Walls
Wall structure can basic (of a single component), or composite (composed of several components). You can also create complex walls (Profile Wall) of any custom shape and with a combination of components. Like other construction elements, a Wall’s essential structure derives from its Building Material.
Wall parameters are set in Wall Tool Settings. The bottom of every Wall (like other elements) is linked to its Home Story; you can also top-link the Wall to any story above it in the project. As needed, define offsets from its top link or Home Story; this will affect the Wall Height. Alternatively, just enter a fixed Wall height, without a top link.
For more information, see Wall Tool Settings, Home Story and Define Top Link for Wall, Column or Zone.
Use Wall Settings to choose attributes for the display of your wall in the various 2D and 3D windows, and to define its Building Material.
See Wall Tool Settings.
Additional display attributes are set using the pop-up options in the Floor Plan & Section panel of the Settings dialog box.
Use the Floor Plan Cut Plane, combined with element projection preferences, to determine which parts of the placed wall should be displayed.
While a Wall’s surface is defined as part of its Building Material, you can override a Wall’s surfaces on the Wall’s “outside” (reference line side), edge, and “inside” surfaces, using the controls in the Model Panel of Wall Settings.