Find where you've used a wall type

[TopagnaOverlook]

Go to the wall type definition you want to find and change the main layer fill color to something unique.

[DeLayDesign]

@TopagnaOverlookI'm not sure I understand your question.

You should be able to just open up the wall you want to change by double clicking on the wall then going to wall type and then define.

Or if you have a wall schedule set up, you could access the wall by right clicking the wall schedule and opening the object in schedule.

[TopagnaOverlook]

The issue is that I didn't know which wall to double-click on.

 

I was working on a plan experimenting with different exterior siding material options, combinations of different stone and stucco types, etc. and creating new wall type definitions to see how they would look.  After deciding which wall type I liked best, I went to clean up my list of wall type definitions.  In the "Wall Type Definitions" dialog, I use the "Delete" button at the top of the dialog to remove wall type definitions I no longer use, and see the message:

 

"Cannot delete this wall type, it is used by one or more walls in your plan."

 

I could not tell by the appearance in plan view, or 3D view, which wall had the wrong type, and did not want to open each wall manually to find it.  Changing the fill color identified the wall I was looking for immediately.

 

Hope that clarifies.

 

[DeLayDesign]

6 hours ago, TopagnaOverlook said:

The issue is that I didn't know which wall to double-click on.

 

I was working on a plan experimenting with different exterior siding material options, combinations of different stone and stucco types, etc. and creating new wall type definitions to see how they would look.  After deciding which wall type I liked best, I went to clean up my list of wall type definitions.  In the "Wall Type Definitions" dialog, I use the "Delete" button at the top of the dialog to remove wall type definitions I no longer use, and see the message:

 

"Cannot delete this wall type, it is used by one or more walls in your plan."

 

I could not tell by the appearance in plan view, or 3D view, which wall had the wrong type, and did not want to open each wall manually to find it.  Changing the fill color identified the wall I was looking for immediately.

 

Hope that clarifies.

 

Gotcha!  Yeah I run into that issue with layers when I try to delete a layer I no longer want to use.  It would be great to know where it's tied to.

[TopagnaOverlook]

Ironically, the "find references" feature is ubiquitous in the software development tools used to develop products like Chief.

:-)

[Alaskan_Son]

You can also simply drop a Wall Schedule into the plan, select the row corresponding to the Wall Type in question, and then click Find in Plan.

[Drake27]

Alaskan Son, 2 years later, your posted helped me out! Thanks.

 

[Billis]

What I usually do is change the main layer fill color of the wall type to something unique, like a bright pink or something. Makes it super easy to spot where I've used it throughout the project. 

[glennw]

Select the wall.

Match Properties from the Edit toolbar.

Select All in the Match Properties dbx - OK.

Marquee Select from the Edit toolbar.

Select All Similar from the Edit toolbar - no need to draw a marquee.