CAD & Revit Details



Architectural Drawings - Sorted by building element, common architectural design details are available in several formats for wall, floor and roof types of wood construction.

   Wall Types
    Exterior Walls
    Interior Walls
         Floor Types
    2x Floor Framing
    I-joist Floor Framing 
         Roof Types
    Flat Roofs
    Sloping Roofs


Structural Drawings - A collection of three types of structural drawings:
  1. Typical Stud Wall & Shear Wall drawings and Typical I-Joist drawings in 2-D drafting views.
  2. Revit Families include four special family and Revit files specifically altered for use with Revit wood construction.
  3. Revit Systems include five Revit files representing common structural systems designed with wood.



Additional design details are available from our partner associations:

  • APA – The Engineered Wood Association – More than 100 CAD details from APA’s most popular publications. Sorted by product and construction topic, they’re easy to navigate, download and insert into building plans.
  • Canadian Wood Council – Common electronic details in several formats for various types of wood construction. Drawings are derived from current building codes or common construction practices found in CWC publications.
  • American Wood Council – Includes CAD details for fire rated wood floor and wall assemblies, conventional wood frame construction and design for permanence.
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