ADD MAIN FRAME
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Frame Floor – frames selected floors or parts from the model according to predefined configuration.
Note: frame direction depends on the Span Direction in the Floor Boundary:
The first time you click Frame Floor in a new project, you will get a message that the framing families are not loaded. You can load them directly from here:
Just click OK:
Framing families can be also loaded using Floor+M → Settings → Load Families:
Floor+M checks the status of selected floors. If there is something wrong with the floors, you will get a detailed report. In the image below, you can see possible report messages.
Let's solve the problem:
To fix these kinds of problems, you usually need to go to Link Floor and check the situation:
Selected floor type has framing possibility disabled, so you just need to select the checkbox near the Frame column. You can also assign Framing Layer and Framing Configuration for every layer:
There is no problem if framing configuration in not assigned to the layer. You can assign it in the Link Floor dialog, or Floor+M will give you this option during the Frame Floor process:
Selected a sample framing configuration, which automatically comes with Floor+M, and click OK:
Result:
