MWF - MultiLayer - User Guide - Oct 2017 PDF

MWF MultiLayer
User Guide
Last Updated on October 27th 2017

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Table of contents
1. Introduction: The Project Settings Hub ................................................................................ 4
1.1 Wall Type Map ............................................................................................................. 5
1.2 Structural Templates .................................................................................................... 5
1.1 Secondary Template .................................................................................................... 5
1.2 Sheathing Templates ..................................................................................................11
1.3 Member Tags..............................................................................................................11
2. Create a Template Map .....................................................................................................12
3. Using the Quick Create Command .....................................................................................16
4. Changing Templates within a wall and Adding Secondary Templates ................................17
5. Difference Between Template Instance and Types (Lock) .................................................18
6. Adding Sheathing Layers ...................................................................................................19
7. Wall Joins – Align to layer and Manual Extensions ............................................................21
7.1 Joins and wall parts ....................................................................................................22
7.2 Align Joins ..................................................................................................................24
8. Opening Types ..................................................................................................................25
8.1 Do not Frame ..............................................................................................................26
8.2 Frame Through ...........................................................................................................27
8.3 Kings only Framing .....................................................................................................27
8.4 Boxed .........................................................................................................................28
8.5 Wood Default ..............................................................................................................29
9. Text Mapping & Label Data ................................................................................................31
9.1 Panel & Member Id .....................................................................................................31
9.2 Master Container ........................................................................................................32
9.3 SSFT_Id .....................................................................................................................32
9.4 Label & Tag ................................................................................................................32
9.5 Tag Map .....................................................................................................................33
10. Edit Operations...............................................................................................................35
10.1 Add Member ...............................................................................................................36
10.2 Move Member .............................................................................................................36
10.3 Extend Member ..........................................................................................................36
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10.4 Delete Member ...........................................................................................................37
10.5 Edit Wand ...................................................................................................................37
10.6 Adding Secondary Panels to Existing MWF Panels ....................................................38
11. Exploring Secondary Layer Features..............................................................................39
11.1 Blocking ......................................................................................................................39
11.2 Bottom Tracks & Top Tracks .......................................................................................40
11.3 End Studs ...................................................................................................................41
11.4 Furring (Diagonals) .....................................................................................................42
11.5 Horizontals ..................................................................................................................42
11.6 Nailing.........................................................................................................................43
11.7 Openings ....................................................................................................................44
11.8 Verticals ......................................................................................................................45
12. Regenerate Panel Options .............................................................................................46
13. Delete Panels .................................................................................................................46
14. Create Shop Drawings and Options ...............................................................................47
14.1 Sheet View .................................................................................................................47
14.2 Bottom View................................................................................................................48
14.3 Elevation View ............................................................................................................49
14.4 Schedule View ............................................................................................................50
14.5 Side View ....................................................................................................................51
14.6 Send Request .............................................................................................................52
15. Output CNC ....................................................................................................................53
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1. Introduction: The Project Settings Hub
The Multi-Layer Project Settings hub is where the user has access to all the configurations
for the framing project regarding secondary framing. In the Project Settings command
under the Settings menu, the user will find the options Wall Type map, Structural
Templates, Secondary Templates, Opening Types, Sheathing Templates and Member
Tags. In these windows, the settings of the wall’s framing layers can be configured or
modified.
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1.1 Wall Type Map
In the Wall Type Map menu is where the user binds a template to a layer of the wall type.
You can use this menu to map Revit wall types to MWF templates present in the project.
Each layer of the wall can have its own template. You can attach Structural Templates
(MWF Pro templates), Secondary Templates or Sheathing Template. Using the Quick
Create under the Multi-Layer Panel will use this template mapping to frame the walls.
1.2 Structural Templates
The Structural Templates menu contains templates created with MWF Pro. The
properties of these templates are aimed for bearing framing conditions and with a wide
range of options.
1.1 Secondary Template
Create a Secondary Template by making a duplicate of one of the Default that comes
installed in the system. The Default templates starts as empty placeholder used to start
your project. All the families for the secondary templates are to be already loaded into the
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project, of category type: Structural Framing. Each template can also have a static
preview photo uploaded if needed.
Click on Settings  Project Settings  Secondary Templates
You can now select one of the templates and click Copy. Give the template a new name:
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Click the command Modify to start creating the settings of that template. This will bring up
the Layer Properties. At first glance, the window appears empty.
Here you can drag and drop the available Features into the Current Layer Config pane to
create the configuration you want in this template. For example, to add Vertical members
and Framing around openings:
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Then you can configure the settings for each feature. In this example, for Openings we
will use:
Windows: Kings Only Marker
Doors : Kings Only Marker
Openings: Do not Frame Marker.
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For the Verticals option, we will use Rotated 1x3s, aligned to the vertical studs, end studs,
cripples and join stud of the structural layer, and the member’s cutbacks to be long.
Once the current Layer setup of

