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14. Select the window and click Edit Type from the Properties palette. Find the Exterior Wall
Closure parameter and change the value to 0ʹ-6 5/8ʺ (170 mm).

15. Click OK to close the Type Properties dialog box. Notice how the depth of the wrapped
masonry layer changes in the plan view.

adding Wall articulation
If you need to develop more complex and articulated finishes expressed horizontally along the
vertical surfaces of certain walls, you can customize wall types in a variety of ways to achieve
just about any aesthetic effect. Reveals and sweeps can be added to a wall type, and you can edit
the vertical extents of material layers. You can find a good example of this kind of wall in the
default project template. The wall type Exterior - Brick and CMU on MTL. Stud (Figure 12.11)
contains a variety of sweeps, reveals, and vertical modifications of material layers.

Figure 12.11
sample wall
with added
articulation

To access these settings, select any wall in your project and click Edit Type in the Properties
palette. You can also find the wall type in the Project Browser; double-click it to open the Type
Properties dialog box. Once it is open, make sure the preview pane is open and the view in
the preview is set to Section. Within the Type Parameters options, click the Edit button in the
Structure field to open the Edit Assembly dialog box, and begin modifying the layers and
vertical articulation of the wall type, as shown in Figure 12.12.

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