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Create a new multi-layer wall type.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
9 min.
Tutorial resources
These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:
Transcript
00:04
We'll begin by opening an existing project from the recent files page
00:08
and using the wheel mouse are just our view
00:12
to enlarge what we see
00:16
walls are system families and are stored within project files.
00:21
The walls currently listed in the type selector within
00:25
the properties pallet were created within the project template file
00:30
that was used to create this project.
00:33
So there will come a time when none of these are suitable
00:38
and it will be necessary to create new types. These like any other system family
00:44
are created by choosing an existing.
00:47
So in this case, an existing wall duplicating it,
00:51
naming it appropriately and then modifying it to suit.
00:55
We'll click, modified to exit this command.
00:58
Now, there are two ways in which we could create a new wall type.
01:02
We could either within the properties pallet type selector,
01:06
choose an existing wall and then choose edit type
01:09
and duplicate it.
01:11
Or alternatively, we can select a wall that already exists in the building
01:16
and use that to duplicate and create a new wall
01:19
type and that's the method that we're going to use.
01:22
So I'll click this wall here
01:25
and in the properties pallette, click edit type
01:29
and to create a new wall type, we choose duplicate
01:34
and we name it appropriately.
01:36
So on this occasion,
01:38
it will be called eight inch
01:41
insulated,
01:44
start
01:49
and click. OK.
01:53
We are now going to edit the structure of this wall.
01:56
So within the type parameters section
01:59
adjacent to the structure parameter, within the value column,
02:03
we'll click on edit
02:06
and that will put us into the edit assembly dial box.
02:09
And we can see that the wall that we've duplicated has a very simple,
02:13
very basic structure.
02:15
We're about to add two additional layers
02:19
and those two layers will become finishes one for the exterior
02:23
side of the wall and one for the interior side.
02:25
The way we do that, we select the existing layer
02:29
which is layer number two
02:31
and we click insert twice
02:35
and you can see we've added two additional layers
02:39
and we'll reposition layer two
02:42
to the exterior site by clicking up
02:46
and we'll reposition layer four
02:50
down.
02:51
So that's on the interior side. So we can see in here, it's clearly marked out
02:56
what side represents the exterior side
02:59
and which side represents the interior side
03:02
we're going to allocate function to begin with.
03:05
So for layer one, click on structure,
03:08
click on the little dropdown arrow
03:11
and from the list of available functions, we'll choose finish one
03:15
which is typically used for the exterior side of the wall.
03:19
For layer five, we'll click on structure
03:22
and again from the drop down list. If we click on there
03:25
from the list that's available, we'll choose finish two
03:29
which is typically used for interior finishes on the interior side of the wall,
03:34
we're now gonna allocate material to these layers.
03:38
So layer one, which is the finish for the exterior side.
03:42
We click underneath material on by category
03:45
and select the ellipsis button
03:47
and that will bring up the material browser.
03:50
We are looking for a material that is called exterior E
03:55
I F S
03:56
exterior insulation and finish system.
03:60
Now we could go scrolling down this list.
04:03
But alternatively within the search field here,
04:07
we could type in some of the characters we know exist within that material
04:13
and hopefully that will give us a list that we can choose from.
04:16
And in this case, it, it certainly has.
04:18
So if we click on this one here,
04:21
it will be assigned to the finished layer when we exit this dialer box.
04:25
And over on the right hand side,
04:27
we can see it's been set up with
04:28
a predefined configuration which we could customize.
04:32
But we're not gonna do on this particular lesson we'll pick, OK.
04:36
We now move down to the structure layer layer number three,
04:40
click on by category and click the ellipsis button which again has now appeared.
04:45
The material we're looking for this time is wood stud layer.
04:49
So once again, within the search field, we'll type in wood
04:54
that will filter the list
04:56
and should make it very easy to find wood stud layer.
04:59
So a little scroll down at the side. Here
05:01
we discover wood stud layer
05:03
and again pick, OK.
05:06
And for layer number five,
05:08
which is the interior finish for the interior side of the wall,
05:12
we'll click in the material column again. Adjacent to layer five,
05:18
select the ellipsis button.
05:20
And we're now looking for a material which is gypsum wool.
05:23
So we start typing in gypsum
05:26
that will now filter the list. Once again,
05:29
we click on finishes, interior chips and wool
05:34
and click. OK.
05:35
And we now have the materials assigned.
05:39
We're now going to assign thicknesses.
05:42
The exterior thickness
05:46
is going to be allocated a thickness of two inches.
05:50
The structure layer
05:52
will be allocated a thickness of 5.5 inches. So we can type in 5.5
05:59
inches, click anywhere to
06:01
accept that value
06:03
and the internal finish
06:06
will be configured
06:08
to be 58.
06:11
And again, if we click in the in an area anywhere within the dollar box,
06:16
we can see that has now been
06:18
assigned
06:19
as a quick recap. We first of all added new layers, we then assigned function
06:25
to those new layers.
06:27
We followed that by assigning material to the new
06:30
layers and the existing layer that was already there.
