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Chapter 11:

Walls, Railings, and

Fencing

Walls are the single most important building Chapter Contents
component in Chief Architect. By creating • Wall, Railing, and Fencing Defaults
walls and defining the rooms created by the • Wall Tools
walls, you are telling the program how you • Railing and Deck Tools
want the 3D model built. • Fencing Tools
There are several ways that walls can be • Exterior and Interior Walls
created in Chief Architect. The most • Foundation Walls
common is to simply draw them with the • Pony Walls
Wall Tools. • Railing and Deck Tools
• Room Dividers and Invisible Walls
In addition, exterior walls can be generated • Polygon Shaped Rooms and Decks
automatically when a new floor is built by • Hatch Wall
using another floor as a model. For more, see • Break Wall
“Adding Floors” on page 715. • Drawing Walls
2D CAD lines can also be converted into • Connecting Walls
actual walls using the CAD to Walls tool. • Displaying Walls
• Measuring Walls
Another feature that can be used to generate • Editing Walls
walls automatically is the Space Planning • Edit Handles for Walls
Assistant. See “Space Planning” on page 80. • Editing Straight/Curved Wall Combinations
• Aligning Walls
• Roof Directives in Walls
• Attic Walls

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