and save settings

for all sorts of frames – main roof Frames, Secondary

Frames, Battens and Roofing. It is very versatile with

thousands of different possibilities.

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Roof Link

Roof Link – makes a link between

roof type from the project and

configuration. Choose the roof type

you want to link and apply framing

configuration for the layers.

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Frame Roof

Frame Roof – frames selected

roof from the model according

to predefined configuration.

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Update Frame

Update Frame – updates the

frame if there are any changes

made to roof, e.g. skylight was

moved, or roof extended.

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Add Secondary Frame

Add Secondary Frame – adds

secondary frame to selected

roofs.

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Add Battens

Add Battens – adds battens to

selected roofs.

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Add Roofing

Add Roofing – adds vertical,

horizontal roofing to selected

roofs.

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Frame Additional Layers

The layers, which should be framed, need to be selected in Frame column in

Roof Link:

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Frame Additional Layers –

automatically frames all other

layers (battens, roofing,

secondary frame) excluding the

main Frame. You will not need to

press Add Battens or Add

Roofing separately.

Add/Update/Delete Details

Add Details – for placing details

at the end of framing process.

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Recommended workflow: create frame without details; add additional elements; split

elements if needed; and in the final step - add details. This will allow users to save

time during updating process when you frame a roof.

Add/Update/Delete Details

User can predefine the details in Framing Configuration, but the details will not be added if Use “Add Details” command will be

ticked during the framing process:

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Add Bracing between two Joists

Add Bracing between two

Joists: External or Internal Side

– adds bracing between two

selected joists, you can choose to

add it to external or internal side

of framing.

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To configure settings go to Framing Configuration → select configuration you

use in the roof → Bracing.

You can add wood or metal bracings.

Add Bracing between two Joists

Select joists to show bracing ends

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Add Additional Bridging/Nogging/Blocking

Add Additional

Bridging/Nogging/Blocking –

adds additional

bridging/nogging/blocking

between selected joists.

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Select two joists

→ predefine

offset, number

of elements, etc.

Add Additional Bridging/Nogging/Blocking

For the bridgings you have to

use I_Roof_Frame Horizontal

Board or M_Roof_Frame

Horizontal Board family.

Also there is a possibility to put

two (or more) rows on the

External, Internal or Central

side of the Frame.

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Add Additional Joist

Add Additional Joist – adds

additional joist from selected joist

or roof ends.

Select a joist →

predefine the

offset from the

joist or roof ends

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Add Additional Support Joist

Add Additional Support Joist –

adds additional support joist

between two selected rims

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Select two rims

→ predefine the

offset and a

spacing between

joists

Modify Additional Element

Modify Additional Element –

modifies selected additional

element with custom settings if

you need to do unique changes.

All configuration settings are the

same as in Framing

Configuration.

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Add/Delete Additional Details

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Details could be added on the joist or rim.

Add Additional Details – adds

additional details by predefined

rules

Split Rim Joists Automatically

Split Rim Joists Automatically

– splits rim joists according to

predefined settings in Framing

Configuration

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Split Rim Joists Automatically

Split settings come from here:

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Split Rim Joist Manually – splits

rim joist by selected joist.

Split Rim Joist Manually

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Make sure Auto Split Lengthen

Distance setting in Framing

Configuration is “0”.

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Split Bridging/Nogging – splits

bridging or nogging by selected

joist

Split Bridging/Nogging

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Multi-Framing features work well

in big projects, like multi-story

houses.

Multi-Framing

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It opens additional window that contains tools for

multi-framing tasks. Multi-Framing is used when

there are groups or identical roofs in the project. Using

Multi-Framing tools user can easily transfer framing

elements between identical roofs and update them

automatically.

Read more in a separate Roof+ Multi-Framing.pdf

document.

Delete Frame

Delete Frame – deletes selected

framing. You just need to select

one frame and the tool will delete

the whole frame from the roof.

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Align Joists with Selected Joist

Align Joists with Selected Joist –

use if joists from other layer, like

secondary frame, have to be aligned

with joists from main frame.

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Align Joists with other Element

Align Joists with other Element –

aligns joists with trusses, truss system

grids or joists from other panels.

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Align Joists with other Element

Steps:

1. Run Align Joists with other Element → Select any Structural Framing element

2. Select a joist from the frame that has to be aligned

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Align Joists with other Element

Result – all joists from two separate panels are aligned:

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Align Joists with two other Elements

Align Joists with two other

Elements – aligns joists with two

selected trusses, truss system grids or

joists from other frames

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Align Joists with two other Elements

Steps:

1. Run Align Joists with

two other Elements →

select two Structural

Framing elements

2. Select a joist that has to be aligned:

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Align Joists with two other Elements

Result – all joists from the frame are aligned

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Align Opening Cripples with Joists

Align Opening Cripples with

Joists – aligns opening cripples with

joists from same or other frames.

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Align Opening Cripples with Joists

Steps:

1. Run Align Opening Cripples with Joists

2. Select any cripple above the opening

Result – all cripples

above the opening

are aligned

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Clear Opening Cripples’ Alignment with Joists

Clear Opening Cripples’

Alignment with Joists – removes

alignment of cripples to default.

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Align Bridging/Nogging/Blocking

Align Bridging/Nogging/Blocking

– aligns selected bridgings, noggings

or blockings from two separate roof

panels.

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Cut Beams with Solid

Cut Beams with Solid – cut

selected beam which intersects with

other beams.

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Uncut Beams

Uncut Beams – uncuts selected

beam which intersects with other

beams.

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Modify Roof Framing

Modify Roof Framing – modifies

selected roof framing with custom

settings if you need to do unique

changes. All configuration settings

are the same as in Framing

Configuration

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Modify Opening Framing

Modify Opening Framing – modifies

selected opening framing with custom

settings if you need to do unique

changes. All configuration settings

are the same as in Framing

Configuration.

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Modify Edge Joists

Modify Edge Joists – modifies

selected join with custom settings if

you need to do unique changes. All

configuration settings are the same

as in Framing Configuration.

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Update by Roof Link

Update by Roof Link – reframes

frame or selected opening to the

default that is configured under

Framing Configuration.

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Save Configuration of Selected Frame

Save Configuration of Selected

Frame – saves configuration of

selected frame without settings for

openings. This feature is very useful if

you have already framed roof and

you lost configuration that was used

for this roof. Configuration is needed

to frame new roofs.

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Save Configuration of Selected Frame

You just need to select any frame from a roof and save configuration under your name:

Now you will be able to use this configuration for new or existing roofs:

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Configure Rafters

Configure Rafters – predefine default families and types for the hips,

valley rafters and ridges.

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Delete Hip/Valley Rafters

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Delete Hip/Valley Rafters – deletes hip

and valley rafters from the selected roof.

Insert Hip/Valley Rafters

Insert Hip/Valley Rafters – inserts hip or valley rafters to the

selected roof. The family and type comes from Configure

Rafters.

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Insert Ridge

Insert Ridge – inserts ridges to the selected roof. The family and

type comes from Configure Rafters.

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Delete Ridge

Delete Ridge – deletes selected ridge.

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Delete All Ridges

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Delete Ridge – deletes all ridges from the

selected roof.

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