Features has been complete,
click the OK at the bottom of the
dialogue box to save the
template.
Now we can create a new

template for secondary frame
by copying the 1x3 Vertical
Battens and creating a 3x3
Frame Style.
Once the template is created, hit the Modify button to open the Layer Properties of the
3x3 Frame template:
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Now, drag and drop the remainder of features and modify the families of each feature to
be 3x3:
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1.2 Sheathing Templates
Sheathing Templates are created from the sheathing tools under the ProWall panels.
Here you can access the templates and apply them to your wall template maps. In order
to modify them, you need to access the Sheathing commands under ProWall.
1.3 Member Tags
By default, MWF has a series of codes for labeling each member. You can override this
and save it as a template and apply to your secondary layers.
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2. Create a Template Map

Create a template map
through the Project
Settings “Wall Template
Map” icon. Navigate
through the wall types in
order to find which walls in
the Project you want to add
a template too.
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Once you have selected your wall, add the templates to the proper layer. You can also
write annotations on the side to help describe each layer:
By clicking <None> you can select the

template you want to add. For structural
templates, make sure you are under the
Structural category. These templates are
created with MWF Pro, and must be saved
under the <Project > folder. For more help
and tutorials on how to create MWFPro
Templates, view the online videos or help
and tutorial provided.
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Once you picked the proper Structural Template, hit Select on the right side of the dialog
box. This will add this template to the layer you picked.
Then proceed to adding the other framing templates:
Notice that the frame type indicates which module (MWF Pro, Secondary or Sheathing)
the template belongs too.
To remove a template, hit the template on the layer and then select <None>.
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Once you are finished with this wall, navigate to the next wall and add the templates
needed:
You can configure more than one template map. For example, template map for Level 1,
Level 2, Level 3.
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This allows the same Revit Wall type to have different maps. For example, in a High Rise
building, the exterior Bearing wall may have Tripple stud layout on the first level, Double
Stud layout on the second level, and single Stud layout on the 3 level. This allows the
user to keep the same Revit wall types, just with difference framing templates.
3. Using the Quick Create Command

Quick Create works in direct relationship with the template map. It is good practice to
have the MWF Joins already placed in the panel before running Quick Create in order to
save regeneration time. For more information on how to place MWF Pro Joins, view MWF
Pro Help and Tutorials or Videos available online.
To run Quick Create with MultiLayer, select the walls in the project you
would like to frame and then the command Quick Create under the Multi-
Layer Panel. Note that the quick create command may be under the
Operations menu depending on what version of MWF you are running.
This will use the template map to frame the wall with the appropriate
template.
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4. Changing Templates within a wall and Adding
Secondary Templates
In order to change a template within a MultiLayer wall, click the wall and
select the command Wall Properties under the Operations menu.
This will bring up each layer of the Wall with the template associated to
the layer. In this window you can add additional templates to the wall or
change an existing template. Here for example I will change the template
from a 3x3 frame, to the 3x3 frame @ 2’ spacing.
Pick the template you want to change, and then hit Select, and then OK in the Wall
properties.
Only the template changed in the wall will

