WoodWorks (AWC/CWC)

subscription (annual) Engineer & Analyze

Structural wood design software suite (Sizer, Shearwalls, Connections) for light-frame and mass timber structures, conforming to IBC, ASCE 7, NDS, and SDPWS. Published by the Canadian Wood Council and endorsed by the American Wood Council with concurrent licensing, free updates, and Revit/cadwork interfaces.

Agent-hostile
2.8 /5 composite score
RF2 keeps C2 1/5 because the desktop suite has no public API, CLI, or MCP, while C1 4/5 reflects subscription pricing with a 10-day trial and C4 4/5 reflects cadwork export plus partial IFC export via Revit and MWF Pro Wood.
Situational

Rubric Scorecard

How we grade →

Criterion Score Evidence
Value for the price 4/5 subscription (annual) Source →
Agent Friendliness 1/5 API: none (desktop application; Revit interface via MWF Pro Wood third-party add-on)
Ease of adoption 3/5 --
Portability & lock-in 4/5 3 file formats
Interoperability 2/5 2 integrations

Pricing

Modelsubscription (annual)
Free tierno
Free viewerno
Trialyes
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Evidence

File formats

FormatDirectionSupport
WoodWorks project files native full
CAD (via cadwork) export partial
IFC (via Revit/MWF) export partial

Integrations

Revit (via MWF Pro Wood) cadwork

Sources

Pricing

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