Within the Walls Extension, you will find 4 types of straight walls.

Properties for walls can be set in Wall Schemes. Each wall type accepts different settings for the thickness.

1. Thin: no thickness
2. Regular: thickness specified in Wall Schemes
3. Thick: 2x thickness specified in Wall Schemes
4. Continuous: thickness specified in Wall Schemes

Follow these steps to insert Thin, Regular, or Thick Walls:

1. Select desired wall type and begin placing in the drawing using 1 left-click.
2. Set the desired length and angle of the wall, either by moving the cursor in the desired direction or by entering exact values in the quick properties box that appears. Confirm by left-clicking or by hitting Enter on your keyboard.
   
   Use your arrow keys to lock a 0, 90, 180, or 270 degree angle.
   
   
   In the properties box, use the Tab key to navigate through the selections. Use the Spacebar to toggle through the options within each selection. You can also use your cursor and enter numbers directly.
   
   If you have a CAD plan, you may be required to left-click again to specify if the wall is on the inside or outside of the plan line.
   
   

Continuous Walls are placed the same way for the first wall, but additional connected walls can be placed with 1 left-click each.


 

After you have drawn a wall you can still change its length, height, thickness and other values. To edit one wall, select the wall and entering the new value(s) in the quick properties box that appears. To adjust multiple walls at once, use Wall Schemes.

Use the various stretch nodes in your 2D and 3D drawing views to adjust your walls.  Below are the various types of nodes you can use in the 2D drawing view. The nodes in the 3D view correspond. Left click and hold on any of the nodes to activate. While dragging, enter the value in the quick properties box that shows only while active or by moving your cursor in the desired direction. Confirm by releasing your cursor or hitting Enter on your keyboard.

Yellow nodes 2D view

Yellow nodes 3D view

1. Length
2. Width
3. Rotate

4. Height (each end can be adjusted independently or use the center to adjust overall) 

Walls that have been attached are connected and can be moved and rotated together. You can detach a wall manually by clicking the yellow triangles (snap points) or by selecting and moving one wall in Single select mode. 

Live measurement (dimensioning) for wall drawing

The live measurement for wall drawing will show you the dimension length together with the wall as you are drawing them in the 2D drawing area. This tool makes it easier to control and adjust the wall lengths during insert and stretch. 

It will only show the dimension for the length of the wall, not the thickness, and the distance unit shown on the length measurement matches the one you put in the Region Tab in the Control Panel.

This tool works for all regular walls such as; Thin walls, Regular walls, Continous walls and Thick walls found from the Walls section in the Walls extension tab.

Dimensions will be shown live while you are drawing and stretch the wall.

Use the Drawing Aid from quick properties to change the visibility as you are placing the wall in the 2D drawing view.

Show: Will show the measure and the help lines as you are drawing the wall.

Hide: Will only show the wall as you are drawing it.

Only measure: Will show the measure together with the wall but no help lines as you are drawing it.