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Advanced Setup (Element Identification and Mark)

Plates/Rim Joists/Girders

Common Settings

  • Print Plate Mark (x) on (x) Side of Frame - controls activation and location of Mark, configured in Mark tab. Unticking results in no mark being printed on the element. Once ticked, you can also choose on which side of the element Mark should appear in relation to how they appear in Revit.

    • Left - side number 2

    • Right - side number 4

    • Inner - side number 6

    • Outer (default) - side number 5

    • Studs -

  • Print Plate Position Mark (x) on Connected Element (x) Side of Frame -

    • Left - side number 2

    • Right - side number 4

    • Inner - side number 6

    • Outer (default) - side number 5

    • Connected - line will be places on connected element on the side where two elements meet

  • Print Plate Position Lines - prints position lines of studs, joists and columns on the plates and in case of noggings, prints lines on the studs.

  • Rotated Plates for Connected Elements are evaluated -

  • Plates which cut Connected Elements are evaluated -

Mark

Here are the options to help you configure mark by combining different parameters together:

  1. Available Parameters - lets you choose available valid parameters to form your mark from

  2. Mark = - here you can see parameters currently selected to be used to combine mark from

    • Parameter Name - shows parameter name for reference

    • Prefix - here you can enter desired prefix to be used before selected parameter value

    • Suffix - here you can enter desired suffix to be used after selected parameter value

  3. Add/Remove - these buttons lets you add or remove selected parameters from either table

  4. Up/Down - these buttons lets you move parameters in Mark = table to reorder them

Marking Text Settings - here are the options to control placement of the mark on the element:

  • Text Position Offset - lets you offset mark placement in x axis by given value counting from the element's origin point

Studs/Joists/Columns

Common Settings

  • Print Stud Mark (x) on (x) Side of Frame - controls activation and location of Mark, configured in Mark tab. Unticking results in no mark being printed on the element. Once ticked, you can also choose on which side of the element Mark should appear in relation to how they appear in Revit.

    • Left - side number 1

    • Right - side number 3

    • Inner - side number 6

    • Outer (default) - side number 5

  • Print Stud Position Mark (x) on Connected Element (x) Side of Frame - xxx

    • Left - side number 1

    • Right - side number 3

    • Inner - side number 6

    • Outer (default) - side number 5

    • Connected - line will be places on connected element on the side where two elements meet

  • Print Stud Position Lines - prints two lines indicating two sides of studs, joists and columns on the plates.

  • Rotated Studs for Connected Elements are evaluated -

  • Studs which cut Connected Elements are evaluated - here you can control position marking at places where the studs/joist/columns are cutting in to plates to avoid having a mark on the edges

Mark

Here are the options to help you configure mark for selected element category:

  1. Available Parameters - lets you choose available valid parameters to form your mark from

  2. Mark = - here you can see parameters currently selected to be used to combine mark from

    • Parameter Name - shows parameter name for reference

    • Prefix - here you can enter desired prefix to be used before selected parameter value

    • Suffix - here you can ented desired suffix to be used after selected parameter value

  3. Add/Remove - these buttons lets you add or remove selected parameters from either table

  4. Up/Down - these buttons lets you move parameters in Mark = table to reorder them

  • Marking Text Settings - here are the options to control placement of the mark on the element:

    • Text Position Offset - lets you offset mark placement in x axis by given value counting from the element's origin point

Nailers

Common Settings

  • Mark top of horizontal siding on vertical nailers – prints a line on the nailers, indicating top of the horizontal siding board.

  • Siding Filter – lets you filter out siding boards that should not be generating marking lines.

  • Nailers Filter – lets you filter out nailers that should not receive markings from siding elements.

Tip: Filter should be configured in a way of what you want to keep and not what you want to exclude.

Element Filtering

  • Structural Framing – lets you create a filter for framing elements that need to be excluded from exporting. Activates by ticking the option Automatically skip filtered out Elements option in Common Settings.

  • Parts – lets you create a filter for parts that need to be excluded from exporting. Activates by ticking the option Automatically skip filtered out Elements option in Common Settings.

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