# L, T, V, End Connections

**Framing Configuration** may be found in two locations:

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or:

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1. Choose **Framing Configuration** from **Wall+M** menu.
2. Choose **Configuration Type** that corresponds to framing layer of the wall.
3. Select **L Connection**, **End Connection**, **V Connection** or **T Connection**.

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**L Connections**, **End Connections**, and **T Connections** are supplemented with options that bring further flexibility for predefining outer corners, B (Butt) outer corners, inner corners, or B (Butt) inner corners.

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**Wall+M** recognizes **inner** and **outer** corners so that you can adjust different joins. It gives you more flexibility in modeling and easily handles complex situations. Below is an example with **inner L corner**

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### Framing End Extension

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**Framing End Extension** - makes frame offset from the wall connection.

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### Plate parameters

Top and bottom plate lengths can be controlled L, End, V and T connections.&#x20;

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**Lengthen Top/Bottom Plates** – makes top and bottom plate offset from the wall connection.

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### Split or Shorten up to Stud

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**Split or Shorten up to Stud** – splits or makes the top/bottom plates shorter.

**Split at Stud –** select the number of the stud where the top/bottom plates should be split or shortened. *E.g. Bottom plate is split at the third stud from the right.*

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### Build in Place and Link to Connected Wall

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**Build in Place** – writes Yes/No information into the plate instance parameter if plate is build-in-place or is prefabricated with the whole wall frame.

**Link to Connected Wall** – option if the plate is near a wall corner and such an element should be prefabricated and connected to the connecting wall.

A plate like this will have **Link to Connected Wall** or **Build in Place** parameter switched ON:

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### Custom Layout

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**Custom Layout** – is a multi-functional dialog where user can define rules for joins including size, count, position, rotation, spacing, alignment etc.&#x20;

{% hint style="info" %}
All these rules can be saved and used in other framing configurations or shared with other users. This [type of dialog is used frequently in our products, so here you can find **Custom Layout detailed description**](https://agacad.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/44001990031-custom-join)[**.**](https://docs.besmart.software/3d-modeling-and-design/metal-framing/common/wood-metal-framing/custom-join)
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
Default path to database with join configurations is:

***C:\Users\user name\AppData\Roaming\Tools 4 Revit\Wall+M2020 (or other version) Configurations\CustomFramingJoins***
{% endhint %}

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You can also modify the path to all configurations in **Configuration Files‘ Location:**

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### Disallow Join Walls

Let's say we have a situation when a wall is connected in the plan view, but it disallowed to join in Revit. By default, **Wall+M** will recognize this situation as T connection:

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To solve this, select joiner wall and find instance or type parameter **Ignore Disallowed Joint Connection**, make it ON. If it has such parameter with value = ON, T join will not be created.

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Go to **Wall+M** **→ Update Frame →** no more T connection:

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