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Displaying Walls

• If the unconnected wall ends are suffi-
Click on the Caution symbol that
displays over the wall to open a contextual ciently close to one another, the tool
menu: connects them.
• If the separation is too great, extend
• Select Delete to delete the wall.
one towards the other and try again.
• Select Ignore Unconnected Wall to leave
the wall unchanged and suppress the Cau- Removing Wall Breaks
tion symbol.

To correct wall connections throughout the The Break Wall tool allows you to break
current plan, select Build> Walls> Fix Wall a wall into two or more separate wall
segments. See “Break Wall” on page 356.
Connections .
To merge two collinear walls separated by a
Alternatively, you can fix an individual wall break,select one of the segments, then click

connection using the Connect Walls edit on the end edit handle located at the break
tool. and drag it a few plan inches (mm) away
from the break.
To use the Connect Walls edit tool If the two walls do not merge, either one or
both walls have been moved and they are no
1. Select a wall. longer collinear, or one or both has been

2. Click the Connect Walls edit but- edited in some way and they are no longer
ton. identical. Open the Wall Specification
dialog for each wall and determine how they
3. Click on a wall that you want to connect differ. See “Wall Hatch Specification
to the selected wall. Dialog” on page 409.

Displaying Walls

While the structure and appearance of If a “Walls” layer is turned off, any doors and
each wall type is controlled in the windows placed in walls on that layer will
Wall Type Definitions dialog, the display of not display, either. See “Displaying Doors”
walls in all views is controlled in the Layer on page 535 and “Displaying Windows” on
Display Options dialog. See “Layer page 571.
Attributes” on page 185.
In Plan View
The program installs with a number of layers
intended for specifically for various types of The appearance of each wall type, including
walls; however, you can specify any layers as line weights and colors and wall layer fill
the defaults for most of these walls. Once styles, is specified in the Wall Type
created, you can also place a selected wall on Definitions dialog. See “Wall Type
any layer. See “Layer Panel” on page 403. Definitions Dialog” on page 386.

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