Be.Smart Technical Documentation
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  • PRODUCTS
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  • 3D Modeling & Design
    • CLT Panels
      • Introduction
      • User Interface
      • Workflow - Step by Step
      • Wall Wood Framing
        • Frame Wall
          • Add Main Frame
          • Add Secondary Frame, Nailers, Siding
          • Validate Walls
        • Framing Configuration
          • Dialog
          • Configurations
          • Common Settings
            • Configuration Settings
            • Modify Configuration Settings
            • Elements Mark Definitions
            • Modify Settings
          • Wall Framing
          • Opening Framing
            • General
            • Edit
            • Edit Window/Window Join Framing or Window/Door Join Framing
          • L Connection
          • L, T, V, End Connections
          • Ridge Studs
          • Blocking/Nogging
          • Secondary Stud
          • Brace
          • Stud Holes
        • Add/Modify Elements
          • Main Features
          • Add Additional Bridging/Nogging/Blocking
          • Add Additional Stud
          • Add Vertical Block
        • Align/Trim/Extend
          • Align Elements
          • Cut/Delete/Move/Rotate Elements
          • Split Elements
        • Sheating And Paneling Layouts
          • Main Features
          • Sheathing Configuration
          • Paneling Configuration
        • Modify
        • Select Elements
        • Family - Siding Profile Modification
      • Floor Wood Framing
        • Frame Floor
          • Add Main Frame
          • Add Secondary Frame, Battens, Flooring
        • Framing Configuration
          • Dialog
          • Configurations
          • Common Settings
            • Configuration Settings
            • Modify Configuration Settings
            • Elements Mark Definitions
            • Modify Settings
          • Floor Framing
          • Opening Framing – General
          • Opening Framing – Edit
          • End Connection
          • Edge Joist
          • Blocking/Nogging
          • Secondary Joist
          • Brace
          • Joist Holes
        • Add/Modify Elements
          • Main Features
          • Add Additional Bridging/Nogging/Blocking
          • Add Additional Joist
          • Add Vertical Block
        • Modify
        • Align/Trim/Extend
          • Align Elements
          • Cut/Delete/Move/Rotate Elements
          • Split Elements
        • Select Elements
        • Sheating And Paneling Layouts
          • Main Features
          • Sheathing Configuration
          • Paneling Configuration
      • Roof Wood Framing
        • Frame Roof
          • Add Main Frame
          • Add Secondary Frame, Battens, Roofing
        • Framing Configuration
          • Dialog
          • Configurations
          • Common Settings
            • Configuration Settings
            • Modify Configuration Settings
            • Elements Mark Definitions
            • Modify Settings
          • Roof Common Joists
          • Opening Framing
            • General
            • Edit
            • Edit Window/Window Join Framing
          • End Connection
          • Edge Joist
          • Horizontal Joist/Rafter/Bridging
          • Secondary Joist
          • Brace
          • Joist Holes
        • Add/Modify Elements
          • Main Features
          • Add Additional Bridging/Nogging/Blocking
          • Add Additional Joist
          • Add Vertical Block
        • Modify
        • Align/Trim/Extend
          • Align Elements
          • Cut/Delete/Move/Rotate Elements
          • Split Elements
        • Select Elements
        • Sheating And Paneling Layouts
          • Main Features
          • Sheathing Configuration
          • Paneling Configuration
      • Elements
        • Requirements for Families and Categories
        • How to Use a Sample Project
        • Configuration Window
        • Detail Priorities Window
        • Detail Priority
          • Detail
          • Layout & Array Axis
          • Adjust Layout by Searching for other Elements
        • Inserting – and Auto Inserting – Elements
        • Update Elements, Update Parameters, Update by DC
        • Multi-Rule Manager
        • Modify Elements
        • Delete
        • Gravity Point
        • Configuration Files' Location
        • Template Project Location
        • Project Family Browser
        • Special Parameters
        • Schematic images of Host faces
      • Numbering
      • Views
      • Assemblies
      • Sort&Cope
    • Curtain Walls and Panels
      • Introduction
      • Getting Started
    • Cut Opening
      • Opening Configurations
        • MEP Openings Configurations
          • Main Settings
          • Insulation Settings
          • MEP settings
        • Door/Window Openings Configurations
        • Fire Damper Insertion Configuration
      • MEP Opening Creation
        • Interference Check
        • Application of Configuration
        • Insert Openings
        • Controlling the Opening Table
      • Opening Updates/Modifications
        • Join/Unjoin Openings
        • Opening Revision (Updates)
      • Export/Import MEP Openings
      • Insert Door/Window Openings
      • Insert Fire Dampers
