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

Post & Beam Framing

Automates design of heavy timber structures in Revit

Cut Opening

Automates the cutting of holes at clash points in Revit

Roof Panel Layout

Automates prefabricated roof panel design in Revit

Floor Panel Layout

Automates prefabricated floor panel design in Revit

Smart Walls

Automates the management of walls and joins in Revit

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Access all product trials in the ARKANCE Dock UI.

Compatibility

This software is compatible with Autodesk® Revit® 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022

System requirements

Operating system: 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 or Windows 11 (for all versions)

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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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