Symbols Within a Wall

Symbols and plug-in objects, such as windows and doors, can be inserted into a wall with the Symbol Insertion tool, as described in Inserting Symbols. The active symbol can also be dragged from the Resource Manager into the wall, but when inserted in this way, it cannot be flipped at insertion. To be inserted into a wall, the symbol must have the Insert in Walls option enabled (see Creating Symbol Definitions).

While symbols have wall insertion capabilities in all Vectorworks products, a Design Series product is required to create wall objects.

The symbols in a wall can be moved or duplicated. When a 3D wall hole component has been added to a symbol, it can cut a hole of the desired shape in a wall.

Once a symbol has been placed in a wall, you can flip the symbol in the wall, reposition it, or completely replace it. Symbols within the same wall can be nudged a short distance with a keyboard shortcut defined in the Edit tab of the Vectorworks Preferences (see Vectorworks Preferences: Edit Tab).

Symbols can also be dragged completely out of the wall.

The properties can be edited from the Object Info palette.

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Inserting Symbols with the Duplicate Symbol in Wall Tool

Duplicating Symbols in a Wall with Duplicate Array

Moving Symbols in Walls with the Selection Tool

Moving Symbols in Walls with the Move Command

Moving Symbols in Walls with the Move by Points Tool

Adding a 3D Wall Hole Component to a Symbol Definition

Creating Symbol Definitions

Editing Symbol Definitions

Inserting Symbols 

 

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