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7 Click OK.
For information on how to apply the opening endcap style to a wall style or a wall opening, see “ Applying
a Wall Opening Endcap Style to a Wall Style ” on page 745 and “ Overriding a Wall Opening Endcap Style
on a Wall ” on page 745.
Applying a Wall Opening Endcap Style to a Wall Style
After you create a wall opening endcap style, you need to assign it to the wall style where you want to use it when
adding the following objects to the wall: doors, windows, openings, and door and window assemblies.
When necessary, you can override the wall opening endcap style assigned in a wall style on an individual wall.
1 Click Format menu
➤
Style Manager.
2 Expand Architectural Objects.
3 Expand Wall Styles, and select the wall style to which you want to apply the opening endcap style to.
4 Click the Endcaps/Opening Endcaps tab.
5 For Opening Endcaps, select an opening endcap style to use for each of the opening objects that can interact
with the wall.
6 You can also edit an existing opening endcap style here, or create a new one from wall endcap styles, if
necessary.
7 Click OK.
Overriding a Wall Opening Endcap Style on a Wall
Use this procedure to override the style-defined wall opening style for one intersection of a wall with an opening.
NOTE Each wall opening endcap style is generally created for use with a specific wall style. Overriding the endcap style for
an individual wall and opening may create defect markers in the wall.
1 Select a wall with an opening, right-click, and click Endcaps
➤
Override Endcap Style.
2 Select a point close to the wall opening where you want assign a different opening endcap.
3 In the Select an Endcap Style dialog, select an endcap style, and click OK.
Using Ortho Close and Close with Walls
Ortho Close and Close are command-line options that let you efficiently create a closed space when you add walls.
Ortho Close
This option closes the space by drawing 2 walls based on the direction you specify. The direction is extended until it
meets a line perpendicular to the initial edge of either the wall. You enter or (Ortho) at the command line to use this
option when placing walls.
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