Inserting and changing wall types
Substitute existing walls with a new wall type.
Tutorial resources
These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:
Step-by-step guide
Substitute existing walls with a new wall type.
- Open the file W-Arch_C-Wall-Types_RVT2021.rvt, where a new wall type, Basic Wall: 8ʺ Insulated Stud, was previously created.
- Select one of the exterior walls.
- Right-click and choose Select All Instances > In Entire Project.
- In the Properties palette, select the current wall type to expand the Type Selector.
- Select the wall type, such as Basic Wall: 8ʺ Insulated Stud.
The selected walls update, but with no visible changes. The Detail Level is currently set to Coarse, so you do not see the layers.
- Click Modify.
- Zoom in on one corner of the building.
- In the View Control Bar, change the Detail Level to Medium.
The layers in the wall now display.
- Save the project.