06:33
And then we followed that by applying thicknesses
Video transcript
00:04
We'll begin by opening an existing project from the recent files page
00:08
and using the wheel mouse are just our view
00:12
to enlarge what we see
00:16
walls are system families and are stored within project files.
00:21
The walls currently listed in the type selector within
00:25
the properties pallet were created within the project template file
00:30
that was used to create this project.
00:33
So there will come a time when none of these are suitable
00:38
and it will be necessary to create new types. These like any other system family
00:44
are created by choosing an existing.
00:47
So in this case, an existing wall duplicating it,
00:51
naming it appropriately and then modifying it to suit.
00:55
We'll click, modified to exit this command.
00:58
Now, there are two ways in which we could create a new wall type.
01:02
We could either within the properties pallet type selector,
01:06
choose an existing wall and then choose edit type
01:09
and duplicate it.
01:11
Or alternatively, we can select a wall that already exists in the building
01:16
and use that to duplicate and create a new wall
01:19
type and that's the method that we're going to use.
01:22
So I'll click this wall here
01:25
and in the properties pallette, click edit type
01:29
and to create a new wall type, we choose duplicate
01:34
and we name it appropriately.
01:36
So on this occasion,
01:38
it will be called eight inch
01:41
insulated,
01:44
start
01:49
and click. OK.
01:53
We are now going to edit the structure of this wall.
01:56
So within the type parameters section
01:59
adjacent to the structure parameter, within the value column,
02:03
we'll click on edit
02:06
and that will put us into the edit assembly dial box.
02:09
And we can see that the wall that we've duplicated has a very simple,
02:13
very basic structure.
02:15
We're about to add two additional layers
02:19
and those two layers will become finishes one for the exterior
02:23
side of the wall and one for the interior side.
02:25
The way we do that, we select the existing layer
02:29
which is layer number two
02:31
and we click insert twice
02:35
and you can see we've added two additional layers
02:39
and we'll reposition layer two
02:42
to the exterior site by clicking up
02:46
and we'll reposition layer four
02:50
down.
02:51
So that's on the interior side. So we can see in here, it's clearly marked out
02:56
what side represents the exterior side
02:59
and which side represents the interior side
03:02
we're going to allocate function to begin with.
03:05
So for layer one, click on structure,
03:08
click on the little dropdown arrow
03:11
and from the list of available functions, we'll choose finish one
03:15
which is typically used for the exterior side of the wall.
03:19
For layer five, we'll click on structure
03:22
and again from the drop down list. If we click on there
03:25
from the list that's available, we'll choose finish two
03:29
which is typically used for interior finishes on the interior side of the wall,
03:34
we're now gonna allocate material to these layers.
03:38
So layer one, which is the finish for the exterior side.
03:42
We click underneath material on by category
03:45
and select the ellipsis button
03:47
and that will bring up the material browser.
03:50
We are looking for a material that is called exterior E
03:55
I F S
03:56
exterior insulation and finish system.
03:60
Now we could go scrolling down this list.
04:03
But alternatively within the search field here,
04:07
we could type in some of the characters we know exist within that material
04:13
and hopefully that will give us a list that we can choose from.
04:16
And in this case, it, it certainly has.
04:18
So if we click on this one here,
04:21
it will be assigned to the finished layer when we exit this dialer box.
04:25
And over on the right hand side,
04:27
we can see it's been set up with
04:28
a predefined configuration which we could customize.
04:32
But we're not gonna do on this particular lesson we'll pick, OK.
04:36
We now move down to the structure layer layer number three,
04:40
click on by category and click the ellipsis button which again has now appeared.
04:45
The material we're looking for this time is wood stud layer.
04:49
So once again, within the search field, we'll type in wood
04:54
that will filter the list
04:56
and should make it very easy to find wood stud layer.
04:59
So a little scroll down at the side. Here
05:01
we discover wood stud layer
05:03
and again pick, OK.
05:06
And for layer number five,
05:08
which is the interior finish for the interior side of the wall,
05:12
we'll click in the material column again. Adjacent to layer five,
05:18
select the ellipsis button.
05:20
And we're now looking for a material which is gypsum wool.
05:23
So we start typing in gypsum
05:26
that will now filter the list. Once again,
05:29
we click on finishes, interior chips and wool
05:34
and click. OK.
05:35
And we now have the materials assigned.
05:39
We're now going to assign thicknesses.
05:42
The exterior thickness
05:46
is going to be allocated a thickness of two inches.
05:50
The structure layer
05:52
will be allocated a thickness of 5.5 inches. So we can type in 5.5
05:59
inches, click anywhere to
06:01
accept that value
06:03
and the internal finish
06:06
will be configured
06:08
to be 58.
06:11
And again, if we click in the in an area anywhere within the dollar box,
06:16
we can see that has now been
06:18
assigned
06:19
as a quick recap. We first of all added new layers, we then assigned function
06:25
to those new layers.
06:27
We followed that by assigning material to the new
06:30
layers and the existing layer that was already there.
06:33
And then we followed that by applying thicknesses
Create a new multi-layer wall type, add materials to layers, and modify the function and thickness of layers.
Set the Thicknesses as follows:
The preview updates with the new layers, materials, and thicknesses.
The currently selected wall is updated with the new wall type.
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