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Editing Walls

• The change in thickness will be applied to edges can also be stepped and raked. See
new wall type’s innermost Main Layer. “Stepped and Raked Walls” on page 379.
• The Main Layer must be at least 1/16” • The top height of a selected Railing can
thick, and the wall’s thickness cannot be also be edited in Cross Section/Elevation
less than the original wall type’s total and 3D views. The bottom height, how-
thickness minus the thickness of its Main ever, cannot. See “Railing and Deck
Layer. Tools” on page 346.

If a wall type’s thickness is modified, the • The edge dividing an upper and lower
wall will resize about the Resize About line pony wall can be edited in Cross Section/
specified in the General Wall Defaults Elevation and 3D views. In addition, its
dialog. In some instances, the wall may height can be defined in the Wall
appear to move as a result of changes made Specification dialog. See “Wall Types
to the thicknesses of its layers. See “General Panel” on page 400.
Wall Defaults” on page 340.
Wall Length
Wall Heights
Wall length can be modified in several
The height of a wall is controlled by the different ways:
ceiling height of the room(s) it defines. If the • Using dimensions. See “Measuring
ceiling or floor height of a room is changed, Walls” on page 365.
the height of the walls that define it also •In the Wall Specification dialog. See
change.
“General Panel” on page 390.
• The initial ceiling height for all rooms on • By dragging the end edit handles. See
a floor is set in the Floor Defaults dialog “Editing Line Based Objects” on page
for that floor. See “Current Floor 217 and “Editing Arc Based Objects” on
Defaults” on page 413. Whenever possi- page 221.
ble, it is best to set all ceiling heights
using the default. Bear in mind that if you try to resize a wall
• The ceiling height of a single room can be by a small amount using one of its edit
set in its Room Specification dialog. See handles and that wall is connected to another
“General Panel” on page 435. wall at that end, its length will not change
because its end will snap back to the existing
• The default Floor and Ceiling Heights for intersection. See “Connecting Walls” on
a given floor can be adjusted by editing page 360.
the top and/or bottom edges of the Exte-
rior Room in a 3D view. See “The Exte- The most accurate way to specify wall length
rior Room” on page 418. is using dimensions. By default, wall length
is measured at the outside edge of the Main
• The top or bottom edge of any wall can be Layer. You can instead specify that manual,
adjusted independent of floor or ceiling automatic, and/or temporary dimension lines
heights using the mouse in Cross Section/ locate surfaces in the Dimension Defaults
Elevation and 3D views. Top and bottom

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