Changing a Structural Layer of a Wall with a Component Change Rule

Component Change

You can change, delete or add a structural layer be defining a component change rule.

  1. Select Modeling | Tools Set Up Component Change. The Component Change dialog box opens.
  2. Define a new Change Operation or edit an existing one.
  3. Define which component is to be changed. Select Wall Layer from the Object Type list.

  4. If you wish to target the change operation to the structural layers of only certain walls, define Search Criteria or Classification Search Criteria which will be used to find the walls.

  5. Click the Parameters to Change button. The Change Layers dialog box opens.
  6. Select one of the following:
    • Change layer - Define the data of the structural layer to be changed or edited, and the new structural layer.
    • Delete layer - Define the data of the structural layer to be deleted.
    • Add new layer - Define the data of the reference layer and the new structural layer. The reference layer is the structural layer next to which the new layer will be added.

    The Change Layers Dialog Box

  7. Confirm by clicking OK.

Note

  • Handling the wall by layer requires that you are using a visual wall library.