December 22 nd MWF SIPs. User Guide

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1 December 22 nd 2016 MWF SIPs User Guide

2 Table of contents 1. Introduction Things to Know Before Starting Starting from a Template Material Creating Revit Wall Types Settings SIP Definitions Edge Details Spline Definitions Panel Creation Panel Properties Panel Info Master Panel Properties Spline Properties Labels Top Plates and Bottom Plates Properties Wire Chases Openings Panel End Studs MWF Pro Wall Markers Types Opening Framing Markers Opening Marker: SIP Basic Door Framing (WalkIn Door Basic Framing) Opening Marker: SIP WalkIn Door - Built Up Header Opening Marker: SIP WalkIn Door Double Box - (WalkIn Door Box Headers) Opening Marker: SIP WalkIn door Opening Box (Box Header at Opening) Opening Marker: SIP WalkIn Door Panel Box (Box Header at Panel) Opening Marker: SIP Window Basic Framing (Window - Style A) Opening Marker: SIP Window Box Header Opening Marker: SIP Window Panel Box Header Openings Rule Set

3 5.3 Panel Joins - SIP Corner Markers SIP Generic Butt Corner SIP Generic FlyBy Corner SIP Generic Miter Join Export and Import Settings Post Processing Tools Edit Single Spline Copy Spline Settings Edit Single Panel Copy Panel Settings Positioning

4 1. Introduction This manual highlights the features that can be used to create a SIP project, based on standard commercial definitions. Each topic demonstrates tools that you can use to complete tasks that are common to an overall workflow. You will learn some of the practices that can help you efficiently design and develop a SIP project, using a 3D Revit model as a starting point. 1.1 Things to Know Before Starting Before starting a SIP project using MWF some default settings need to be prepared and data needs to be loaded into the project. These items are described in the next few topics below Starting from a Template For MWF SIPs to work properly some markers, data, families and object styles need to be loaded and/or created in the project. To simplify this work and minimize errors, start a project by using a specific project provided by the MWF support team that contains all necessary data to run MWF SIPS properly for the first time. You can download the basic project from here: Material Using Revit's Material tool under the Manage menu, create the materials that will be used for SIP layers. This is an optional setting and can be used according to the project's needs. 3

5 1.1.3 Creating Revit Wall Types Revit Wall Types will serve as place holders for SIPs and should have, at least, the same amount of layers of the SIP panel (skins and foam layers). The wall layers' thicknesses should match of those in the SIP panel. The Foam layer should be assigned as Structure. 2. Settings Before creating panels, you will need to prepare all details that will be used in the SIP panel. These details include SIP Definitions, Edge Details and Spline Definitions. 2.1 SIP Definitions A SIP Definition will be used to control the properties of the master panel and it will dictate the quantity, position and thickness of SIP layers. To open the SIP Definitions Editor, select the command SIP Definitions under Settings in the SIP Walls menu. 4

6 Start by clicking New under the SIP Definitions box. Give a name to the new SIP definition. Under the Layer Editor box, adjust the layer`s thickness, position and material. Make sure you assign a foam layer to the SIP Definition by selecting the Foam box in the Layer Editor box. You can add, copy and delete layers. By using the commands Move Up and Move Down you can position the layers according to the interior (top most layer) or exterior (bottom most layer) sides of the wall. A label can be set for the foam layer. This information can be used for manufacturing purposes in the future. 2.2 Edge Details Create the conditions for SIP panel edge cuts by clicking Edge Details under Settings in the SIP Walls menu. This tool will allow the user to set the foam cut-out parameters for panel edges. 5

7 Start by selecting any of the existent edge Details in the template, or click New under the edge Detail Editor box to create a new one. Give a name to the new Edge Detail. Select the newly created Edge Detail and under the Edge Detail Parameters section select the Shape style for the edge detail. Every shape will have its own set parameters that should be configured accordingly. Single and Double Void shapes should be used to create the edges of panels and openings in general. 6

8 Join shapes can be used to create Edge Details for Corner Markers (Note: By default, Join markers will be created using a dynamic Edge Detail that will automatically adjust to the thickness of the connecting wall). A Header shape can be used to create the foam cut-out for openings headers. (Note: By default, header markers will be created using a dynamic Edge Detail that will automatically adjust to the thickness of the header). 7

9 2.3 Spline Definitions Spline Definitions will dictate which members should be created at the panel splits and which Edge Detail will be linked to them. Spline Definitions can also create a gap of a specific distance between panels. Open the Spline Definitions Editor box by clicking Spline Definitions under Settings in the SIP Walls menu. Click New to create a new Spline Definition. Give it a name and set the values for edge details, offsets and member's family type, and plies under Spline Definition Parameters. 8