be regenerated after hitting ok in wall
properties. If you hit Regenerate all, all the
layers in this will be regenerated.
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5. Difference Between Template Instance and Types
(Lock)
In the wall properties, you will notice there is a lock option. When a template is locked, it
acts as a type, meaning, if you modify the configurations of the template and save the
changes, all layers locked to that template will change after regeneration. When the lock
option is not checked, the active layer acts as an instance. It is still using the last active
template, although it is no longer in relationship with it. If you change the template it was
originally locked to, it will not affect the framing of this layer. By unchecking the Lock
option you can also go modify that layers settings by hitting the Edit option.
After hitting Edit, the layer properties will pop up where you can modify that layers
instance. For this example, I changed the Spacing options to 1’0
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Hit OK at the bottom Right of the dialog to
save the changes, and then hit Ok in the Wall
Properties again. Now only the Verticals
feature has been changed, and regenerated
in the wall properties
This is the way to modify the layer templates

for odd balls panel that don’t have the exact
same settings as the Layer Template.
6. Adding Sheathing Layers

Sheathing templates are created using MWF Pro module. For more instructions on how
to create Sheathing templates, view online videos or MWF Help and Tutorials. You can
add Sheathing template to each layer using Wall properties or through the Template map
and quick Create. For this example I will add 8x10 Gyp Sheet to my wall properties.
Be sure to select the Sheathing Category at the top of dialog to have access to ProWall
Sheathing templates.
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Select the template, and hit OK at the bottom Right of the wall properties. Be sure to set
your view to View Parts to be able to see the sheathing Panels.
In the project browser, make Parts visible:
Through the template map, you can add your sheathing templates to each layer:
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When the sheathing Layer is being used, the frame type for the layer is called: Sheathing
Layer plugin:
7. Wall Joins – Align to layer and Manual Extensions

MultiLayer follows two rules for Joins. Either each layer extends to the Revit wall parts,
or you can override this by using the Align Joins command. MWF Pro layer needs and
MWF Join placed. For more info on how to place MWF Joins, watch videos online or
access the help and tutorials today.
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7.1 Joins and wall parts
By default, the secondary layers will extend to the Revit Wall Parts.
As for the MWF Pro Structural Layers, they are following the MWF Wall Join:
In combination, you can use the MWF Wall join for the MWFPro frame type, and Revit
parts for the secondary. Take note that the parts aligns Ends studs for verticals, and the
extensions for horizontals. You can modify the parts of the wall to have more control on
the Join cutbacks.
Create Wall Parts:
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Show Parts on walls:
Select the part of the wall you wish to modify and Enable
Shape handles:
Stretch the part of the wall where you want the framing
to stop. After regeneration, the layers will align to Revit Wall parts:
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You can also stretch parts in elevation, the secondary layers will follow this as well.
This allows a lot of flexibility for oddball wall joins or framing conditions.
7.2 Align Joins
The Align Joins command will activate the option that allows all secondary layer
to be stretched to match the same main wall as the MWF Join. The arrow of
the MWF Join points to the priority wall.
In this example the secondary walls are

following the extensions of parts of the wall.
To override this, select both walls and run
the Align Join tool.
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After regeneration, the secondary layers will follow the
main wall.
This is saved in the Join Marker property:
8. Opening Types
There are 5 different styles for Opening types in MultiLayer. Default, Kings only Framing,
Boxed, Do not frame and Frame Through. Each type has a different style of framing. In
order to use the opening types, start with the ones installed with the software, duplicate it
and customize it to standard. You can create new by copy pasting originals through the
Project Settings hub:
Or you can access the opening types directly through the layer properties, Openings
features:
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8.1 Do not Frame
The <Do not Frame Marker> function is to ignore the opening, but stop the members from
intersecting the void. It does not have any functionality to add critical framing members,
although you can set a tolerance if needed.
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8.2 Frame Through
The <Frame Through> Marker function is to completely ignore the opening altogether.
This marker type does not have a UI, as it cannot be modified.
8.3 Kings only Framing
The Kings only framing type places kings on both the left and right side of the opening.
This marker type you can change the orientation of the stud member, change the family
type, override the family to read the same as the verticals in the Layer Properties, and
member cutbacks.
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8.4 Boxed
The <Boxed> framing marker will place a perimeter of members around the opening.
With this marker type you can define the Header, sills, verticals and cutbacks
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8.5 Wood Default
The <Wood Default> marker is a structural style framing marker.
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There are options to control the Header and sill alignments, quantities of Kings, Jacks
and cripples.
As for the cutbacks,

