Wall Edits

This menu contains functions for post-processing walls.

Wall edits - Corner cut

In the Corner Cut function, two walls are selected sequentially and then trimmed at a corner. The selected portions of the walls remain, and protruding parts are deleted. If the walls are too short, they are extended to the corner. Walls that have already been trimmed (T-joint) cannot be connected with the Corner Cut; they must first be separated from each other.

Wall edits - T-joint

Two walls are connected at a T-joint. First select the abutting wall, then the wall that is struck. The former is extended accordingly. The struck wall must have sufficient length.

Wall edits - Release

The Release function allows two trimmed walls (corner cut, T-joint) to be separated from each other. You select the wall that should be released from another wall.

Wall editing - Adjust

With the Adjust function a wall can be adapted to any line. The wall is extended or shortened as required and the section angles are adjusted to the chosen line. The wall can thus also receive an inclined end.

You select the wall to be adjusted and then the line to which it should be adjusted. If the wall is shortened by the adjustment (part of the wall disappears), select it in the area of the wall that remains.

Wall editing - Check

With the Check function you can switch the intersection marking for wall ends on and off. The following intersection markings exist:

• E: Wall end that is trimmed with another wall to form a Eorner.

• T: Wall end of the abutting wall that is connected to the struck wall with a T-joint.

• N: Wall end that Not trimmed with another wall.

With this function you can check whether and if so how a wall has been trimmed with another wall.

Wall editing - Move

With the Move function you can shift a single wall perpendicular to itself. If the wall already contains studs and panels, these components are moved along.

Select the wall to be moved. Then you can enter the distance by which it should be moved. If the wall is connected, a minimum and maximum distance is specified if applicable. If the wall needs to be moved further, it must first be released.

Wall editing - Move plan

The Move Plan function shifts the entire plan with all walls from all storeys. For this, select a base point and a target point. Then a dialog box displays the shift in X and Y directions and it can be modified. If you want to shift the plan by a specific amount, you can click the same point (base and target point) twice. Then a shift of 0.0 is displayed and you enter the desired shift.

Wall edits - Type

This function allows the types (configurations) of existing walls to be changed. Multiple walls can be selected if they have the same type.

The new type can have different layer thicknesses, etc. Therefore the selected wall can become thicker or thinner. Consequently, it must be determined which edge of the wall should be retained.

Wall edits - Type name

This function allows the name of a wall type of an existing wall to be changed without modifying the type itself.

Wall edits - Heights

The bottom edge and the maximum wall height of one or more walls can be changed. If multiple walls are selected, they must have the same bottom edge and maximum wall heights.

By changing the bottom edge, all components of that wall are automatically shifted by the difference. Openings (windows and doors) can be moved along optionally.

Changing the maximum wall height is particularly relevant in the roof area, for example when after a storey takeover the wall height is insufficient for a roof trimming.

Wall edits - Attributes

In this dialog box various attributes can be set for individual walls:

Wall name: A special name can be assigned to the wall which, in addition to the wall number, for example, should appear on drawings.

Texture set: The texture set can differ on each wall independently of the type.

HRB preprocessor: The HRB overhang can differ on each wall independently of the type.

Left wall end, right wall end, upper horizontal termination, upper inclined termination, lower termination: Here the identifiers for HRB allocation for these wall areas can be assigned. Upper terminations are distinguished between horizontal and inclined. This is, for example, relevant in the roof area for walls that connect both to the roof and to the collar beam level. The identifiers can, in principle, be assigned independently of the storey.

Wall edits - Viewing direction

With this function the viewing direction of a wall can be changed. The layer arrangement is also reversed accordingly. When changing, you can choose whether the outer edges of the wall or the reference axis should be preserved.

Wall edits - Numbering

With this function the numbering (sequence) of walls can be changed afterwards. To do so, select the walls with the mouse in the desired order.

Wall edits - Delete

This command deletes individual walls. Walls that were previously connected to this wall are terminated at a right angle along their length.