10 3. Panel Creation Once SIP Definitions, Edge Details and Spline Definitions are set up, a SIP panel can be created. Start by selecting a Revit wall and click Create in MWF Pro Wall. In MWF Pro Wall dialog box, click Template to open the Template Manager, and select one of the defaults SIP template in the drawing template provided by the MWF Support team. Click Set As Active to apply the template properties to the wall and initialize basic functions required by the program. Click Close in the Template Manager dialog box to get back to the previous dialog box. Click OK in the next dialog box and see the newly created SIPs in the selected wall. This is just a basic SIP wall so changes can be made accordingly to create the final required SIP templates. 9

11 4. Panel Properties Once a panel is created, you can use MWF Pro Wall - Properties command to adjust the properties of a SIP panel. Select either the Revit wall or the panel label and click Properties under MWF Pro Wall menu. This will open the SIP properties dialog box. In the following sections of this tutorial you will see how to set the properties for the Master Panel, Splines, Top and Bottom Plates, and other members of the panel. Once all properties are set, you can click Save to have them saved in a template and reused in any other wall. Click Load to load previously saved templates to your project. 10

12 (For more information on how to save or load templates, please refer to MWF Pro Wall Tutorial or contact MWF Support). 4.1 Panel Info The Panel Info option from the panel's properties dialog box can be used to set the basic information like the Prefix and Suffix in the panel name and set values for panel extensions related to the Revit wall. The option Use Locator will add an arrow to the beginning of the panel indicating the panel direction. This arrow can be seen in a plan view while using the wireframe graphic display option. 4.2 Master Panel Properties The Master Panel option from the panel's properties dialog box is used to set the SIP Definition that should be used in the creation of the SIPs. 4.3 Spline Properties Use the Splines option to set the Spline Definitions for the panels, and to set the values for minimum and maximum spacing of the Splines. This will also dictate the length of SIP panels. 11

13 You can set a different position for the first panel Spline by adding a value under Starting Spline Offset. 4.4 Labels Once a master panel is created, by default all its child panels will be individually labelled with information about the master panel number followed by the number sequence for each child panel. 12

14 Panels can also be given a Positioning Number. This number is a unique identifier that will be assigned to all child panels in the project that share exactly the same conditions between them. To use the Positioning Number as label, check the option Use Positioning Name in the panel properties. The post-processing Positioning tool will need to be used to assign the positioning numbers to all panels in the project. If the option Use Positioning Name is checked in the panel properties but no Positioning number was assigned to the panels, only the master panel will show its label. 4.5 Top Plates and Bottom Plates Properties Set values for minimum and maximum length of the plates and choose the Edge Definition that should be used at the top and bottom of the panels by using Top Plates and Bottom Plate commands. Use the field Plate Layout to set the quantity and type of plates to be used. 13

15 4.6 Wire Chases Horizontal Wire Chases can be placed by clicking the option New under the Wire Chases area. You can also apply two Vertical Wire Chases to a panel by enabling the field Vertical Wire Chases and setting its values. 4.7 Openings The Openings command will allow the user to select the Rule Set that will be used when creating panels that contains doors, windows and/or openings. In following sections of this tutorial you will learn how Rule Sets and Opening Framing Markers can be created to be used as settings during the creation of panels with openings. 14

16 4.8 Panel End Studs End Studs of a master SIP panel can be controlled in the Panel End Studs section of the panel properties dialog box. Check the option(s) Spline at panel Start/end to have splines placed in the start or end of panel, and use the drop-down menus to select which spline should be used. 5. MWF Pro Wall Markers Types As mentioned at the beginning of this tutorial, make sure you have the default markers and data loaded into your project (MWF Pro Wall Settings Load Data). The next step is to do the necessary changes on the markers to reflect the needs of the project. 15

17 5.1 Opening Framing Markers To access opening markers, click the tool Marker Types under the Markers menu in MWF Pro Wall. Expand the options Wall Opening SIP Single to see all existing default SIP openings markers. Select one of the markers and make a copy of it using the copy command. Give the new marker a name. Double-click to open it. Each type of default marker will have its own set of properties. Adjust them accordingly. 16

18 5.1.1 Opening Marker: SIP Basic Door Framing (WalkIn Door Basic Framing) This marker was designed to be applied on doors. It will create a boundary framing around the door opening. Select header, left and right member types and the Edge Details Opening Marker: SIP WalkIn Door - Built Up Header This door marker was designed to create a header with multiple lumber pieces back to back, vertically oriented above the door. Select the option "Splines at Bounds" to place Splines on the left and right sides of the window. The panels will be split on each side of the opening and no Splines will be placed in between the opening area to create a full panel above the header and below the sill. 17

