Creating Walls - User Guide

  1. Go to Floor Plan Module. Option 1-2-1.

  2. In building navigation, select the Floor Plan of the appropriate floor.

  3. Create a wall using Option 2-3

Basic Settings

  1. At the top, select a Wall Property for the new wall

    • Use the icon to the right to modify properties without leaving the input screen

  2. If you are creating only the geometry of the building, then don't select any wall property but you can specify the the following:

    • Wall type (exterior, interior, or dormer), Texture set (via browser), Wall thickness and reference axis (creates a single layer 0)

Connection Options

  • Connect: Controls how walls intersect with existing walls. These options are available: All: Automatically connects all walls without prompting; Single: Requests confirmation for each connection; None: No automatic connections are made; (empty): Choose an option during actual wall input

Positioning Options

  • Positioning: Determines which line is defined by your input points

    • View side

    • Reverse side

    • Center line

    • Reference Axis

    • Optional (select side graphically after input)

  • Input direction: Controls wall orientation

    • Left-to-right

    • Right-to-left

    • Select (rotate wall graphically with right mouse button after input)

  • Current floor: Shows active floor level (can be changed during input)

Wall Height Configuration

Height Reference System

The system automatically identifies the upper floor based on the current floor's position - not by floor names. Only floors in the same floor group are considered.

EXAMPLE: A wall on the ground floor of "Main Building" group will reference the first floor of "Main Building" as its upper floor, ignoring the first floor of any "Extension" group.

Lower Edge Settings

  • Reference for bottom edge of wall: Currently only "bottom edge of current floor" is available

  • Offset from bottom reference UA:

  • Bottom height level UA: Automatically calculated.

  • Absolute bottom edge: Calculated automatically (display only)

Upper Edge Settings

  • Reference for top of wall: Select from:

    • BE storey above

    • TE slice 0 of above ceiling

    • BE slice 0 of above ceiling

    • BE current storey

  • Distance from top reference OA: Offset from the selected reference point

  • Maximum wall height: Calculated automatically (display only)

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