      • Smart Dimensions
    • MEP Hangers
      • Getting Started
      • Resolving Common Issues
      • Families of Hangers and Supports
        • Introduction, Features, and Functionality
        • Adding New Sizes for Unistruts, Rods, Cantilevers or Other Parts
        • Criteria for Creating Your Own Families of Hangers/Supports
        • Scheduling and Bills of Materials
        • Drilling Points
        • Specifying Unistrut Increments for Fabrication and Family-based Hangers
      • Configurations
        • Hanger Configurations
        • Split Configurations
      • Commands
        • Insert Hangers
        • Split Elements
        • Update Hangers
        • Modify Elements and Multi-Rule Manager
        • Delete Hangers
        • Replace IFC
      • Sort Mark
      • Placing Hangers On Linked MEP Elements
    • Metal Framing
      • Introduction
      • Workflow - Step by Step
      • Wall Metal Framing
        • Introduction
        • Frame Wall
          • Add Main Frame
          • Add Secondary Frame, Siding
          • Validate Walls
        • Framing Configuration
          • Dialogue
          • Configurations
          • Common Settings
            • Configuration Settings
            • Modify Configuration Settings
            • Elements Mark Definitions
            • Modify Settings
          • Wall Framing
          • Opening Framing
            • General
            • Edit
            • Edit Window/Window Join Framing or Window/Door Join Framing
          • L Connection – General
          • L, T, V, End Connections
          • Blocking/Nogging
          • Secondary Stud
          • Brace
          • Ridge Studs
          • Stud Holes
        • Add/Modify Elements
          • Main Features
          • Add Additional Bridging/Nogging/Blocking
          • Add Additional Stud
          • Add Vertical Block
          • Add/Modify Bracing
            • Main Features
            • Modify Brace
            • Modify Brace Group
          • Add/Modify Details
            • General
            • Details Configuration
          • Add/Delete Additional Details
        • Align/Trim/Extend
          • Align Elements[]
          • Cut/Delete/Move/Rotate Elements[]
          • Split Elements[]
        • Sheating And Paneling Layouts
          • Main Features[]
          • Sheathing Configuration
          • Paneling Configuration[]
        • Numbering
          • General
          • Numbering Configuration
        • Shop Drawings
          • Main Features
          • Drawing Configuration
            • Assembly Views
            • Schedules
            • Sheets
          • Part Assembly Menu
          • Smart Dimensions
        • Load Families
        • Link Wall
        • Multi-Framing
        • Framing in Groups
        • Modify
        • Select Elements
      • Floor Metal Framing
        • Introduction
        • Frame Floor
          • ADD MAIN FRAME
          • ADD SECONDARY FRAME, FLOORING
        • Load Families
        • Link Floor
        • Framing Configuration
          • Dialog
          • Configurations
          • Common Settings
            • Configuration Settings
            • Modify Configuration Settings
            • Elements Mark Definitions
            • Modify Settings
          • Floor Framing
          • Opening Framing
            • General
            • Edit[]
          • End Connection
          • Edge Joist
          • Bridging/Nogging
          • Secondary Joist
          • Brace
          • Joist Holes
        • Multi-Framing
        • Framing in Groups
        • Add/Modify Elements
          • Main Features[]
          • Add Additional Bridging/Nogging/Blocking
          • Add Additional Joist
          • Add Vertical Block
        • Add/Modify Bracing
          • Main Features
          • Modify Brace
          • Modify Brace Group
        • Add/Modify Details
          • General
          • Details Configuration[]
        • Add/Delete Additional Details
        • Modify
        • Align/Trim/Extend
          • Align Elements
          • Cut/Delete/Move/Rotate Elements[]
          • Split Elements[]
        • Select Elements
        • Sheating And Paneling Layouts
          • Main Features[]
          • Sheathing Configuration
          • Paneling Configuration[]
        • Numbering
          • General
          • Numbering Configuration
        • Shop Drawings
          • Main Features[]
          • Configuration
            • Assembly Views[]
            • Schedules
            • Sheets
          • Part Assembly Menu
          • Smart Dimensions
      • Roof Metal Framing
        • Introduction
        • Frame Roof
          • Add Main Frame
          • Add Secondary Frame, Battens, Roofing
        • Load Families
        • Link Roof
        • Framing Configuration
          • Dialog
          • Configurations
          • Common Settings
            • Configuration Settings
            • Modify Configuration Settings
            • Elements Mark Definitions
            • Modify Settings
          • Roof Common Joists
          • Opening Framing
            • General
            • Edit
            • Edit Window/Window Join Framing[]
          • End Connection
          • Edge Joist
          • Horizontal Joist/Rafter/Bridging
          • Secondary Joist
          • Brace
