Wall Listing Parameters

Parameter

Short Description

Long Description

 

Edge Surface

Name of Surface assigned to Wall edges.

Lists the Wall’s default edge surface (as defined in its Building Material). Not listed for composite Walls.

To list all Surfaces, including custom ones and those of composite elements, use a Surface-type list (e.g. All Finishes).

 

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Inside Slant Angle

Angle of a slanted Wall from the perpendicular to its Inside Face.

 

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Outside Slant Angle

Angle of a slanted Wall from the perpendicular to its Outside Face.

Same as the General "Slant Angle" parameter

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Wall Geom­etry Method

Uniform, Trapezoid or Polygonal.

 

 

Wall Air Skin Thickness

Thickness of Wall skin whose structure is defined as “Air skin”

Air Skin is defined at Options > Project Preferences > Calculation Units & Rules.

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Analytic Sur­face Area of Openings on the Inside Face

Surface Area of all Wall Openings (windows, doors, empty Openings) on the Wall’s Inside Face.

Surface calculation is based on hole that results from cutting the GDL Openings out of the Wall.

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Analytic Sur­face Area of Openings on the Outside Face

Surface Area of all Wall Openings (windows, doors, empty Openings) on the Wall’s Outside Face.

Surface calculation is based on hole that results from cutting the GDL Openings out of the Wall.

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Analytic Vol­ume of Openings in Wall

Volume of all Wall Openings (windows, doors, empty Openings).

Volume calculation based on hole that results from cutting the GDL Openings out of the Wall.

Does not take SEO’s into account.

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Area of the Wall

Area of the horizontal cross section of the Wall element, as it is displayed on the Floor Plan.

Area can vary depending on its Floor Plan Projection settings (e.g. Cut Only vs. Projected with Overhead).

Wall intersections have no effect on the perimeter value.

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Combined Width of doors in Wall

Sum of the nominal widths (as defined in Door Settings) of all doors placed in the Wall.

 

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Combined Width of windows in wall

Sum of the nominal widths (as defined in Window Settings) of all windows placed in the Wall

 

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Conditional Length of the Wall on Inside Face

Length of Wall along its Inside Face - this Length may be conditioned on a defined Calculation Rule.

Condition: Subtracts the Length of any Openings that exceed a given Length, as defined in Options > Project Preferences > Calculation Units & Rules (“Reduce Wall Length by…”).

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Conditional Length of the Wall on Outside Face

Length of Wall along its Inside Face - this Length may be conditioned on a defined Calculation Rule.

Condition: Subtracts the Length of any Openings that exceed a given Length, as defined in Options > Project Preferences > Calculation Units & Rules (“Reduce Wall Length by…”).

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Conditional Surface Area on the Inside Face

Surface Area of Wall on its Inside Face - this area may be conditioned on a defined Calculation Rule.

Condition: Subtracts the surface of any Openings that exceed a given area as defined in Options > Project Preferences > Calculation Units & Rules (“Reduce Wall surface by…”).

Reduced by trims and SEO’s.

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Conditional Surface Area on the Out­side Face

Surface Area of Wall on its Outside Face - this area may be conditioned on a defined Calculation Rule.

Condition: Subtracts the surface of any Openings that exceed a given area as defined in Options > Project Preferences > Calculation Units & Rules (“Reduce Wall surface by…”).

Reduced by trims and SEO’s.

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Conditional Wall Skin Volume on the Inside Face

Volume of skin on the Wall’s Inside Face - this Volume may be conditioned on a defined Calculation Rule.

Condition: subtracts the Volume of any Openings that exceed a given size, as defined in Options > Project Preferences > Calculation Units & Rules (“Reduce Wall Volume by…”).

Reduced by trims and SEO’s.

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Conditional Wall Skin Volume on the Outside Face

Volume of skin on the Wall’s Outside Face - this Volume may be conditioned on a defined Calculation Rule.

Condition: subtracts the Volume of any Openings that exceed a given size, as defined in Options > Project Preferences > Calculation Units & Rules (“Reduce Wall Volume by…”).

