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• Click Delete to remove the selected layer list to build floor and ceiling platforms to.
from the wall type definition. By default, the exterior side of the outer-
• The Total Thickness of the wall assem- most Main Layer is selected.
bly displays here. If you change this
value, the thickness of the Main Layer Note: If Build Platform to Exterior of Layer is
automatically updates to account for the set to the exterior wall layer, no siding mate-
difference. rial will generate to cover the floor platform.

3 Specify the attributes of the Selected • Dimension to Exterior of Layer - Select
Wall Layer Line, which is the line the wall type’s Dimension Layer from the
defining the selected layer’s exterior. drop-down list. By default, the outermost
• Define the Color, Style, and Weight for Main Layer. is selected. This setting does
the selected Wall Line. not affect Interior Dimensions. See “The
• Check By Layer if you want the line to Dimension Layer” on page 384.
assume the attributes of the wall’s layer as • Foundation to Exterior of Layer -
defined in the Layer Display Options Select a wall layer from the drop-down
dialog. See “Layer Attributes” on page list to align the Main Layer of a founda-
185. tion wall or slab footing on the floor
• Click the Library button to select a Line below to. By default, the outermost Main
Style from the Library. See “Line Styles” Layer is selected. See “Aligning Founda-
on page 324. tion Walls” on page 698.
• Foundation Offset - Specify how far to
Wall layer fill styles are overridden if you
offset the Main Layer of a foundation
use the Hatch Wall tool on a wall in plan wall on the floor below relative to the
view. See “Hatch Wall” on page 355. Foundation to Exterior of Layer selected
above. A positive value offsets toward the
4 Specify the attributes of the Selected exterior; a negative value offsets toward
Wall Layer.
the interior.
• Specify the Brick Ledge Depth, which is
the vertical depth of the brick ledge under 5 Specify the selected wall type’s Energy
walls of this type when a Brick material Values. This information is used when
Type is specified for the exterior layer and exporting to REScheck. See “Export to
a monolithic slab foundation is built. See REScheck” on page 1199.
“Brick Ledges” on page 351. • Select a Wall Type from the drop-down
By default, the Brick Ledge Depth is list. When “Framed” is selected, the on
equal to the Height value of the Brick center spacing is derived from the mate-
material. See “Material Types” on page rial definition of the wall’s framing layer.
1024. See “Material Types” on page 1024.
• Build Platform to Exterior of Layer - • Specify a Cavity R-Value for the selected
Select a wall layer from the drop-down wall type definition.

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