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  Wall Framing Tool 

Wall Framing Release Report Version 12.1

18/12/2008

 Wall Framing for ArchiCAD 12 was rebuilt from scratch. It incorporates the most useful functionality of theprevious version and extends it to provide a more generally useful solution for timber wall framing.

Multiple Skins

Multiple skins of framing, battens and panels are integral to the new system. These skins tie into thecomposite wall structure for tight integration with ArchiCAD. Individual control over each skin providesunprecedented flexibility.

 Automatic Framing around Openings

Openings are now framed up correctly as the frame is

placed into the wall. In the old system, you had toindividually specify the framing around each opening.If you change the size of an opening, and re-build the

 wall frame, the lintel will be automatically re-sized. The new tool uses span tables to assign lintels, sillsand studs to all the openings simultaneously.

Stacked Openings

Openings placed above one another are now framed individually. This was always a shortcoming of the original system.

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Customizable System

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 The new tool is highly customizable. Youcan create your own framing members,panels, end junctions, side junctions,lintels, top plate assemblies, etc. You candefine span tables for lintels and junctions.

 At the top level you can use the structuresyou defined to create framing skins, battenskins and panel skins that can be assignedto composite walls.

Simplified Settings

Each object has a relatively simple user interface,presenting only the settings needed to drive thatobject. This doesn’t mean that the flexibility of thesystem has been reduced, in fact the new system is farricher than the old Wall Framing tool. It just means

that the complexity of the system is spread over anumber of simpler dialogs. You can focus on oneaspect of the system at a time, without beingoverwhelmed by the number of settings.

Edit Individual Members and Panels

One of the most exciting new developments for the WallFraming tool is the ability to edit the elevated wallframes. Each piece of timber is placed as a separate

object that can be deleted, moved or edited individually. The panels are placed as fill polygons so these can beedited too. Special editing tools are provided. You canalso add members and panels into the frame. This allowsyou to rather easily design a custom frame for any given

 wall.

User Controlled Processes

 To avoid unnecessary processing, frames are rebuilt ondemand. If you adjust a wall, or change the position of a

 window opening, the frame does not automaticallyrebuild. To rebuild all frames use the new menu item,and only the frames that require updating will be reconstructed. Less processing means a faster system

resulting in more efficient work.