          • Joist Holes
        • Multi-Framing
        • Add/Modify Elements
          • Main Features
          • Add Additional Bridging/Nogging/Blocking
          • Add Additional Joist
          • Add Vertical Block
        • Add/Modify Bracing
          • Main Features
          • Modify Brace
          • Modify Brace Group
        • Add/Modify Details
          • General
          • Details Configuration[]
        • Add/Delete Additional Details
        • Modify
        • Align/Trim/Extend
          • Elements[]
          • Cut/Delete/Move/Rotate Elements[]
          • Split Elements[]
        • Select Elements
        • Insert Rafters
        • Sheating And Paneling Layouts
          • Main Features[]
          • Sheathing Configuration
          • Paneling Configuration[]
        • Numbering
          • General
          • Numbering Configuration
        • Shop Drawings
          • Main Features[]
          • Drawing Configuration
            • Assembly Views[]
            • Schedules
            • Sheets
          • Smart Dimensions
        • Part Assembly Menu
      • Truss Metal Framing
        • Introduction
        • Load Families
        • Truss Database Manager
        • Truss System Configuration
        • Truss Design Settings
        • Element Mark Configuration
        • Modify Roof/Floor Truss Type Parameters
        • Insert Truss System Grid
        • Modify Truss System Grid
        • Update Truss System Grid From Roof
        • Insert Valley Set Grid
        • Generate Trusses
        • Delete Trusses By Grid
        • Select Trusses From The Same Group/Grid
        • Select Identical Trusses From The Same Group
        • Insert Roof/Floor Truss By Selected Model Lines
        • Modify Truss Inserted By Model Line
        • Create Roof Truss Type From Model Lines
        • Create Piggyback Roof Truss Type From Model Lines
        • Modify Roof Truss Type
        • Replace Roof/Floor Truss From Database/Model
        • Update Roof/Floor Truss
        • Copy/Array/Auto Array Roof/Floor Truss
        • Auto Copy Two Roof/Floor Trusses
        • Modify Truss Ends
        • Update Truss Roof/Floor Connections
        • Cut/Cope Roof/Floor Truss Members
        • Select Roof/Floor Truss Webs And Chords
        • Frame Two Beams
        • Scheduling And Sorting
        • Shop Drawing Configuration
        • Create Assembly From Truss
        • Update Truss Assembly
        • Smart Dimensions for Trusses
        • Typical Workflow For Floor Truss
      • Smart Connections
      • Smart Walls
      • Floor Panel Layout
      • Roof Panel Layout
      • Sort Mark
      • Smart Assemblies
      • Sort&Cope
        • Cope Structural Elements
      • Common
        • Wood/Metal Framing
          • Custom Join
          • Framing Configuration
            • Modify Configuration Settings
            • Modify Settings
            • Opening Framing – Edit
            • End Connection
            • Rigde Stud/Joist
            • Blocking/Nogging
            • Brace
            • Stud/Joist Holes
          • Add/Modify Elements
            • Add Additional Bridging/Nogging/Blocking
            • Add Additional Stud/Joists
          • Add/Modify Bracing
            • Modify Brace
            • Modify Brace Group
          • Sheating And Paneling Layouts
            • Sheathing Configuration – Sheathing Layout
            • Paneling Configuration – Paneling Layout
          • Shop Drawings – Smart Dimensions – Configuration
          • Framing Configuration - Configuration Visibility
        • Smart Dimensions
        • Smart Tags
      • Configuration Files
        • Introduction
        • Manage Configuration Files
        • Sharing Configurations
    • Post & Beam Framing
      • Introduction
      • Workflow - Step by Step
      • Wall Wood Framing
      • Floor Wood Framing
      • Roof Wood Framing
      • Truss Wood Framing
      • Smart Connections
      • Smart Walls
      • Floor Panel Layout
      • Roof Panel Layout
      • Cut Opening [to be created]
      • Sort Mark
      • Smart Assemblies
      • Smart Views
      • Sort&Cope
      • Common
    • Precast Concrete
      • Introduction
      • Smart Walls
      • Floor Panel Layout
      • Floor Concrete Slabs
        • Workflow
        • Load Families
        • Configuration Window
          • Overview
          • Longitudinal Flooring
        • Link Floor
        • Add Flooring
      • Smart Connections
      • Wall Reinforcement
        • Wall Reinforcement Workflow
        • Wall Link
        • Create Rebar
        • Rebar cover reference
        • Update Rebar
        • Partially Update Rebar
        • Update by Wall Link
        • Modify Rebar
        • Delete Rebars
        • Configuration Files Location
        • Rebar Configurations - Common Settings
        • Perimeter Reinforcement
        • External/Internal Reinforcement
        • Additional Edge Rebar
        • Opening, Door, Window Reinforcement
        • T Connection Reinforcement
        • L Corner Reinforcement
        • Fabric Sheets - Fabric Area
        • Additional Reinforcement
        • Face Rebar Configurations
      • Column Reinforcement
        • Workflow
        • Rebar Configurations
        • Cover settings
        • Rectangular
        • Stirrups
