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Aligning Walls

Aligning Foundation Walls
The Foundation To This Line setting in the
Wall Type Definitions dialog controls how a
wall of a given type aligns with foundation
walls directly below on Floor 0.
By default, Foundation To This Line is
specified for the Main Layer of most wall To align railing on different platforms
types. An exception to this are brick wall
types, which have Foundation To This Line 1. Click and drag to draw a Railing or
specified for the exterior siding layer. See Deck Railing that divides a room such as
“Brick Ledges” on page 351. a deck in two.

Aligning Curved Walls 2. Click the Select Objects button,
With Straight Walls then click in one of the room areas.

Curved walls can be drawn tangent to 3. Click the Open Object edit button,
an existing straight wall using the and on the GENERAL panel of the Room
Start/Tangent/End Arc Mode. See Specification dialog:
“Drawing Arcs - Arc Creation Modes” on • Specify a Floor Height that differs
page 305. from that of the other by at least the
height of the railing, then click OK.
If both ends of a selected curved wall
are connected to other walls, the Make • The default railing height is 36”, so for
Arc Tangent edit button is available. Click best results the Floor Height should be
this button to move and resize the wall so changed by at least this amount.
that both ends are tangent to the connected 4. Click on the railing drawn in step 1, then
walls. See “Make Arc Tangent” on page 373. click the Open Object edit button.
On the RAIL STYLE panel of the Railing
Aligning Railings on or Deck Railing Specification dialog,
Different Platforms check Generate on Low Platform. See
“Rail Style Panel” on page 404.
Two collinear Railings or Deck Railings on
the same floor can be aligned one above the 5. Click and drag a second railing parallel
other when they define rooms with different to the one drawn in step 1.
floor heights. 6. Select this second railing and click the

Open Object edit button. On the
GENERAL panel of the Railing or Deck
Railing Specification dialog, check the
box beside No Room Def and click OK.

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