Post & Beam Framing

Efficiently design heavy timber framed walls, floors, and roofs
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Easily model and document post-and-beam framing structures and trusses in Autodesk® Revit®. This state-of-the-art BIM software enables quick design and documentation for quality production and accurate assembly – to meet project requirements and exceed client expectations.

Holistic processes

Design & production of any heavy timber project with a high-LOD BIM model (digital twin).

Vast time savings

Fast, accurate modeling & updating of building modules & components with project-wide parameters for highly detailed projects.

Precise deliverables

Accurate BIM data means accurate material quantities, part lists & schedules.

Create post-and-beam timber frames for walls, floors & roofs

Create post-and-beam timber frames for walls, floors & roofs

Streamlines all processes from design to documentation. Use predefined, savable rules to create heavy timber structures automatically distributing all framing & connection elements.

Automated updates

Automated updates

Accurate BIM data produces accurate material quantities, part lists & schedules.

Places multiple connections at once according to your predefined rules

Places multiple connections at once according to your predefined rules

Highly detailed projects are easier to create when you can insert hundreds of elements with just a few clicks. Quickly modify & update connections, like mortise & tenon joins, lap joins, dovetails, etc.

Element numbering

Element numbering

Composing & editing project-wide parameters greatly enhances workflows, saving time & bringing clarity to projects.

Automated documentation

Automated documentation

Reduces the potential for errors & takes tedious tasks off your hands: views, tags, schedules, dimensions, titleblocks, sheets.

Included toolsets

Cut Opening

Automates the cutting of holes at clash points in Revit

Floor Panel Layout

Automates prefabricated floor panel design in Revit

Roof Panel Layout

Automates prefabricated roof panel design in Revit

Smart Assemblies

Generates shop drawings and dimensions in Revit

Smart Connections

Automates LOD 400 modeling in Revit

Smart Views

Creates element views with automated dimensions in Revit

Smart Walls

Automates the management of walls and joins in Revit

Sort Mark

Batch numbers and marks Revit elements

Floor Wood Framing

Automates timber floor frame design in Revit

Roof Wood Framing

Automates timber roof frame design in Revit

Truss Wood Framing

Automates timber truss frame design in Revit

Wall Wood Framing

Automates timber wall frame design in Revit

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Access all product trials in the ARKANCE Dock UI.

Compatibility

This software is compatible with Autodesk® Revit® 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

System requirements

Operating systems: 64-bit versions of Windows 10 (for all versions), Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 (for version 2019 only)

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[01:53] Enhanced UI [03:35] Customizable examples [05:38] Numbering walls, floors, roofs with mark values [06:08] Creating frames [06:46] Extending beams [07:35] Adding braces [08:03] Modifying spacin...
See how to access the Wood Framing software package and find support in the ARKANCE Dock.   [0:24] Finding the Dock in Revit ribbon [0:29] Understanding the Dock [1:12] Finding Wood Framing in...
Learn to load Wall families into your project and frame walls without linking configurations to wall structure layers.   This framing method is mainly used for quick demonstrations and should no...
Learn to create framing configurations for walls and link them with chosen wall types. After linking configurations with walls you can frame your chosen walls in seconds.   [0:20] Finding Wall+...

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