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Wall Type Definitions

• Where First Line Offset for Auto Exte- the default for railings, deck railings and
fencing. In the earliest program versions,
rior Dimensions is measured from.
they were the defaults for walls, as well.
• How the minimum enclosed area required
• In Chief Architect X1 and prior, there
by Auto Exterior Dimensions is were two such wall types: “Default (wood
measured. frame 16”OC)” and “Default (concrete)”.

The settings on the LOCATE OBJECTS panel • In Chief Architect X2, these two wall
control how dimensions initially locate types were replaced by one named
walls. Once a dimension line has been “Adjustable Thickness Wall”.
created, you can move its extension lines or
add new extensions to locate other points When plans that include either of these wall
along a wall’s assembly. See “Measuring types - in the drawing itself or set as a default
Walls” on page 365. - are opened in Chief Architect X10, the
legacy wall type is replaced by a new wall
type named “Wall-X”, where X is the
Interior and Exterior Surfaces
thickness of the wall’s Main Layer, rounded
Every wall has an interior and exterior up. There are a few exceptions:
surface - including walls in a plan that are • If legacy wall types with the same thick-
recognized by the program as being interior ness but different materials are found,
walls. See “Exterior and Interior Walls” on they use the same naming convention
page 349. appended with an additional _X.
Having separate designations for a wall’s two • If a wall using a legacy wall type is speci-
surfaces allows you to specify different fied as a Foundation wall, the resulting
materials for each in the Wall Specification wall type will be named “Foundation
dialog. See “Materials Panel” on page 403. Wall-X”.
It also allows you to specify which direction • If a legacy wall type has the same attri-
Wall Detail views face. See “In Wall Detail butes as a wall type installed with Chief
Views” on page 864. Architect X10, such as 8” Concrete Stem
Wall, it will be replaced by that wall type.
In the Wall Type Definitions dialog, the
exterior surface is shown at the top of the Unless a wall is specified as a Foundation
Wall Layers table. In plan view, you can wall, Deck Railing, or Fencing, it will be
identify a selected wall’s exterior surface by treated as a framed wall and its new wall type
the location of its edit handles, which display will acquire two additional 1/2” (13 mm)
on the exterior of the Main Layer by default. thick wall layers: an interior and an exterior
See “Resize About” on page 373. layer. These new layers will use the interior
and exterior materials of the original wall.
Legacy Wall Types The wall’s original layer will maintain its
original thickness, acquire a framing
In Chief Architect version X2 and prior, material, and will become the new wall
generic, single-layer wall types were used as type’s Main Layer.

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