ARBDESIGN Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Hi. I am in my first week of learning chief premier X6. I need help with connecting different wall types. I am trying to connect an external corner of a single brick wall to a brick veneer wall. I want the brickwork to continue around the corner as a joined corner but my screen looks like the cavity (air gap) continues through and makes it look like the external brick skins are not joined. I only want it to apply to one end of the wall as the other end is correct with brick veneer joining brick veneer. How do I fix this problem? Is it the "connect walls" tab or the "edit wall layer intersections" or something else. Thankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJPotter Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Walls connect by way of the wall's "Main Layer" so if your main layer radio button position is incorrectly set you will then get unwanted results as well as dimensioning errors. Make sure when creating custom wall types that this convention is properly set up in your wall types. DJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry_Sweeney Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 I "think" what David means when he says "Walls connect by way of the wall's "Main Layer" so if your main layer radio button position is incorrectly set" is that on the walls you are trying to connect you need the same amount to layers beyond the Main Layer to get the "proper" look/connection in plan and render views. If I'm wrong David, please chime in and correct me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennw Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 "Edit Wall Layer Intersections" should do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 If I had to guess, none of the responses answered the question. I do not think the OP is a regular user, but for the rest of the users, I think he is referring to what is seen at a corner where a brick veneer wall meets a stucco veneer wall. IOW, how does one control whether the brick overlaps the stucco, or whether the stucco overlaps the brick. I believe there are several ways to control this. One is whether one uses the THROUGH WALL AT START option. I think that helps in a many instances. However, I did a vid on this, and I think another option has to do with specifically designing walls types in such a way the the number of WALL LAYERS on the exterior face of the wall type are the same. I will say that again, I think having an equal number of wall layers on the exterior face of exterior walls has some advantages..... of course I could be wrong since I did not reverify this. EDIT: I just verified this, having an equal number of layers at the each exterior face of a wall IS VERY IMPORTANT when deciding whether the brick overlaps the stucco or whether the stucco overlaps the brick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry_Sweeney Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Scott....What you're saying is the same thing I said isn't it? You need to have the same number of wall layers beyond the main layer on the exterior side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Scott....What you're saying is the same thing I said isn't it? You need to have the same number of wall layers beyond the main layer on the exterior side. My apologies Larry, that is exactly what I am saying...... you are correct. But of course, once you have the same number of layers, what controls which layer overlaps the other? It is the THROUGH WALL AT START. Thanks Larry for helping me reinforce the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry_Sweeney Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 But of course, once you have the same number of layers, what controls which layer overlaps the other? It is the THROUGH WALL AT START. Yes, this is more correct, I think. Though if each wall has the same amount of layers pass the main layer you shouldn't have to use the "THROUGH WALL AT START". I guess it just depends on how different the wall types are and how you want the look at the corner. "THROUGH WALL AT START/or END" gives you that option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennw Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 IOW, how does one control whether the brick overlaps the stucco, or whether the stucco overlaps the brick. By using the "Edit Wall Layer Intersections" tool! The tool was added to cover this exact situation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Video here, Glenn solution of course is the best..... if you have X6, otherwise there is another method for those using older versions of CA. http://youtu.be/SObDUevFctI Not a bad vid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 By using what Glen said "Edit wall layer intersections" you can drag the individual wall layers where you want them. New in X6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennw Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 And, what's really cool is that you can do it in 3D. No need to edit in plan and then view in 3D - just edit the tops of the walls in a 3D view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARBDESIGN Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 Edit wall layer intersections has worked for me. Thankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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