Styled objects save you time because you can pre-set and save their parameters. With wall styles, you can pre-set your typical wall assemblies with all the appropriate graphics and data—ready to use.
This course will look at the key settings of the Edit Wall Style dialog for a basic wall style. While this dialog shares the same parameters as the Wall Preferences dialog, there is a crucial distinction to be made.
WALL PREFERENCES
Editing the Wall Preferences dialog will have no impact on existing walls. The Wall Preferences dialog affects future walls drawn with the Wall tool, but it does not save those settings—that is, not unless the Save Preferences as Wall Style button at the upper right of the dialog is clicked, which will prompt you to assign a name to your new wall style.
EDIT WALL STYLE
When creating a wall with the Wall tool, you can select a wall style from the dropdown at the mode bar (located at the upper left of the drawing window). However, you edit wall styles through the Edit Wall Style dialog. Remember: Editing a style affects all walls assigned to that style, whether already in the file or yet to be created. Using wall styles is highly recommended for efficient workflows.
Note: This feature's more advanced settings are covered elsewhere or within the relevant certification course. For more extensive information on this feature, remember you can also access
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