        • Rebar Configurations Corbel
        • Create Rebar
        • Modify Reinforcement
        • Update Rebar
        • Update by Column Link
        • Delete Rebar
        • Column Link
        • Configuration Files Location
        • Rebar Configurations Main rebar Crank
        • Bend
        • Round
      • Beam Reinforcement
        • Beam Reinforcement Workflow
        • Rebar configurations
        • Cover settings
        • Main rebar
        • Stirrups
        • Modify Rebar
        • Update rebar
        • Update by Beam Link
        • Delete Rebar
        • Beam Link
        • Configuration Files Location
        • Rebar configurations Main Rebar Ends
        • Rebar configurations Support
      • Sort Mark
      • Smart Assemblies
      • Smart Views
    • SIP Panels
      • Introduction
      • Workflow - Step by Step
      • Split & Cut SIP Parts
      • Wall Wood Framing
      • Floor Wood Framing
      • Roof Wood Framing
      • Truss Wood Framing
      • Smart Connections
      • Smart Walls
      • Floor Panel Layout
      • Roof Panel Layout
      • Cut Opening [to be created]
      • Sort Mark
      • Smart Assemblies
      • Smart Views
      • Sort&Cope
      • Common
    • Smart Connections
      • Introduction
      • Workflow
      • Requirements for Families and Categories
      • How to Use a Sample Project
      • Configuration Window
      • Detail Priority
        • Detail
        • Layout & Array Axis
        • Adjust Layout by Searching for other Elements
        • Placement Control
      • Inserting – and Auto Inserting – Elements
      • Update Elements, Update Parameters, Update by DC
      • Multi-Rule Manager
      • Modify Elements
      • Delete
      • Gravity Point
      • Configuration Files' Location
      • Template Project Location
      • Project Family Browser
      • Special Parameters
      • Schematic images of Host faces
    • Ventilated Facades
      • Introduction
      • Getting Started
    • Wood Framing
      • Wall Wood Framing
        • Introduction
        • Frame Wall
          • Add Main Frame
          • Add Secondary Frame, Nailers, Siding
          • Validate Walls
        • Framing Configuration
          • Dialog
          • Configurations
          • Common Settings
            • Configuration Settings
            • Modify Configuration Settings
            • Elements Mark Definitions
            • Modify Settings
          • Wall Framing
          • Opening Framing
            • General
            • Edit
            • Edit Window/Window Join Framing or Window/Door Join Framing
          • L Connection
          • L, T, V, End Connections
          • Ridge Studs
          • Blocking/Nogging
          • Secondary Stud
          • Brace
          • Stud Holes
        • Add/Modify Bracing
          • Main Features
          • Modify Brace
          • Modify Brace Group
        • Add/Modify Elements
          • Main Features
          • Add Additional Bridging/Nogging/Blocking
          • Add Additional Stud
          • Add Vertical Block
        • Add/Modify Details
          • General
          • Details Configuration
        • Align/Trim/Extend
          • Align Elements
          • Cut/Delete/Move/Rotate Elements
          • Split Elements
        • Sheating And Paneling Layouts
          • Main Features
          • Sheathing Configuration
          • Split Parts by invisible lines
          • Paneling Configuration
        • Numbering
          • General
          • Numbering Configuration
        • Shop Drawings
          • Main Features
          • Drawing Configuration
            • Assembly Views
            • Schedules
            • Drawing Configuration – Sheets
          • Main Features
          • Part Assembly Menu
          • Smart Dimensions
        • Load Families
        • Link Wall
        • Multi-Framing
        • Framing In Groups
        • Add/Delete Additional Details
        • Modify
        • Select Elements
        • Family - Siding Profile Modification
      • Floor Wood Framing
        • Introduction
        • Frame Floor
          • Add Main Frame
          • Add Secondary Frame, Battens, Flooring
        • Load Families
        • Link Floor
        • Framing Configuration
          • Dialog
          • Configurations
          • Common Settings
            • Configuration Settings
            • Modify Configuration Settings
            • Elements Mark Definitions
            • Modify Settings
          • Floor Framing
          • Opening Framing – General
          • Opening Framing – Edit
          • End Connection
          • Edge Joist
          • Blocking/Nogging
          • Secondary Joist
          • Brace
          • Joist Holes
        • Multi-Framing
        • Framing In Groups
        • Add/Modify Elements
          • Main Features
          • Add Additional Bridging/Nogging/Blocking
          • Add Additional Joist
          • Add Vertical Block
        • Add/Modify Bracing
          • Modify Brace
          • Modify Brace Group
          • Main Features
        • Add/Modify Details
          • General
          • Details Configuration
        • Add/Delete Additional Details
        • Modify
        • Align/Trim/Extend
          • Align Elements
          • Cut/Delete/Move/Rotate Elements
