USA environment BD 2026
New “Extra Studs w/Hold Downs” wall framing macro
Why: Designers needed to run a separate function to add hold downs to key assemblies.
Solution: A new “Extra Stud w/Hold Downs” framing macros was added to the Wall Panel Layout Accessories browser to make it easier to add both stud packs and hold downs at the same time. Hold downs can be added to the bottom and/or top, as well as ,left, right or both sides of the stud pack. Available in both wood and steel framing versions. Sorry, this is not available with Classic Wall Framing.
Additional Hold Downs Added to Holddown_Sys Library
Why: Designers often need hold down types and sizes that were not in the default installation, and needed to add them as needed.
Solution: Additional commonly used hold downs were added to the Holddown_Sys library in the default installation. Also, hold down anchor bolt and bolt hole locations were corrected.
Save and Load Presets for Extra Stud and Extra Backer framing macros
Why: Designers often need to make the same modifications to the default selections when adding extra stud and extra backer macros. The wood version of Vertex BD did not have a way to save and load selections.
Solution: Selections can now be saved as presets to a library, then easily loaded as needed. This feature was already available for steel framing.
New Wall Panel Details to Lap Sheathing Over Panel Breaks
Why: Customers that prefer to lap sheathing across panel breaks needed to manually stretch the sheets at every panel break.
Solution: New Continuous wall panel details were added to automatically lap sheathing 1-1/2” or 3” across panel breaks. These details can be selected when running the Generate Panels function. They can also be saved as the default selection.
Sorry, this is not available with Classic Wall Framing, but it can be customized by modifying panel end clip levels. Contact support for more information.
Double Deflection Slots in Steel Connections and Wall Framing Tools
Why: Customers requested the ability to add double deflection slots at stud to top track connections.
Solution: A new option for double deflection slots was added to Deflection Swage joints in the Connection Details browser, as well as, a selection in wall framing tools to automatically add double deflections slots when generating parts.
New Metric Panel Drawing Templates
Why: Several manufacturers in Canada design with imperial units but need to dimension panel drawings with metric units. Classic wall panels have a feature to automatically convert values to metric, but 3D wall, floor, ceiling, and roof panels and trusses did not have that feature.
Solution: New metric panel templates were added to provide panel drawings for 3D wall, floor, ceiling, and roof panels and trusses with metric dimensions and part lists.
Rows in PDF Set Settings can be copied to and from a PDF set library
Why: Modifications to PDF sets are project specific, and needed to be repeated in every project.
Solution: Modified rows can now be copied to a PDF set library, then copied from the PDF set library to other projects, making it much faster and easier to add or modify PDF sets in multiple projects.
