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Easily place and modify walls in your drawings.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
3 min.
Transcript
00:04
In the AutoCAD Architecture toolset,
00:06
the term architectural object refers to any object style that will result in the creation of a specific type of architectural geometry,
00:14
such as a wall, door, stair, roof, slab, and more.
00:20
Walls are complex objects that are affected by a variety of styles and substyles, but they are surprisingly simple to create in AutoCAD.
00:29
In this example, standard wall styles are used.
00:33
To place a wall, open the Tool Palettes.
00:37
From the Design tab, click Wall.
00:40
In the drawing area, pick a start point.
00:42
Before placing an end point, in the dynamic input distance field, enter an exact distance value for the wall, such as, 20'.
00:51
Then, press ENTER.
00:53
Zoom into the drawing to review the newly placed wall.
00:57
Place another wall perpendicular to the first wall by clicking the end point.
01:03
Now, before placing a third endpoint, you can close the shape the walls make, either with the Close command or the Ortho Close command.
01:12
Ortho Close closes the space by drawing two walls based on the direction you specify.
01:18
The direction is extended until it meets a line perpendicular to the initial edge of either wall.
01:24
To launch Ortho Close, open the options menu by pressing the down arrow key.
01:29
From the menu, select Ortho close, and then click to close the shape of the walls.
01:34
Ortho close always connects to the initial wall at a 90-degree angle.
01:39
From the ribbon, Home tab, Build panel, select Wall.
01:44
Draw a few walls at random angles.
01:47
Then, from the options menu, select Ortho close.
01:53
To review the height of the walls you created, select a wall and open the Properties palette.
01:59
From the Design tab, under Dimensions, you can review the wall’s width, base height, and length.
02:05
Here, you can make edits to the dimensions.
02:07
Change the Base height to 20'.
02:10
Press ENTER.
02:12
Then, switch to an isometric view of the drawing.
02:16
From the ViewCube, click Home.
02:18
Notice that the edited base height is much taller than the other walls in the drawing.
02:24
To get a better view of the walls, click the Viewport Controls and from the menu,
02:28
select a different viewport, such as Realistic or Conceptual.
02:33
Now, edit the width of the wall whose base height you modified.
02:38
Select the wall, open the Properties palette, and from the Design tab, Dimension group box, set the Width to 2'.
02:46
Change the Viewport to a Top view to review the differences in wall width.
02:51
Placing walls in AutoCAD Architecture is a simple process, yet you can still harness robust customization options.
Video transcript
00:04
In the AutoCAD Architecture toolset,
00:06
the term architectural object refers to any object style that will result in the creation of a specific type of architectural geometry,
00:14
such as a wall, door, stair, roof, slab, and more.
00:20
Walls are complex objects that are affected by a variety of styles and substyles, but they are surprisingly simple to create in AutoCAD.
00:29
In this example, standard wall styles are used.
00:33
To place a wall, open the Tool Palettes.
00:37
From the Design tab, click Wall.
00:40
In the drawing area, pick a start point.
00:42
Before placing an end point, in the dynamic input distance field, enter an exact distance value for the wall, such as, 20'.
00:51
Then, press ENTER.
00:53
Zoom into the drawing to review the newly placed wall.
00:57
Place another wall perpendicular to the first wall by clicking the end point.
01:03
Now, before placing a third endpoint, you can close the shape the walls make, either with the Close command or the Ortho Close command.
01:12
Ortho Close closes the space by drawing two walls based on the direction you specify.
01:18
The direction is extended until it meets a line perpendicular to the initial edge of either wall.
01:24
To launch Ortho Close, open the options menu by pressing the down arrow key.
01:29
From the menu, select Ortho close, and then click to close the shape of the walls.
01:34
Ortho close always connects to the initial wall at a 90-degree angle.
01:39
From the ribbon, Home tab, Build panel, select Wall.
01:44
Draw a few walls at random angles.
01:47
Then, from the options menu, select Ortho close.
01:53
To review the height of the walls you created, select a wall and open the Properties palette.
01:59
From the Design tab, under Dimensions, you can review the wall’s width, base height, and length.
02:05
Here, you can make edits to the dimensions.
02:07
Change the Base height to 20'.
02:10
Press ENTER.
02:12
Then, switch to an isometric view of the drawing.
02:16
From the ViewCube, click Home.
02:18
Notice that the edited base height is much taller than the other walls in the drawing.
02:24
To get a better view of the walls, click the Viewport Controls and from the menu,
02:28
select a different viewport, such as Realistic or Conceptual.
02:33
Now, edit the width of the wall whose base height you modified.
02:38
Select the wall, open the Properties palette, and from the Design tab, Dimension group box, set the Width to 2'.
02:46
Change the Viewport to a Top view to review the differences in wall width.
02:51
Placing walls in AutoCAD Architecture is a simple process, yet you can still harness robust customization options.
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