there are limited options. The available cutbacks you can choose depend on if jacks and
additional cripples where enabled in the marker.
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9. Text Mapping & Label Data

9.1 Panel & Member Id
Each member of the panel has a label name which can be found under the member
instance properties. Please note that the MWF Pro label tags will be copied to the new
Label Id:
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9.2 Master Container
The Master Container value is the number of the panel which contains
all layers in each panel. This Id can be changed using the Renumber
Panel tool. To see the Master Container panel number, select any
member of a secondary layer and find this parameter under its general
Revit Properties.
9.3 SSFT_Id
This id is auto calculated for each layer. This is the id for the member’s layer group it
belongs too. Each Layer will have its own SSTF_Id. When creating Shop Drawings, if you
want your BOM to be grouped by layer, make sure to input this field as a category.
To see the SSFT_Id panel number, select any member of a secondary layer and find this
parameter under its general Revit Properties.
9.4 Label & Tag
The Label is unique for each member of that layer. The first letter describes the type of
member, for example. C14, would describe the 14th Cripple. Or HD1 would describe the
1st Header Door. The Tag would describe only the prefix, such as C or HD. There is a
default configuration for the tags which can be overridden per layer.
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To see the Label of a panel, select any member of a secondary layer and find this
parameter under its general Revit Properties.
9.5 Tag Map
Each member has a set of tags. These tags can be accessed through the Project Hub –
Member Tags:
Or through the Layer

Properties:
If you duplicate the

map, you can set your
own tag prefixes for
each tag.
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Once the map has been copied, the map is now editable to which ever Short Text needed.
This map is saved for each layer:
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Now that the layer is reading a new template map, the members have different tags and
labels.
10. Edit Operations

Edit operations are used to do oddball changes to
the panel which can be saved during Regeneration.
For example, moving a stud over 2”. For Secondary
Framing, we support Add Member, Delete Member,
Extend Member, Move Member and Edits Wand. All
the edits are saved under the layer properties.
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10.1 Add Member
To add a member to your panel, hit the

<Add member> command. In the
status bar, it will prompt you to pick the
member you want to add, select the
member. Then it prompts you to pick
another existing member of the panel,
so that MWF can know which layer to
add it too. Then select the tag you want
for that member.
Now the member will remain after

regeneration and have the correct
SSTF_Id, Label, and tag.
10.2 Move Member
To move a member, run the <Move Member> command. Then select your member, and
pick point to the new location.
10.3 Extend Member
To extend a member, run the < Extend Member > Command. Then select the member
you want to extend and input the start or end extension values:
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10.4 Delete Member
To delete a member, run the < Delete member> command. Then select the member you
want to delete.
10.5 Edit Wand
The Edit Wand was created so that you can do the modifications to your panel using Revit
tools, then run the Edit Wand so that MWF can recognize the changes. For example I
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extended a cripple, moved a king, and deleted a stud. At this phase there is nothing in
the edit Ops list because the panel doesn’t recognize the changes yet.
Once your changes have been made, select your

panel and run the <Edit Want command>. Now the
changes have been saved in your panel.
10.6 Adding Secondary Panels to Existing MWF Panels
If your project already has MWF Panels created, and you want to add secondary layers
to it, you will need to run the Operations> “Add Secondary” command to convert the
existing Pro Wall Panel into a multi-layer panel. Once the command has been run on the
wall(s), you can then click on the wall and open up the Wall Properties through the Multi-
Layer Panel, and add secondary templates to the layers needing. Once a panel has been
converted, if you click on an MWF Stud, you will notice a new Master Container assembly
with a new panel number for Multi-Layer Panels.
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If you need to hide the MWFPro Label. Simply regenerate the MWFPro layer Panel using
MultiLayer Regenerate command.
11. Exploring Secondary Layer Features

