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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

2. If the wall is above or below the other
wall along only part of its length, you
must click on it along that part. Select
Tools> Reference Floors> Reference
Display On to help make sure you
click on the correct part of the wall.
3. When you have selected the wall at the
desired location, click either the Align

Place Wall Position these With Wall Above or Align With
Breaks here walls as needed Wall Below edit button.

4. Right-click the middle section of the
wall to select the wall section. Aligning Curved Walls
Between Floors
5. Click the middle Move handle and drag
the wall outward. Curved walls are aligned between floors
6. Draw side walls to connect the wall back using the same technique to align straight
to the rest of the house. walls. If the centers and radii of the walls are
within a few inches of each other, the Align
7. Move these short walls using dimen-
sions to accurately size the nook. With Wall Above a n d Align With Wall
Below edit buttons are enabled for the
Aligning Walls selected wall. The selected curved wall will
Between Floors take on the radius and center of the
referenced wall when the walls are aligned.
Walls can be aligned between floors by
clicking the Align With Wall Above a n d Aligning Pony Walls
Align With Wall Below edit buttons. Between Floors
By default, walls on different floors are When aligning a pony wall with either the
aligned by the outer edges of their Main wall above or below:
Layers. See “The Main Layer” on page 383.
• Align With Wall Below will always
align the lower pony wall with the wall
In order for these edit tools to be avail- below, as specified in the lower pony
able, the areas of the walls in question wall’s Wall Type Definition. See “Wall
must be partially aligned, or overlapping.
Type Definitions” on page 383.
To align walls between floors
• Align With Wall Above w i l l a l w a y s
align the upper pony wall with the wall
1. Select a wall that you want to align with above, as specified in the upper pony
another wall either above or below it.
wall’s Wall Type Definition.

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