6.3.B Placing Walls by Face

Workflow

Demo

Practice Exercise (Optional)

• Create a few vertical wall elements using different wall types.
• Open the Wall by Face tool.
• Select the Exterior - Brick on Mtl. Stud wall type in the properties palette.
• Set the Location Line setting to Core Face:Exterior.
• Select a few vertical surfaces to place walls using this wall type.
• Select the Exterior - EIFS on Mtl. Stud wall type in the properties palette.
• Set the Location Line setting to Core Face:Exterior.
• Select a few vertical surfaces to place walls using this wall type.
• Add some window and door elements to the vertical wall elements
• Add a few windows and doors in a plan view.
• Add more windows and doors in the 3D Mass view.
• Add some door elements to sloping wall elements by reshaping the mass form to create a niche with vertical surfaces.
• Use the Edit In-Place tool to open the mass form for editing.
• Create a new void form that intersects with a sloping face.
• Click the Finish Mass tool to complete your editing.
• Select the sloping wall element and use the Update to Face tool to reshape the wall around this new niche.
• Create new wall elements on the vertical surface of the new niche.
• Add doors to these new vertical walls in the niche.