Applying Wall Styles

By a variety of methods, wall styles can be selected for a wall before drawing it, or applied to existing walls. Once a wall style has been selected for a wall, the Attributes palette is no longer available for changing wall attributes; attributes are set as part of the style.

To apply a wall style prior to drawing a straight wall:

To apply a wall style prior to drawing a round wall:

Select the Wall tool or Round Wall tool from the Building Shell tool set.
Click Wall Style on the Tool bar. From the Resource Selector, locate the desired resource, and double-click to activate it.

Alternatively, click Preferences from the Tool bar. In the Wall Preferences dialog box, select the Wall Style.

To apply a wall style from the Resource Manager prior to drawing the wall:

Ensure that no walls are selected.
From the Resource Manager, right-click on the resource, and select Apply from the context menu. Alternatively, double-click on the resource to activate it.
The Wall tool is automatically selected and the selected wall style is applied to the wall as it is drawn. (If a round wall is desired, select the Round Wall tool from the Building Shell tool set.)

To apply a wall style to an existing wall from the Object Info palette:

Select one or more walls.
From the Object Info palette, select Replace from the wall Style list and see the instructions in Replacing Wall Styles from the Object Info Palette.

To apply a wall style to an existing wall from the Resource Manager:

Select one or more walls.
From the Resource Manager, right-click on the resource, and select Apply from the context menu. Alternatively, double-click on the resource or drag the resource onto an object to apply it.

The Wall Replacement dialog box opens.

Select the wall alignment properties. The wall style selector is disabled (the style selected in the Resource Manager is applied).
Click OK.

A styled wall can be converted to an unstyled wall.

To remove a wall style:

Select one or more walls to un-style.
From the Object Info palette, select Convert to Unstyled Wall from the wall Style list.

The wall is released from its style; its attributes can be edited from the Attributes palette.

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Concept: Resource Libraries

Creating Wall Styles

Editing Wall Styles

Deleting and/or Replacing Wall Styles from the Resource Manager

Replacing Wall Styles from the Object Info Palette

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