Create a wall

Purpose

Create a wall using arrow keys, commands, or centerline input.

Prerequisites

If you are creating a wall and want to use settings other than the defaults, you must edit the Wall Settings. See Wall Settings for more information.

Steps

 

To create a wall:

  1. Open the main Layout window.
  2. Create a wall in one of the following ways:
    1. Press one of the arrow keys (do not use the arrow keys on the numeral keypad). If you use the arrow keys, a corresponding command displays in the Layout Commands box. For example, if you press the up arrow, the u command u appears in the box.
    2. Type a letter representing a direction
      • u = up
      • d = down
      • l = left
      • r = right

    Note that you can also use e, w, n, s (for east, west, north, south)

    c. Use the Wall Commands dialog. See Outside/Inside Edge & Centerline Wall Input.

  1. Type a value representing the wall dimension you want to create. For example, to create a 10' vertical wall, press the up arrow and enter the value 10.

Information displays in the Layout Commands box.

  1. Press Enter.

The wall is displayed with the specified length and direction.

  1. Continue creating additional walls using the same process.

You can also use + and - operators to combine layout commands.

  1. Enter a combination of commands in the Layout Commands field and press Enter.

For example:

The above command creates an 11-10-00 wall to the right.

Notes:

Use the U,D,L,R keys or the arrow keys to indicate direction of the wall

You must include a space before and after the plus + and minus - operators.

The input wall must be in a single segment, not divided into multiple segments (a segment for each input dimension).

Negative sums can be used. For example if r -4 is input, a 4' wall is created in the left direction.

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