Wall framing takeoff prints one sheet per shop panel

The PDF shop drawings now end with a sheet for every prefab wall panel, each with its own parts and lumber weight.

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Set a longest panel (for example --panel-max=8ft) and the PDF from wall-framing-takeoff now adds a sheet for each shop panel after the wall sheets: the panel's own elevation, openings, member marks, a parts table with the plates trimmed to the panel, and an estimated lumber weight for handling.

Gable walls and walls that fit in one panel stay as whole-wall sheets. Checked on the sample house only (96 in panels, 40 pages, rendered through poppler), not on a real builder's panel shop. Layout aid only, not engineering advice.

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