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• If the wall in question should be aligned Entering Wall Lengths
with a wall directly above or below it, and Angles
click the Align with Wall Above or
The fastest way to draw walls is to draw
Align with Wall Below edit button. them at their approximate position and
See “Aligning Walls” on page 373. length, and then move or resize them
accurately using dimensions. See “Using
You can also suppress the Caution symbol by Dimensions” on page 368.
specifying the needed angle in the wall’s
specification dialog or adding that angle to For those that wish to enter walls’ lengths
the list of Allowed Angles. See “General and angles as they are drawn, first select
Plan Defaults Dialog” on page 101. Resize About Outer Surface in the General
Wall Defaults dialog. See “Resize About” on
Although not recommended unless the walls page 373.
in question are Fencing, Terrain Walls, and/
or Retaining Walls, you can choose to Ignore Then draw a wall, select it, and specify its
Off Angle Wall or Ignore All Off Angle Length and Angle in the Wall Specification
dialog. Draw a second wall and specify its
Walls by clicking on the Caution symbol
that displays over an off angle wall. See length and angle, and so on. See “General
“Fencing Tools” on page 349 and “Terrain Panel” on page 390.
Wall and Curb Tools” on page 1214. You can also press the Tab key while you are
dragging to draw a wall to open the Enter
Wall Positioning Coordinates dialog, where you can enter the
wall’s Distance, or length, and Angle. See
The recommended method of drawing walls “Entering Coordinates” on page 174.
is to draw them at their approximate location
and length, then move them into position Wall Openings
with accuracy using dimensions. To make
this task quick and efficient: To create a door or doorway, do not draw
• Notice the temporary wall that displays as wall sections with a gap between them. Walls
you draw. Its length and angle display in should be drawn to completely enclose
the Status Bar at the bottom of the win- rooms, and then door and window objects
dow and adjust as you move the mouse. should be placed in the walls to create
Release the mouse button to draw the wall openings later. See “Doors” on page 531 and
at the displayed length and angle. See “Windows” on page 561.
“The Status Bar” on page 43. Masonry fireplaces placed in walls are also
• Use Snaps to help ensure proper wall considered to be types of wall openings. See
alignment and orientation. See “Snap “Fireplaces” on page 706.
Behaviors” on page 167.
Temporary Dimensions
Once walls are drawn, they can be accurately
dimensioned and moved as needed. See Temporary dimensions will display along the
“Measuring Walls” on page 365. length of a wall as it is drawn when

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