          • Split Elements
        • Select Elements
        • Sheating And Paneling Layouts
          • Main Features
          • Sheathing Configuration
          • Paneling Configuration
        • Numbering
          • General
          • Numbering Configuration
        • Shop Drawings
          • Main Features
          • Drawing Configuration
            • Assembly Views
            • Schedules
            • Sheets
          • Part Assembly Menu
          • Smart Dimensions
      • Roof Wood Framing
        • Introduction
        • Frame Roof
          • Add Main Frame
          • Add Secondary Frame, Battens, Roofing
        • Framing Configuration
          • Dialog
          • Configurations
          • Common Settings
            • Configuration Settings
            • Modify Configuration Settings
            • Elements Mark Definitions
            • Modify Settings
          • Roof Common Joists
          • Opening Framing
            • General
            • Edit
            • Edit Window/Window Join Framing
          • End Connection
          • Edge Joist
          • Horizontal Joist/Rafter/Bridging
          • Secondary Joist
          • Brace
          • Joist Holes
        • Load Families
        • Link Roof
        • Multi-Framing
        • Add/Modify Elements
          • Main Features
          • Add Additional Bridging/Nogging/Blocking
          • Add Additional Joist
          • Add Vertical Block
        • Add/Modify Bracing
          • Main Features
          • Modify Brace
          • Modify Brace Group
        • Add/Modify Details
          • General
          • Details Configuration
        • Add/Delete Additional Details
        • Modify
        • Align/Trim/Extend
          • Align Elements
          • Cut/Delete/Move/Rotate Elements
          • Split Elements
        • Select Elements
        • Insert Rafters
        • Sheating And Paneling Layouts
          • Main Features
          • Sheathing Configuration
          • Paneling Configuration
        • Numbering
          • General
          • Numbering Configuration
        • Shop Drawings
          • Main Features
          • Drawing Configuration
            • Assembly Views
            • Schedules
            • Sheets
          • Part Assembly Menu
          • Smart Dimensions
      • Truss Wood Framing
        • Introduction
        • Load Families
        • Truss Database Manager
        • Truss System Configuration
        • Truss Design Settings
        • Element Mark Configuration
        • Modify Roof/Floor Truss Type Parameters
        • Insert Truss System Grid
        • Modify Truss System Grid
        • Update Truss System Grid From Roof
        • Insert Valley Set Grid
        • Generate Trusses
        • Delete Trusses By Grid
        • Select Trusses From The Same Group/Grid
        • Select Identical Trusses From The Same Group
        • Insert Roof/Floor Truss By Selected Model Lines
        • Modify Truss Inserted By Model Line
        • Create Roof Truss Type From Model Lines
        • Create Piggyback Roof Truss Type From Model Lines
        • Modify Roof Truss Type
        • Replace Roof/Floor Truss From Database/Model
        • Update Roof/Floor Truss
        • Copy/Array/Auto Array Roof/Floor Truss
        • Auto Copy Two Roof/Floor Trusses
        • Modify Truss Ends
        • Update Truss Roof/Floor Connections
        • Cut/Cope Roof/Floor Truss Members
        • Select Roof/Floor Truss Webs And Chords
        • Frame Two Beams
        • Scheduling And Sorting
        • Shop Drawing Configuration
        • Create Assembly From Truss
        • Update Truss Assembly
        • Smart Dimensions for Trusses
        • Typical Workflow For Floor Truss
      • Smart Connections
      • Smart Walls
      • Floor Panel Layout
      • Roof Panel Layout
      • Cut Opening
      • Sort Mark
      • Smart Assemblies
      • Smart Views
      • Sort&Cope
        • COPE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
      • Common
        • Wood/Metal Framing
          • Custom Join
          • Framing Configuration
            • Modify Configuration Settings
            • Modify Settings
            • Opening Framing – Edit
            • End Connection
            • Rigde Stud/Joist
            • Blocking/Nogging
            • Brace
            • Stud/Joist Holes
          • Add/Modify Elements
            • Add Additional Bridging/Nogging/Blocking
            • Add Additional Stud/Joists
          • Add/Modify Bracing
            • Modify Brace
            • Modify Brace Group
          • Sheating And Paneling Layouts
            • Sheathing Configuration – Sheathing Layout
            • Paneling Configuration – Paneling Layout
          • Shop Drawings – Smart Dimensions – Configuration
          • Framing Configuration - Configuration Visibility
        • Smart Dimensions
        • Smart Tags
    • Smart Select
      • Select & Hide
      • Quick Select
    • Archive
      • (Archive) Setup: Sample Families & Configurations
      • (Archive) Workflow Overview
      • (Archive) Setup: Sample Families & Configurations
      • Wood Framing (work in progress)
        • Workflow - Step by Step
        • Wall Wood Framing
          • Introduction
          • Frame Wall
            • Add Main Frame
