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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

• Stepped and Raked Walls • Exporting and Importing Wall Types
• Double Walls • Wall Specification Dialog
• CAD to Walls • Railing and Fencing Specification Dialogs
• Wall Type Definitions • Wall Hatch Specification Dialog
• Wall Type Definitions Dialog

Wall, Railing, and Fencing Defaults

There are several defaults dialogs for •A Foundation wall, its attributes will
walls. Default Settings can be become the Foundation Wall Defaults.
accessed by selecting Edit> Default •A Slab Footing, its attributes will become
Settings. Click the arrow next to “Walls” to the Slab Footing Defaults.
display the walls sub-headings. Select a
subheading and click the Edit button to open • A Railing or Deck Railing that is not
the Wall Defaults dialog associated with specified as Solid or set to Follow Ter-
your selection: rain, its attributes will become the Rail-
ing or Deck Railing Defaults.
The defaults dialog for each wall tool can •A Solid Railing or Deck Railing, its attri-
also be accessed by double-clicking the butes will become the Half Wall Defaults.
tool’s toolbar button.
• A Railing or Deck Railing set to Follow
The settings in the various wall defaults Terrain, its attributes will become the
dialogs determine what wall types are drawn Fencing Defaults.
when the different wall tools are used. It is a
good idea to be familiar with these settings • A wall specified as Invisible, its attributes
and how they relate to your style of building. will become the Room Divider Defaults.
See “Wall Type Definitions” on page 383. If a wall does not have a setting listed above
and defines:
Set as Default
• Only interior rooms, its attributes will
You can set the attributes for a become the Interior Wall Defaults.
selected wall in your plan as a default • An exterior room or forms part of the
wall type by clicking the Set as Default edit structure’s exterior, its attributes will
button. See “Set as Default” on page 88. become the Exterior Wall Defaults.

Which Wall Defaults gets updated depends
on the attributes of the selected wall. If the The Set as Default edit tool is not
selected wall is specified as: available for Pony Walls.
General Wall Defaults

The General Wall Defaults dialog display attributes of all walls, railings and
controls the general behavior and fencing.

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