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Top MWF Features Of 2023

2023 saw several updates to the MWF product line covering Pro Metal, Pro Wood and Advanced Metal, introducing new improvements and functionality empowering users to optimize the design of wood and LGS framing in Revit.

 

 

Let’s take a look at some of the top new features added to MWF last year as part of Builds 8444, 8560, 8675.

MWF Download Center

The download center, added in build 8560, allows you to browse, search, filter and load families/components into your Revit project from a library.

Software interface displaying the MWF download center for Revit and Clarkdietrich families

 

Floor Module Improvements

The floor module saw the ability to rotate panel members such as tracks and joints, in 90 degree increments, in addition to the existing 180-degree flip option.

image depicting MWF framing software floor module upgrades

 

Disassemble Wall Tool

Ability to add an offset for hole series within the Horizontals command

Users can now add an offset for hole series that can be used in conjunction with our horizontals command. Holes can now be offset in the x and y direction.

Revit framing software depicting the addition of offsets for hole series

Subassembly naming conventions in the Subassembly Catalog

Users can now define subassembly naming conventions directly in the subassembly catalog, and can now change the default naming method

MWF framing software depicting subassembly naming conventions

Subassembly catalog now available in LGS and wood default markers

User will now be able to have the LGS and Wood Non-Bearing and Bearing default marker be attributed to a Subassembly Catalog.

Revit framing software subassembly catalog

Modular Tool – ability to create one shop drawing for panels with the identical numbers generated with “same as original” option

When using the “Same as Original” for the label controls (numbering) and shop drawings are being generated, MWF will now compile the number of panels that have the same number and include it in the shop drawings. Users can now generate a single shop drawing for their modular panels of the same name and number.

MWF modular tool functionality for shop drawings

Floors

Move generated and edits wand command now compatible with bridging types

User will now be able to use Move Generated and/or Edits Wand command in members of a floor panel created through Bridging Types configurations.

MWF menu depicting improvements to floor module commands


Rafters

Ability to select open type in rafter properties

Users will now be able to select an opening type for the rafter system in the rafter’s Properties.

MWF software image depicting improvement to rafter modeling

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