            • Add Secondary Frame, Nailers, Siding
            • Validate Walls
          • Framing Configuration
            • Dialog
            • Configurations
            • Common Settings
              • Configuration Settings
              • Modify Configuration Settings
              • Elements Mark Definitions
              • Modify Settings
            • Wall Framing
            • Opening Framing
              • General
              • Edit
              • Edit Window/Window Join Framing or Window/Door Join Framing
            • L Connection
            • L, T, V, End Connections
            • Ridge Studs
            • Blocking/Nogging
            • Secondary Stud
            • Brace
            • Stud Holes
          • Add/Modify Bracing
            • Main Features
            • Modify Brace
            • Modify Brace Group
          • Add/Modify Elements
            • Main Features
            • Add Additional Bridging/Nogging/Blocking
            • Add Additional Stud
            • Add Vertical Block
          • Add/Modify Details
            • General
            • Details Configuration
          • Align/Trim/Extend
            • Align Elements
            • Cut/Delete/Move/Rotate Elements
            • Split Elements
          • Sheating And Paneling Layouts
            • Main Features
            • Sheathing Configuration
            • Split Parts by invisible lines
            • Paneling Configuration
          • Numbering
            • General
            • Numbering Configuration
          • Shop Drawings
            • Main Features
            • Drawing Configuration
              • Assembly Views
              • Schedules
              • Drawing Configuration – Sheets
            • Main Features
            • Part Assembly Menu
            • Smart Dimensions
          • Load Families
          • Link Wall
          • Multi-Framing
          • Framing In Groups
          • Add/Delete Additional Details
          • Modify
          • Select Elements
          • Family - Siding Profile Modification
        • Floor Wood Framing
          • Introduction
          • Frame Floor
            • Add Main Frame
            • Add Secondary Frame, Battens, Flooring
          • Load Families
          • Link Floor
          • Framing Configuration
            • Dialog
            • Configurations
            • Common Settings
              • Configuration Settings
              • Modify Configuration Settings
              • Elements Mark Definitions
              • Modify Settings
            • Floor Framing
            • Opening Framing – General
            • Opening Framing – Edit
            • End Connection
            • Edge Joist
            • Blocking/Nogging
            • Secondary Joist
            • Brace
            • Joist Holes
          • Multi-Framing
          • Framing In Groups
          • Add/Modify Elements
            • Main Features
            • Add Additional Bridging/Nogging/Blocking
            • Add Additional Joist
            • Add Vertical Block
          • Add/Modify Bracing
            • Modify Brace
            • Modify Brace Group
            • Main Features
          • Add/Modify Details
            • General
            • Details Configuration
          • Add/Delete Additional Details
          • Modify
          • Align/Trim/Extend
            • Align Elements
            • Cut/Delete/Move/Rotate Elements
            • Split Elements
          • Select Elements
          • Sheating And Paneling Layouts
            • Main Features
            • Sheathing Configuration
            • Paneling Configuration
          • Numbering
            • General
            • Numbering Configuration
          • Shop Drawings
            • Main Features
            • Drawing Configuration
              • Assembly Views
              • Schedules
              • Sheets
            • Part Assembly Menu
            • Smart Dimensions
        • Roof Wood Framing
          • Introduction
          • Frame Roof
            • Add Main Frame
            • Add Secondary Frame, Battens, Roofing
          • Framing Configuration
            • Dialog
            • Configurations
            • Common Settings
              • Configuration Settings
              • Modify Configuration Settings
              • Elements Mark Definitions
              • Modify Settings
            • Roof Common Joists
            • Opening Framing
              • General
              • Edit
              • Edit Window/Window Join Framing
            • End Connection
            • Edge Joist
            • Horizontal Joist/Rafter/Bridging
            • Secondary Joist
            • Brace
            • Joist Holes
          • Load Families
          • Link Roof
          • Multi-Framing
          • Add/Modify Elements
            • Main Features
            • Add Additional Bridging/Nogging/Blocking
            • Add Additional Joist
            • Add Vertical Block
          • Add/Modify Bracing
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  • 1. Hangers are placed but not visible in the floor plan
  • 2. Structural elements aren't found
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  • 5. Other issues (and a workaround)
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  1. 3D Modeling & Design
  2. MEP Hangers

