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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

Hatch Wall wall types can be created, copied and edited.
See “Wall Type Definitions Dialog” on page
The Hatch Wall tool applies a hatch 386.
pattern to a wall that displays in plan
views. You must click the wall that you want Library Walls
to apply the hatch pattern to. You can then
select the hatch and resize it if you want to You can also add a wall to the library,
only hatch a portion of a wall. See “Hatch and then draw a new wall in any plan
Wall” on page 355. using its wall type and specifications by
simply selecting it and then clicking and
Break Wall dragging in the drawing area. See “Adding
Library Content” on page 932.
The Break Wall tool applies a break
in a wall. Once a wall is broken, the When a new wall is drawn, it inherits the
two wall segments are separate walls that can wall type of the library wall. If a wall type of
be modified independent of each other. See that name already exists in the plan and the
“Break Wall” on page 356. two are not identical, a new wall type will be
created in that plan, and its name appended
Fix Wall Connections with “_2”. See “Wall Type Definitions” on
page 383.
The Fix Wall Connections tool
connects walls whose ends are within Wall Material Regions
a few inches of each other but are not
connected. See “Fix Wall Connections” on Select Build> Wall> Wall Material
page 361. Region to create an area on a wall that
has different materials than the wall. See
Define Wall Types “Floor and Wall Material Regions” on page
998.
The Define Wall Types tool opens the
Wall Type Definitions dialog, where

Railing and Deck Tools
Select Build> Railing and Deck to are created and edited just like walls. See
access the Railing and Deck Tools. “Drawing Walls” on page 356.
Railings are typically used to define interior To create a break in a railing for a stairway or
spaces, while the various Deck tools are used
to define exterior Deck rooms. other access, use a Doorway . This keeps
the railing continuous and maintains room
With the exception of the Polygon Shaped definition. See “Room Definition” on page
Deck tool, each of the tools in this family 411.
have both Straight and Curved versions, and

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