In order to have a feature in a layer, the feature must be dragged and dropped into the
Current Layer Configuration. For example, you can set to TopTracks, and Bottom Tracks,
but no End Studs or Center Studs. Some features are dependent on other layer features.
For example Blocking, when this feature is dragged into the current layer configuration,
Verticals and End Studs will be included since the blocking feature depends on these as
a reference. Each feature can have its own families, cutbacks, offsets and etc.
11.1 Blocking
Blocking option allows you to place blocking between the studs in the
secondary panel. This is option you can save in a secondary template.
You can only place blocking if you have verticals and end studs selected
in Current Layer Config option. The Blocking option dialog box allows you
to select the type of family you will be using, rotation of the members,
select the spacing and also you can stagger the members.
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11.2 Bottom Tracks & Top Tracks
Bottom tracks option allows you to place a member on the bottom of the
secondary panel. This option can save be in a secondary template. The
Bottom Track option dialog box allows you to select the type of family you
will be using, rotation of the members, a cutbacks option that option could
be use when there is End Studs in the layer. Also have an Extension
option and apply coping to the bottom track.
The Top track option allows you to place a member on the top of the
secondary panel. This option can be save be in a secondary template.
The Top track option dialog box allows you to select the type of family
you will be using, rotation of the members, a cutbacks option. That option
could be use when there is End Studs in the layer. Also have an Extension
option and apply coping to the Top track.
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11.3 End Studs
End Studs option allows you to place members at the start and end of
the secondary panel. This option can save be in a secondary template.
The End Stud option dialog box allows you to select the type of family
you will be using, rotation of the members, a cutbacks option. Also have
an Extension option and apply coping to the members.
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11.4 Furring (Diagonals)
Furring option allows you furring along the face of the secondary panel.
This is option you can save in a secondary template.
The Furring option dialog box allows you to select the type of family you
will be using, rotation of the members, select the spacing and also allows
you place angle to the members.
11.5 Horizontals
The Horizontals option allows you to place horizontals members in the

secondary panel. This is option you can save in a secondary template. The
Horizontal dialog box allows you to select the type of family you will be
using, rotation of the members, select the spacing and also have a cutbacks
option. There is an Extension option and can apply coping to the members.
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11.6 Nailing
Nailing option allows places nailing throughout the secondary layer. This
option can also be saved in secondary template. Also our Weinmann
CNC can read these nail patterns and will show up in WUP file.
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11.7 Openings
The Opening option is where you can select different types of opening
conditions on how you can frame your openings in your Secondary
template. This is option you can save in a secondary template.
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11.8 Verticals
The Verticals option allows you to place verticals members in the

secondary panel. This is option you can save in a secondary template.
The Verticals option dialog box allows you to select the type of family
you will be using, rotation of the members. It has a cutbacks option
and there is an Extension option and can apply coping to the
members. In the vertical option dialog box has two type of spacing.
The first option is Regular spacing. This allows you pick the first offset and spacing after
that. The second option is Follow MWF Pro structural members.
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12. Regenerate Panel Options
The Regenerate Panel command has 3 different options:
Regenerate Selected Layers will only regenerate the layer in which a member is selected
of that layer.
Regenerate Structural and Secondary will regenerate the MWFPro Layers and all the
secondary layers.
Regenerate Secondary will regenerate all the secondary layers.
13. Delete Panels