Resolving Common Issues

If you encounter issues placing hangers or supports using the MEP Hangers solution, this article addresses common mistakes that prevent successful insertion.

Last updated 11 months ago

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Report Window

When a configuration fails, the software typically generates a report window indicating the MEP elements where hangers couldn't be inserted.

You can select a row in the report and click Show Element to highlight the element in the view for examination. If the configuration fails for only a few selected MEP elements, you can click OK to proceed where possible or Cancel to undo the whole operation.

The report window also provides the Configuration Name and the Rule Name associated with the failure.

Some configurations can have multiple rules and this is what the Rule Name column refers to.

If you encounter an error message and are unsure how to resolve it, or if no hangers are being inserted without any error message, follow the steps below:

1. Hangers are placed but not visible in the floor plan

This is a common issue. If you run a configuration in a floor plan and no hangers appear in the view or and no error message is displayed, it’s likely that hangers were inserted but simply aren't visible in the view.

Solution:

  • Switch to a 3D view to check for hangers. If they are present, adjust the cut plane's height in the floor plan to ensure their visibility. Keep in mind that this adjustment may impact the visibility of other elements.

2. Structural elements aren't found

Another frequent error occurs when the structural elements, specified in the configuration, aren’t located within the project. These structural components serve as attachment points for the hangers (such as floors, roofs, walls, and other supports in the case of multi-level hangers). Without these elements, the software cannot calculate the lengths of rods (or other vertical structural members) or determine where hangers should be positioned.