Reduced by trims and SEO’s.

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End Thick­ness of the Wall

End thickness of trapezoid Wall.

Second thickness, assigned in Wall Settings to a trapezoid Wall.

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Gross Sur­face Area of the wall on the Inside Face

Gross Surface Area of the Wall - including the surfaces of any Openings - on the Inside Face.

Reduced by trims. SEO’s are ignored.

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Gross Sur­face Area of the wall on the Outside Face

Gross Surface Area of the Wall - including the surfaces of any Openings - on the Outside Face.

Reduced by trims. SEO’s are ignored.

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Inside Face Surface

Name of the surface assigned to the Wall’s Inside Face.

 

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Length of Reference Line

Length of the Wall’s Reference Line.

 

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Length of the Wall at the center

Length of the Wall, as measured from end to end along Wall’s centerline.

 

 

Length of the Wall on Inside Face

Length of the Wall, as measured from end to end along Wall’s Inside Face.

 

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Length of the Wall on the Outside Face

Length of the Wall, as measured from end to end along Wall’s Outside Face.

 

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Maximum height of the Wall

Height of Wall at its highest point.

Roof crops are considered.

Trims and SOE's are ignored.

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Maximum Height of the Wall Skin on Inside Face

Height of Wall skin, at its highest point, on the Wall’s Inside Face.

Roof crops are considered.

Trims and SOE's are ignored.

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Maximum Height of the Wall Skin on Out­side Face

Height of Wall skin, at its highest point, on the Wall’s Outside Face.

Roof crops are considered.

Trims and SOE's are ignored.

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Minimum Height of the Wall Skin on Inside Face.

Height of Wall skin, at its lowest point, on Wall’s Inside Face.

Roof crops are considered.

Trims and SOE's are ignored.

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Minimum Height of the Wall Skin on Out­side Face

Height of Wall skin, at its lowest point, on the Wall’s Outside Face.

Roof crops are considered.

Trims and SOE's are ignored.

 

Net Surface Area of the edges

Sum of the areas of all Wall edges. Reduced by trims and Solid Element Operations.

 

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Net Surface Area on the Inside Face

Surface Area of the Wall on the Inside Face.

Reduced by Openings, trims and Solid Element Operations.

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Net Surface Area on the Outside Face

Surface Area of the Wall on the Outside Face.

Reduced by Openings, trims and Solid Element Operations.

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Number of Intersecting Columns

Number of Columns that intersect the Wall

 

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Number of Doors in Wall

Number of Door elements in the Wall

 

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Number of Holes (Num­ber of Empty Openings)

Number of Empty Opening Objects in the Wall

 

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Number of Windows in Wall

Number of Window elements in the Wall

 

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Outside Face Surface

Name of the surface assigned to the Wall’s Outside Face.

 

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Reference Line location

As defined in Wall Settings (Outside Face, Inside Face or Center).

For composite Walls: can also be Core Outside, Core Inside or Core Center.

 

Thickness of the Wall (Obsolete)

Obsolete. See General Thickness field.

 

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Wall Skin Thickness on the Inside Face

For Composite Walls: Thickness of the skin on the Wall’s Inside Face.

Each skin thickness is defined in Options > Element Attributes > Composite Structures.

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Wall Skin Thickness on the Out­side Face

For Composite Walls: Thickness of the skin on the Wall’s Outside Face.

Each skin thickness is defined in Options > Element Attributes > Composite Structures.

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Wall Skin Volume on the Inside Face

Net Volume of the skin on the Wall’s Inside Face.

Subtracts Volumes of Openings within the skin

Reduced by trims and SEO’s.

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Wall Skin Volume on the Outside Face

Net Volume of the skin on the Wall’s Outside Face.

Subtracts Volumes of Openings within the skin

Reduced by trims and SEO’s.

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Wall Slant Type

Straight, Slanted, or Double-slanted.

As defined in Wall Settings, Geometry and Positioning Panel

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