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Wood Framing and Metal Framing for Revit continues to evolve around real project workflows. This release focuses on three practical improvements that reduce friction in daily work: faster visibility control, smarter guided assistance, and more flexible connections by type. Together, these enhancements help users spend less time navigating tools and more time moving projects forward.
What’s new in this release
Visibility Tool for Framing - faster control over what users see
Element Numbering - now integrated directly into framing
Guided Workflows - static warnings become clearer, actionable assistance
L-B Connections by Type - more flexible connection logic for different wall types
Visibility Tool for Framing - Faster Control, Clearer Models
Managing visibility during framing workflows can slow work down, especially in dense Revit models. Designers regularly need to hide walls or framing layers, or focus on specific elements - but doing so usually means repeatedly opening Revit’s Visibility/Graphics settings, creating filters, or switching between view templates. That extra effort quickly adds up quickly.
The new Visibility Tool for Framing brings a faster, more intuitive way to control what you see. With a lightweight visibility panel, users can quickly toggle categories such as walls or windows, hide framing layers - all without leaving their workflow.
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This means:
less time spent managing view settings
clearer working views during framing
less dependence on Revit setup
The result is a smoother workflow that helps designers stay focused on framing instead of model display management.
Element numbering is now fully integrated into the framing environment, eliminating the need to switch between separate tools such as Sort Mark or Smart Documentation to create and manage numbering configurations. Previously, users could apply existing numbering rules inside the framing workflow, but creating or editing those rules required switching to another tool - something that often caused confusion, especially for newer users.
With this update, users can now create, edit, and apply numbering configurations directly inside the framing software. The entire numbering workflow is available in one place, making it easier to manage element numbering across walls, floors, roofs, framing members, parts, and more.
For walls, floors, roofs, framing members and parts, users can manage configurations via “Numbering Configuration” window, just like before. And in this update, batch numbering capabilities are also now integrated, allowing users to quickly apply numbering across all needed categories, like windows, doors or any other categories more efficiently:
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By bringing numbering features directly into the framing workflow, this enhancement simplifies project setup, reduces dependency on external tools, and creates a smoother, more intuitive documentation experience. The result is faster configuration management, fewer workflow interruptions, and a more unified user experience overall
Guided Workflows - From Error Messages to Smart Assistance
Workflow interruptions often happen when software shows a warning but does not explain what to do next. Whether users were trying to frame a multi-sided roof or create an assembly for an element with an empty Mark parameter, previous dialogs often stopped the process without offering clear next steps. For newer users especially, these situations could feel confusing.
This release improves those moments with new Guided Workflows. Instead of static error messages, users now get clearer explanations, structured information about the affected element, and direct actions to resolve the issue immediately.
For example, when framing a multi-sided roof, users can now launch the roof-splitting workflow directly from the dialog:
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Whereas before, you only got a warning:
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When creating an assembly for unnumbered elements, they can start the Number Walls command right away:
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Whereas before, you only got a warning:
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As users have said, “If you get an error, you want to know what it means and how to fix it.” Others simply noted that receiving warnings without understanding the cause is frustrating.
By connecting problems directly to solutions, these updates reduce frustration, shorten the learning curve, and keep work moving without unnecessary interruptions. It’s another step toward a smarter, more supportive framing experience - where the software helps users succeed instead of simply reporting errors.
L-B Connections by Type - More Flexible Framing Logic
Different wall types often require different connection details, especially in modular or highly customized projects. Until now, L-B Connections relied on a single default setup, which meant users had to apply the same offsets and rules across all wall combinations - even when one side required a completely different treatment. This often led to manual adjustments and less predictable results.
With the new L-B Connections by Type enhancement, users can now predefine dedicated configurations for specific wall types. Settings assigned to Wall Type I, Wall Type II, and other custom tabs will automatically override the Default Type configuration whenever those wall types are used.
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The result is more adaptable framing logic, fewer manual corrections, and greater precision when working with varied wall assemblies. It’s another step toward smarter automation for complex framing conditions.
Built Around Real Workflows
The features highlighted above represent some of the most impactful additions in this release, but they’re only part of the story. Alongside them, we’ve also delivered a range of smaller usability improvements, refinements, and fixes across the software to make everyday work smoother and more reliable.
Our goal remains the same: to keep improving Wood Framing and Metal Framing step by step based on real user needs and real project workflows. Thank you for your continued feedback - it helps shape every release.
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