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Offsetting a wall modifier from the opposite face of a wall component
9 Specify the vertical position of the modifier on the wall component:
Then … If you want to …
enter a value for Start Elevation Offset, and specify whether
the offset occurs from the wall top, the wall base height, the
wall baseline, or the wall bottom. specify the beginning height of the wall modifier
enter a value for End Elevation Offset, and specify whether
the offset occurs from the wall top, the wall base height, the
wall baseline, or the wall bottom. specifying the ending height of the wall modifier
Enter a negative offset value to specify a location toward the ground.
10 Click OK.
After you add a wall modifier, you can edit its geometry or adjust its placement.
Editing the Geometry of a Wall Modifier
Use this procedure to edit the geometry of a wall modifier that is applied to a wall. You can edit the vertices and edges
of the wall modifier or replace the geometry with that of another polyline. You can save the changes to the current
wall modifier style or to a new style.
To move a wall modifier horizontally or change the vertical offsets of a wall modifier, see “ Changing the Horizontal
and Vertical Offsets of a Wall Modifier ” on page 712.
1 Select the wall that has the wall modifier you want to change, right-click, and click Plan Modifiers
➤
Edit
in Place.
2 If prompted that the modifier is not drawn to size, click Yes.
A temporary profile is created for you to edit the geometry of the wall modifier. If the wall contains multiple
wall modifiers, a profile is created for each wall modifier.
3 NOTE After you perform an editing task from the shortcut menu, you may need to select a profile again to
perform another editing task. If you do not see the editing commands that you expect on the shortcut menu,
select a profile, and right-click to display the shortcut menu.
Edit the profile:
Then … If you want to …
select the profile, and use grips to adjust the shape. change the shape of the perimeter of the profile
select the profile, right-click, and click Hide Edge. Select the
edges you want to hide, and press ENTER. hide one or more edges of the profile (plan view only)
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