C3DT Flatten

Frame Generator is a powerful tool for creating assemblies, but the resulting structure often becomes cluttered and impractical when it’s time to communicate with clients, prepare documentation, or pass designs to other software. Designers are left toggling part visibility on and off, struggling to isolate sections of the model, or manually reorganizing components just to create a clean presentation.

This creates several recurring issues:

• Overly complex assemblies that are hard to read and manage

• Wasted time switching visibility settings to show or hide parts

• Difficulty preparing quotes and proposals from cluttered assemblies

• Poor interoperability when exporting to Revit or other BIM tools

The impact of these issues extends beyond the designer’s desk. Messy assemblies confuse clients reviewing proposals, slow down collaboration across teams, and cause unnecessary friction when projects are shared with external stakeholders. What should be a simple, transparent representation of a design often turns into a puzzle that requires insider knowledge to interpret.

Flatten solves this by restructuring assemblies into a flat, top-level format where every part is grounded in its correct position. Instead of navigating layers of subassemblies or toggling countless visibility settings, you get a clear, streamlined view that’s easy to work with. This not only speeds up internal workflows but also ensures that your exports to tools like Revit remain clean and usable.