19 5.1.3 Opening Marker: SIP WalkIn Door Double Box - (WalkIn Door Box Headers) This marker was designed to be applied on doors. It will create two box headers, one above the door and another one on the top of the panel. Select header member types and edge details to be applied to the sill (Opening Edge Detail) and to the Jambs (Jamb Edge Detail). Add a distance for the foam cut-out at the header area under "Box Header Cutout Distance". Select the option "Splines at Opening Bounds" to place Splines on the left and right sides of the door. The panels will be split on each side of the opening and no Splines will be placed in between the opening area to create a full panel above the header. Note: If you have the option "Splines at Opening Bounds" checked, you need to make sure you the panel properties are using the option "None under Opening Spline Definition to avoid the double placement of splines at the opening bounds. Add a distance for the foam cut-out at the header area under "Box Header Cutout Distance". 18

20 5.1.4 Opening Marker: SIP WalkIn door Opening Box (Box Header at Opening) This marker will create a box header above the door. Select header member types and Edge Details to be applied to the sill (Opening Edge Detail) and to the Jambs (Jamb edge Detail). Add a distance for the foam cut-out at the header area under "Box Header Cutout Distance". Select the option "Splines at Bounds" to place Splines on the left and right sides of the door. The panels will be split on each side of the opening and no Splines will be placed in between the opening area to create a full panel above the header. 19

21 5.1.5 Opening Marker: SIP WalkIn Door Panel Box (Box Header at Panel) This marker will create a box header on the top of the panel. Select header member types and Edge Details to be applied to the sill (Opening Edge Detail) and to the Jambs (Jamb edge Detail). Add a distance for the foam cut-out at the header area under "Box Header Cutout Distance". Select the option "Splines at Bounds" to place Splines on the left and right sides of the door. The panels will be split on each side of the opening and no Splines will be placed in between the opening area to create a full panel above the header. 20

22 5.1.6 Opening Marker: SIP Window Basic Framing (Window - Style A) This marker was designed to be applied on windows. It will create a boundary framing around the window opening. Select header, sill, left and right member types and edge details to be applied. Select the option "Splines at Bounds" to place Splines on the left and right sides of the window. The panels will be split on each side of the opening and no splines will be placed in between the opening area to create a full panel above the header and below the sill. Note: If you have the option "Splines at Opening Bounds" checked, you need to make sure you the panel properties are using the option "None under Opening Spline Definition to avoid the double placement of splines at the opening bounds. 21

23 5.1.7 Opening Marker: SIP Window Box Header This marker will create a box header above a window. Select header member types and Edge Details to be applied to the sill (Opening Edge Detail) and to the Jambs (Jamb edge Detail). Add a distance for the foam cut-out at the header area under "Box Header Cutout Distance". Select the option "Splines at Bounds" to place Splines on the left and right sides of the window. The panels will be split on each side of the opening and no splines will be placed in between the opening area to create a full panel above the header and below the sill. Note: If you have the option "Splines at Opening Bounds" checked, you need to make sure you the panel properties are using the option "None under Opening Spline Definition to avoid the double placement of splines at the opening bounds. 22

24 5.1.8 Opening Marker: SIP Window Panel Box Header This marker will create a window box header on the top of the panel. Select header member types and Edge Details to be applied to the sill (Opening Edge Detail) and to the Jambs (Jamb edge Detail). Add a distance for the foam cut-out at the header area under "Box Header Cutout Distance". Select the option "Splines at Bounds" to place Splines on the left and right sides of the window. The panels will be split on each side of the opening and no splines will be placed in between the opening area to create a full panel above the header and below the sill. Note: If you have the option "Splines at Opening Bounds" checked, you need to make sure you the panel properties are using the option "None under Opening Spline Definition to avoid the double placement of splines at the opening bounds. 23

25 5.2 Openings Rule Set Once all your opening markers are properly created, you will need to set them in a rule to be applied automatically during the creation of the panels. Click the tool Marker Types under the Markers menu in MWF Pro Wall. Expand the options Project Rule Set SIP Opening Rules to see the existent default SIP Rule Set marker. Duplicate the default Rule Set to create a new one. Give it a name and double-click to open it. Click the 'plus' sign to create a new rule. A new dialog box will open so the opening rule can be set. Under Framing Condition select the type of opening that you want to consider for this first rule and set the Condition Criteria for the rule. Under Data, select the Framing Type - the previously created Opening Framing marker - that should be applied to the opening every time that it meets the criteria for the specified condition. Click OK to close the dialog box and have a new rule created under the Rule Set. Repeat the procedure for all required openings and criteria in the project. 24

