Wall modeling - Editing wall profiles

Tutorial resources

These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:

attach-walls_002.rvt - (7 mb)

Transcript

00:05

We can also edit the shape of forms manually by changing their profile.

00:10

So looking over here by the stairs and the vehicle ramp,

00:13

we can see we have some walls that are sticking above the ramp itself.

00:17

And ideally, we want the wall to follow down the line of the ramp,

00:21

but we need it to be slightly offset above the ramp.

00:24

So therefore,

00:25

using the attach tool wouldn't achieve the result we're looking for

00:29

as that would attach it to the underside of the floor.

00:32

So to change the slope manually from the modify walls,

00:36

ribbon tab or choose edit profile,

00:40

this takes us to a sketch mode

00:42

and we can see the shape of the wall in elevation as a sketch in the view.

00:46

So all we need to do now is just sketch the line at

00:50

the top of the wall which is gonna follow down the ramp.

00:53

So to do this, I'll use the pick lines, sketching tool

00:57

and then from the options bar, I'll set an offset of 1 ft

01:02

and now we'll come over to the top of the ramp

01:05

and just picking on that, it will create a sketch line that is 1 ft above that ramp.

01:11

So now we just need to tidy up the sketch. So

01:14

using the trim extend to corner tool from the modify menu,

01:17

we'll click on the lines to create the corners that we need.

01:23

So now we have the new shape sketched in,

01:25

we'll click, finish edit mode.

01:27

And now we can see the original shape of the wall which is still defined.

01:30

But now when I do select this,

01:33

we can see that the wall itself is following down the ramp just 1 ft above it.

01:38

So I'll repeat this for the wall on the opposite side of the ramp.

01:41

And this time, rather than click edit profile from the ribbon tab,

01:45

double click on the wall as this will also take us into the edit profile tool.

01:51

So we'll repeat the process.

01:53

I'll choose pick lines from the sketching tools.

01:56

At this time, I'll leave the offset to zero.

01:58

And instead of picking the

02:00

line of the ramp itself,

02:02

I'll actually choose the top of the wall that we created opposite

02:06

and this line will then be projected into the profile of the wall that we're editing.

02:11

So now once again,

02:12

we'll use our trim extend corner tool to tidy up the sketch

02:15

and then click, finish edit mode.

02:17

And we have a similar result to the one on the opposite side of the ramp.

02:23

So lastly on the wall by the stairs,

02:25

we need to draw this in manually. So

02:28

really, we want this to follow down the slope of the stairs and then continue on at

02:32

around 3 ft from the floor.

02:34

So we'll select the wall

02:36

and then from the modifier walls, ribbon tab, we'll choose edit profile.

02:42

We'll start to draw a line. So if I come over to the vertical edge here

02:46

and then I can type in 3 ft on this

02:48

temporary dimension and then sketch the horizontal line in.

02:53

Then I'll use the pick lines tool once again

02:57

and we'll set the offset in the options bar to be 3 ft.

03:03

So then we'll click on the support by the side of the stairs

03:06

to create a line that's 3 ft offset from there.

03:11

Then finally, we'll use the trim extender corner to clean up the sketch.

03:19

So now that we have that sketch completed,

03:21

we'll click finish edit mode

03:23

and we can see that we have the changed profile of our wall.

Video transcript

00:05

We can also edit the shape of forms manually by changing their profile.

00:10

So looking over here by the stairs and the vehicle ramp,

00:13

we can see we have some walls that are sticking above the ramp itself.

00:17

And ideally, we want the wall to follow down the line of the ramp,

00:21

but we need it to be slightly offset above the ramp.

00:24

So therefore,

00:25

using the attach tool wouldn't achieve the result we're looking for

00:29

as that would attach it to the underside of the floor.

00:32

So to change the slope manually from the modify walls,

00:36

ribbon tab or choose edit profile,

00:40

this takes us to a sketch mode

00:42

and we can see the shape of the wall in elevation as a sketch in the view.

00:46

So all we need to do now is just sketch the line at

00:50

the top of the wall which is gonna follow down the ramp.

00:53

So to do this, I'll use the pick lines, sketching tool

00:57

and then from the options bar, I'll set an offset of 1 ft

01:02

and now we'll come over to the top of the ramp

01:05

and just picking on that, it will create a sketch line that is 1 ft above that ramp.

01:11

So now we just need to tidy up the sketch. So

01:14

using the trim extend to corner tool from the modify menu,

01:17

we'll click on the lines to create the corners that we need.

01:23

So now we have the new shape sketched in,

01:25

we'll click, finish edit mode.

01:27

And now we can see the original shape of the wall which is still defined.

01:30

But now when I do select this,

01:33

we can see that the wall itself is following down the ramp just 1 ft above it.

01:38

So I'll repeat this for the wall on the opposite side of the ramp.

01:41

And this time, rather than click edit profile from the ribbon tab,

01:45

double click on the wall as this will also take us into the edit profile tool.

01:51

So we'll repeat the process.

01:53

I'll choose pick lines from the sketching tools.

01:56

At this time, I'll leave the offset to zero.

01:58

And instead of picking the

02:00

line of the ramp itself,

02:02

I'll actually choose the top of the wall that we created opposite

02:06

and this line will then be projected into the profile of the wall that we're editing.

02:11

So now once again,

02:12

we'll use our trim extend corner tool to tidy up the sketch

02:15

and then click, finish edit mode.

02:17

And we have a similar result to the one on the opposite side of the ramp.

02:23

So lastly on the wall by the stairs,

02:25

we need to draw this in manually. So

02:28

really, we want this to follow down the slope of the stairs and then continue on at

02:32

around 3 ft from the floor.

02:34

So we'll select the wall

02:36

and then from the modifier walls, ribbon tab, we'll choose edit profile.

02:42

We'll start to draw a line. So if I come over to the vertical edge here

02:46

and then I can type in 3 ft on this

02:48

temporary dimension and then sketch the horizontal line in.

02:53

Then I'll use the pick lines tool once again

02:57

and we'll set the offset in the options bar to be 3 ft.

03:03

So then we'll click on the support by the side of the stairs

03:06

to create a line that's 3 ft offset from there.

03:11

Then finally, we'll use the trim extender corner to clean up the sketch.

03:19

So now that we have that sketch completed,

03:21

we'll click finish edit mode

03:23

and we can see that we have the changed profile of our wall.

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