The Delete command will delete all the layers including the secondary layers of the Multi-
Layer panel.
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14. Create Shop Drawings and Options
The Shop Drawings commands allows you to automatically create viewports of the
secondary layer of the panel. The shop drawing gives you an elevation view, bottom view,
side view and a bill of material. You also need to create View Templates for the views
and all members need a reported length for the bill of material to read.
14.1 Sheet View
Sheet View allows the user to show the details on how the sheet will look like when you
generate a MultiLayer shop drawing. You have an option for the sheet name, gaps in
between the viewports and the distance between the title block to the views. You can also
create own setting template by hitting the plus icon .These information are be saved in
setting template and can be used on the future.
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14.2 Bottom View
Bottom View allows the user to show the detail on how the bottom view will like it. An
option that allows the user place dimensions and what type of dimensions. Also an option
for View Range where you would like the view to cut the wall. Note the Side View takes
its visibility/graphics from a Revit View template. These information are be saved in
Settings and can be used in the future.
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14.3 Elevation View
Elevation View allows the user to show the detail on how the elevation will like it: how the
overall dimension are placed, if there are dimensions on the openings and if there are
labels on members and openings. Note the Elevation View takes its visibility/graphics
from a Revit View template. These information are be saved in setting template and can
be used on the future.
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14.4 Schedule View
The Schedule option allows the user select which field they would like to show in the bill
of material. Option to select the text note type for the title, header and body of the text.
Also alignment of the text and an option to have the field hidden. These information are
be saved in setting template and can be used on the future.
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14.5 Side View
Side View allows the user to show the detail of how it would look around an opening. You
have option to select dimensions styles and also a view range for the offset and depth of
the panel. Note the Side View takes its visibility/graphics from a Revit View Template.
These information are be saved in setting template and can be used on the future.
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14.6 Send Request
If the standard settings does not fit your company needs you can always send us a
request file, if you need any extra dimensions styles, labeling styles and extra views and
so on. In the request you would need to out in your information like company name,
contact person, an email address where we can reach for questions about your request.
There is an option where you can upload Images and example files for us to better
understand your request. After you fill up all the information just send over the send
request file.
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15. Output CNC
An output CNC of Multi-Layer Panels to Weinmann machine can be achieved. Access
the tool through MWF Pro Wall Menu> output > Weinmann CNC. Make sure that the
MultiLayer checkbox is checked.

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1.2 Structural Templates

1.1 Secondary Template

Click on Settings  Project Settings  Secondary Templates

Windows: Kings Only Marker

Doors : Kings Only Marker

Openings: Do not Frame Marker.

Once the current Layer setup of

Now we can create a new

1.2 Sheathing Templates

1.3 Member Tags

2. Create a Template Map

By clicking <None> you can select the

Then proceed to adding the other framing templates:

3. Using the Quick Create Command

Only the template changed in the wall will

This is the way to modify the layer templates

6. Adding Sheathing Layers

In the project browser, make Parts visible:

7. Wall Joins – Align to layer and Manual Extensions

Create Wall Parts:

Show Parts on walls:

7.2 Align Joins

In this example the secondary walls are

This is saved in the Join Marker property:

8.1 Do not Frame

This marker type does not have a UI, as it cannot be modified.

8.3 Kings only Framing

8.5 Wood Default

The <Wood Default> marker is a structural style framing marker.

As for the cutbacks,

9. Text Mapping & Label Data

9.4 Label & Tag

9.5 Tag Map

Or through the Layer

If you duplicate the

This map is saved for each layer:

10. Edit Operations

To add a member to your panel, hit the

Now the member will remain after

10.2 Move Member

10.3 Extend Member

10.4 Delete Member

10.5 Edit Wand

Once your changes have been made, select your

10.6 Adding Secondary Panels to Existing MWF Panels

11. Exploring Secondary Layer Features

11.3 End Studs

The Horizontals option allows you to place horizontals members in the

The Verticals option allows you to place verticals members in the

Regenerate Secondary will regenerate all the secondary layers.

13. Delete Panels

14.1 Sheet View

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