Let's consider a straightforward example: You're attempting to place hangers for a run of pipes beneath a floor. These pipes are 802mm away from the floor, measured from the top of the pipe:

Suppose the Structure Selection in your configuration looks like this:

Running such a configuration would lead to an error. The section highlighted in blue indicates the categories the software searches for to attach hangers.

You should check the category of structural elements above the pipes. If it’s a linked file, you can still select the element by hovering the cursor over it and clicking Tab until it's highlighted (ensure that Select Links and/or Select Pinned Elements are enabled).

Solution:

If the category differs from what you have in the configuration (blue section), tick the respective checkbox in the configuration. You can also select multiple categories if necessary. If the category is not listed, there's a workaround at the bottom of this article.

It could also be the Searching Rule Name (green). This rule determines the direction in which the software searches for structural elements. For instance, 'Bottom' indicates that it's searching below the pipes.

Solution:

In this example, you should set it to 'Top' because the floor is above the pipes.

The 'Searching Distance' determines how far the software will search for structural elements.

Solution:

To locate the floor in this example, let’s increase the value. It needs to be at least 803 mm. To avoid frequent configuration adjustments, let’s set it to a safe value of 1000mm.

If your Project Units are imperial, the configuration will also use imperial units.

Settings highlighted in grey are additional filters you can set. If the filter criteria aren’t met, this can also result in an error. Be sure to review these filters as well.

After modifying these settings, the configuration will be successful.

Please note that this example represents a worst-case scenario, and most of the issues can be avoided by selecting an appropriate configuration from the start.

3. Filtering MEP elements

In the configuration, you can also establish filters for MEP elements. You can use any property of the MEP element to filter by.

For instance, in this example, I’m filtering only the pipes larger than 200mm in diameter. However, since the pipes are smaller, running this configuration wouldn’t place any hangers. A report window wouldn’t appear either, as the configuration precisely executes its intended function – placing hangers only if the diameter exceeds 200mm.

Solution: Simply modify or remove the filters.

Note that these filters are often used with Rules to place different hangers or adjust spacing based on the properties of the MEP element. Some rules are intentionally designed to "fail." Be cautious not to delete filters that were created for specific tasks.

4. Spacing

In rare cases, the Spacing options can trigger an error, particularly for Layout Direction/Layout Rule sets that include 'Start Offset' or 'End Offset' options. For example, if a pipe is 100mm in length and the Start Offset is set to 200mm, the software will attempt to place a hanger 200mm from the start of the pipe, resulting in an error.

Solution:

Adjust the 'Start Offset' or 'End Offset 'value or consider using a different Layout Direction and Layout Rule.

To prevent this issue in the future, it's advisable to create a Rule specifically for short elements. In the provided example, the configuration includes 2 Rules: one for short pipes, which places a hanger in the middle of the pipe, and another for other pipes, which follows typical spacing settings.

5. Other issues (and a workaround)

It can also be caused by unrecognized objects in the Revit model. However, there's a workaround that can address most other potential issues.

Solution:

Create some 'placeholder'/'dummy' structural elements in the active MEP model.

For instance, if the software isn’t detecting a floor above (and you’ve addressed all the points in #2), create a Floor element and align it with the architectural/structural floors from the linked files. Then, set the 'Search in Project' option to 'Current Project' only. This ensures that the software will only locate the 'placeholder' Floor, to which a hanger can be attached.

Afterwards, you can easily hide these 'placeholder' elements from your floor plans or 3D views using Visibility/Graphic Overrides.

This method is also applicable when linking IFC structural/architectural files, which may have unusual categories assigned. For example, the floors or walls might be classified as Generic Models. While it’s also possible to address this through 'Import IFC Options' in Revit, the 'placeholder' solution may sometimes be quicker.

Conclusion

Alternatively, use the Mechanical Equipment library for hangers. Hangers in this category are visible in floor plans even when above the cut plane, unlike those in the Structural Connections category. Before doing so, refer to on the differences between StrC and MeEq category hangers, and the guide on setting up MeEq hangers.

Additionally, some settings can affect the runtime of a configuration. Therefore, it's not recommended to select all available categories or set an extremely large max Searching Distance value. You can find more information about the individual settings in .

If none of the points mentioned earlier improved your situation, the error could be caused by other combinations of settings. You can read more about configuration settings in .

Following these steps should allow you to insert hangers/supports into your Revit model. If the problem persists, contact us at .

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