Generate Wall Panel Breaks

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Generate the panel breaks and wall panel geometry as follows:

  1. Select Modeling | Panel | Wall > Generate Panels. The Wall Panel Settings dialog box opens.
  2. Select the structural layers, corner overlap type, label, viewing direction of the panel, and possible panel break settings to be included in the wall panel in the dialog box.

    The Wall Panel Settings Dialog Box

  3. You can use the wall type to limit the selected walls. Select Selection Filter from the tool strip, and choose the wall types in the dialog box.
    • Walls, Interior
    • Walls, Exterior
  4. Select the wall or walls. Select all walls of the same type by pressing Ctrl+A.
  5. Select Confirm.
  6. Quit by pressing the Esc key.
Note:
  • The numbering is affected by the wall type, the selection method of the walls, and the division of the walls into one or more panels. See Wall Panel Numbering.
  • If you do not wish to use the default wall panel breaks, you can select the break points in the floor plan drawing individually. See Determining the Wall Panel Length.
  • Before regenerating the panel breaks, delete all the existing wall panels. See Delete a Panel.
  • You can also select a context-sensitive function:
    1. Select the walls.

      Select the Walls

    2. Do either of the following:
      • Select Wall | Panel | Generate Panels.
      • Right-click to open the context-sensitive menu, and select Generate Panels.
  • You can renumber the panels using the function in the Floor and Roof Panels menu, see Renumbering Panels.
  • You can edit the shape of a wall panel or structural layers in the model before generating parts.
  • You can also edit wall panels using the functions in the Floors and Ceilings menu.
  • You can set a default value for the distance of a wall panel label from the wall in the system settings. See Panel Label Offset From Wall In the Floor Plan.