(Archive) Setup: Sample Families & Configurations

Post & Beam Framing software comes together with a set of sample configurations that can be modified based on user-specific standards and requirements, as well as sample families.

Before working with Post & Beam Framing, you must perform two simple steps:

1. Load the sample families into your project.

2. Map the sample configurations

Later, you can modify or create new configurations using the sample ones as a starting point and modify our sample families or create new types.

Load Sample Families

Step 1 - Wood Framing Families

Before starting to work on a new project; you’ll need to use Load Families under Settings:

We recommend loading the family catalogs and sample schedules checked in the image above.

Read more about Load Families.

This step needs to be repeated for Wall+, Floor+ and Roof+ tools:

Step 2 - Post & Beam Families

After that, we must load sample families with additional types created specifically for Post & Beam Framing from either the Metric or Imperial catalog:

These sample families, as well as sample configurations, are provided together with the trial of Post & Beam Framing software for Revit. Contact us if you are interested.

You can simply drag and drop them into the project:

These steps will need to be repeated for each new project.

Map Sample Configurations

Now that we have all families used in our sample configurations for Post & Beam Framing loaded into the project, we can map the configurations so that we’d be able to use and modify them.

Sample configurations for Post & Beam Framing are provided together with the trial of Post & Beam Framing software for Revit. Please feel free to contact us if you are interested.

First, open “Configuration Files’ Location”:

And then browse to:

It's very important that you'd browse to these exact folders that contain all needed subfolders in order to use the configurations without any issues.

Example with Wall Wood Framing (Wall+) tool:

This is a one-time process. Configurations will stay mapped when starting a new Revit project with Post & Beam Framing.

After you have completed this setup, you can start benefiting from Post & Beam Framing software for Revit, which lets users instantly frame heavy timber walls, floors, and roofs; create post-and-beam (also called post-and-lintel) framing structures; generate custom shop drawings for manufacturing and constructing log houses or heavy timber frame homes; and optionally export to CNC machine. Read more about the functionality: Wall Wood Framing Floor Wood Framing Roof Wood Framing Truss Wood Framing Smart Connections