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Wall Type Definitions Dialog

• Click the drop-down list to display all the selected wall layer. This dialog is sim-
wall types in the current plan. Select a ilar to the FILL STYLE panel for CAD
wall type from the list to display its defi- objects. See “Fill Style Panel” on page
nition. You can rename a wall type by 315.
typing in a new name. Note that wall type •Click in the Thickness column to type the
names in a plan must be unique. selected layer’s thickness, or depth. Very
• To create a new wall type, click New to thin layers can be created, but for best
define a new wall type from scratch or results, avoid using a thickness of 0. The
click Copy to copy the current wall type. number format can be changed by click-
A copied wall type can then be renamed ing the Number Style button.
and redefined. • A check mark in the Ins column means
•Click Rename to rename an existing wall that the selected layer will Auto
type, or simply click on its name and type Detail as Insulation in cross section/
a new name. elevation views. Click in this column to
• To remove a wall type from the current place or remove the check mark. See
plan, select it and click Delete. Wall types “Auto Detail” on page 1055.
that are in use or set as plan defaults can-
not be deleted. The buttons on the right side of the table
allow you to reorganize the wall type
2 The selected wall type’s Wall Layers definition’s layers.
are listed here. Wall layers are listed • Click the Insert Above button to create a
from exterior at the top to interior at the new layer directly above, or outside, the
bottom. The last item listed is the interior selected layer in the wall type definition.
surface line rather than a true layer.
The new layer is a copy of the original.
• The list is divided into three sections: • Click the Insert Below button to create a
Exterior, Main, and Interior Layers. To new layer directly below, or inside, the
move a layer from one section to another, selected layer in the wall type definition.
use the Move Up and Move Down but- The new layer is a copy of the original.
tons to the right.
• Click the Move Up button to swap the
• A wall type’s thickest structural layer is selected layer’s position with that of the
typically set as the Main Layer; however, layer immediately outside of it or to move
multiple Main Layers can be specified. it into the layer section directly outside of
See “The Main Layer” on page 383. it. Not available for the outer-most layer
• Click in either the Pattern or Texture col- or for a single Main Layer.
umn to open the Select Material dialog • Click the Move Down button to swap the
and choose a material for the selected selected layer’s position with that of the
wall layer. See “Select Library Object layer immediately inside of it or to move
Dialog” on page 940.
it into the layer section directly inside of
• Click in the Fill column to open the Layer it. Not available for the inner-most layer
Fill Style dialog and specify a fill style for or for a single Main Layer.

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