Best Practices Question

[JKEdmo]

I have a quick question:

 

I've read that drawing walls in a clockwise manner is recommended practice.

 

I was wondering why and if this is still relevant with latest releases such as X15.

 

Thank you,

 

Jim

[scottharris]

Drawing exterior walls clockwise can keep the outside layer on the outside.  If you draw them counterclockwise, once a room is formed, the walls will auto adjust to the outside.  So, it may not really matter which way you draw them. 

[JKEdmo]

7 minutes ago, scottharris said:

Drawing exterior walls clockwise can keep the outside layer on the outside.  If you draw them counterclockwise, once a room is formed, the walls will auto adjust to the outside.  So, it may not really matter which way you draw them. 

 

Thank Scott.

 

I was not aware walls will "flip" to outside when forming a room.

 

Jim

 

[glennw]

21 hours ago, JKEdmo said:

I was not aware walls will "flip" to outside when forming a room.

 

Only if Auto Reverse Wall Layers is toggled on which it is by default.

[Kbird1]

16 hours ago, JKEdmo said:

I was not aware walls will "flip" to outside when forming a room.

 

I think it became "Automatic" in X12  ( someone will correct me no doubt  ) , it's one on the Options quickly accessed by Alt-Q

( General Wall Defaults ), I think it's still a good Practice , since CA doesn't always get it right , but then I am used to it and it is SOP.

 

M.

 

 

[Rich_Winsor]

I believe the "recommended" practice is to draw walls in

a clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere and in a

counterclockwise direction in the southern hemisphere. 

[JKEdmo]

9 hours ago, Rich_Winsor said:

I believe the "recommended" practice is to draw walls in

a clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere and in a

counterclockwise direction in the southern hemisphere. 

 

What if you are on the equator? 

 

Thanks to all.  Jim

 

[DBCooper]

If you draw a house at the north pole, then all your walls will be south facing.   I think this will cause the auto flip to turn it inside out unless you first use the "rotate plan view" tool to rotate it -360 degrees.