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WoodWorks® stores files in the Application Data section of the computer containing building materials and components that you can modify in order to add new ones, change design properties or customize to include only the ones you ordinarily use.
Wood Materials:
WoodWorks® includes a database of lumber, MSR lumber, MEL lumber, timber, glulam, structural composite lumber (SCL), I-joist and cross laminated timber (CLT) materials.
You can also create new "custom" database files from scratch and edit them using WoodWorks® Database Editor.
These files are in a binary format created by WoodWorks, with extensions .cwb, .cwc, .cwj, .cww, and .cws for beams, columns, joists, walls, and CLT panels, respectively.
All WoodWorks programs use the database files stored in the Application Data, so any changes you make to a material database file with the Database Editor are reflected in all WoodWorks® applications.
The material properties for "standard" database files supplied with WoodWorks® cannot be changed; however, you can activate and deactivate materials, species, grades, and sections.
Joist and Beam Hangers:
WoodWorks® Sizer includes a database of Simpson Hangers. The database is in an executable library provided by Simpson, stored in the program’s installation folder, and cannot be edited.
Default Loads:
The file Loads.wsz contains default loads for each member type, for example 15 psf dead and 40 psf live area loads, that you can create and save in Load Input View.