26 5.3 Panel Joins - SIP Corner Markers Just like in MWF Walls, you can apply Join Definitions to SIP panels. When you load MWF markers through the command Load Data, default SIP markers will be loaded. Open or duplicate any of the markers using the MWF command Marker Types to adjust to the project needs. There are currently three different SIP corner markers: -SIP Generic Butt Corner -SIP Generic Fly-By Corner -SIP Generic Miter Corner They can be duplicated and used for different styles of panel join. The template provided by the MWF Support team and mentioned in the beginning of this tutorial contains variations of these joins, to be used on SIPs panels type R18, R26, R33. 25

27 5.4 SIP Generic Butt Corner The default join marker J212 is defined as a Butt Corner join type. The primary (main) wall panel will be extended and the secondary one will be shortened. This join definition requires the use of Edge Details that will dictate how the end studs of the panel will be. 5.5 SIP Generic FlyBy Corner The default join marker J211 is defined as a FlyBy join type, in which the outside layer of the secondary wall should extend over the butt-end of the primary connecting wall. Double-click the SIP corner join marker to open its properties. Add the join's parameters values according to the image below: 26

28 Primary Wall Inner Cut Length: The distance from the end of the primary wall to be cut off from the Foam object. Usually the width size of the end stud(s) plus any extra gap. Primary Wall Exterior Skin Length: The distance from the end of the secondary wall to the opposite side of the primary wall. Usually the full width of the connecting (primary) wall. Primary Wall Ply Count: The quantity of end studs on the primary wall. Secondary Wall Inner Cut Length: The distance from the end of the secondary wall to be cut off from the Foam object. Usually the width size of the end stud(s) plus any extra gap. Secondary Wall Ply Count: The quantity of end studs on the secondary wall. 5.6 SIP Generic Miter Join The default join marker J202 is defined as a Miter join type. Both connecting wall panels will be cut and joined in a 45 degrees angle. This join definition requires the creation of a specific Miter Cut Edge Detail. Open the Edge Details tool, create a new Edge Detail and assign the shape Join-Miter Cut to it. You can then open the marker SIP Generic Miter Join from the Marker Types tool to set the previously created Miter Join corner detail to it. 27

29 6. Export and Import Settings Use the tool Export Settings from the Settings menu to have all SIP Definition, Edge Details and Spline Definitions exported to an XML file. You can use this command to keep a copy of these SIP settings which can be imported into other projects using the command Import Settings. 7. Post Processing Tools Some post-processing tasks can be performed using the Post Processing tools. Keep in mind that Regenerating a panel will revert the panel to its original settings and you will have to perform these postprocessing changes again. These tools are meant to be used for small changes to a SIP panel. 28

30 7.1 Edit Single Spline To modify a single Spline in a wall, click the command Edit Single Spline from the Post Processing menu and select the Spline to be modified. A new dialog box will open so you can choose the new Spline Definition to apply to the Spline. Once you click OK, the new Spline Definition will be applied. If you want to keep this change during the panel regeneration, uncheck the option Recompute Splines in the Properties dialog box. 7.2 Copy Spline Settings To copy the settings from one Spline to another, use the command Copy Spline Settings and follow the instructions from the pop up boxes. Once you are done, click Finish on the top-left hand side of your Revit drawing area. The Spline will be updated with the copied settings. 29

31 7.3 Edit Single Panel To modify a single SIP element in a wall, click the command Edit Single Panel from the Post Processing menu and select the panel to be modified. A new dialog box will open so you can choose the new Panel Definition to apply to the panel. Once you click OK, the new Panel Definition will be applied. 7.4 Copy Panel Settings To copy the settings from one panel to another, use the command Copy Panel Settings and follow the instructions from the pop up boxes. Once you are done, click Finish on the top-left hand side of your Revit drawing area. The panel will be updated with the copied settings. 30

32 7.5 Positioning Once all the panels in the project are created, you can assign a Positioning Number to the child panels. This number is a unique identifier that will be assigned to all child panels in the project that share exactly the same conditions between them. Select all panels in the project to be assigned a positioning number and click the command Positioning in the SIPs Walls menu. The tool will compare format, size and edge details between all child panels and assign the positioning number to those panels. Once assigned, the number will show up in the Revit properties as Member Position. 31

33 To use the Positioning Number as label for the child panels, check the option Add Label to Panels in the SIP Positioning dialog box and make sure you have the option Use Positioning Name checked in the panel properties. 32