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stepping of a footing, the other portion of the
pony wall adjusts to match. See “Stepped and
Raked Walls” on page 379.

Displaying Pony Walls
You can specify whether the upper and lower
portion of pony walls displays in plan view
in the Pony Wall Defaults dialog. This
Display in Plan option can also be set for
individual walls in the Wall Specification
dialog. See “Wall Types Panel” on page 400.
Just as with other walls, the appearance of
Walls drawn using the Pony Wall t o o l the portion of a pony wall that displays in
are created using the wall types and other plan view can be controlled. See “Displaying
information specified in the Pony Wall Walls” on page 361.
Defaults dialog. See “Pony Wall Defaults” Only the portion of a pony wall that displays
on page 342. can be snapped to; however, regardless of
Most pony walls combine two exterior wall what part is displaying, the upper wall will
types; however, a pony wall can also produce be used to Align with Wall Above , a n d
an individual wall to be an exterior wall near the lower part will be used to Align with
its top and an interior wall near its bottom. Wall Below . See “Editing Walls” on
See “Exterior/Interior Pony Walls” on page page 367 and “Aligning Walls” on page 373.
377.
By default, when a door or window is located
When a pony wall is also specified as a entirely in one part of a pony wall, and that
Railing, its upper wall is replaced by a part is not displayed in plan view, the
railing. See “Wall Types and Railings” on opening’s outline is shown but the wall’s
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layer lines and fill drawn through it. You can
You can also convert a normal wall into a instead display openings in the non-
pony wall and vice versa in the Wall displayed parts of pony walls the same as in
Specification dialog. See “Wall Types the displayed parts, or not at all. See “Pony
Panel” on page 400. Wall Defaults” on page 342.

The height where the upper portion meets the If a window or door is completely contained
lower can be adjusted in 3D views using the by one part of a pony wall, it will display in
wall’s edit handles as well as in the Wall plan view if the other part of the pony wall is
Specification dialog. The upper and lower shown; but the wall’s layer fill pattern or
sections of a pony wall are linked, so if either Hatch Wall fill pattern will display over it.
portion is modified along the division In views sent to layout, the default Display
between the two, such as raking or the
in Plan option for pony walls is static: if the

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