Use the command Apply wall to use saved walls in the drawing.
Dialog box Wall manager
db_ath_wall
Display section
On the left side the dialog box contains a preview of the defined wall cross-section. On one hand it provides a visual check and on the other hand also a further function: Additional functions are activated by clicking in the preview with the mouse wheel. You will find further information on this in the section Object preview.
Line Creates the wall as a series of lines which is determined by specifying points.
Symbol Creates the wall as a segment with fixed length.
Length < Defines the length of the wall section.
Dialog box section Layer
Lists the wall layers already defined. You can select wall layers here in order to change their properties. The selected layer is shown red in the preview.
With a right click in the list a context menu is displayed with various options. Context menu functions:
db_ath_wall_kontextmenu
Add Adds a new layer to the list. If layers are already present, a copy of the selected layer is created.
Insert under line Inserts a new layer below the selected layer. This option only appears if at least one layer is already present.
Insert at end Inserts a new layer at the end of the list. This option only appears if at least one layer is already present.
Remove Removes the selected layer from the list.
Upwards Moves the selected layer by one position upwards.
Downwards Moves the selected layer by one position downwards.
Dialog box section Properties
Defines the properties of the marked layer. You can select a layer type in the pull-down menu. The following layer types can be used:
Thickness Defines the thickness of the selected layer. You can also enter the thickness directly into the input field. If you click the button, you can access the thickness from the drawing. For this, the dialog box is temporarily closed and an input request follows.
Chamfer Activates a circumferential chamfer for the selected layer. The chamfer margin is defined in the input field.
Dialog box section Wall thickness
Close Closes the lowermost layer of the wall structure.
Tab Connection
db_ath_wall_anschluss
Dialog box section Left/Right
Determines the type of connection to the right or left side of the wall.
Open Opens the wall on the corresponding side, for example for an interrupted representation.
Closed Closes the wall on the corresponding side.
Abutment inside Shows a mounting on the inside of the wall with the entered thickness and width.
Abutment outside Shows a mounting on the outside of the wall with the entered thickness and width.
Thickness Defines the thickness of the abutment.
Width Defines the width of the abutment.
Tab Corner joint
The content of the tab is only active, when the option Line has been activated in the Tab Layers.
Drop-down menu Layer
db_ath_wall_eckstoss_schicht
Specifies how the individual wall layers are joined in the corners. Select the layer from the list for which you would like to specify the corner joint.
No delimitation Creates a continuous wall layer. The ends are open and no joint is drawn.
End of segment, continuous Creates a wall layer whose end runs on.
End of segment, butt joint Creates a wall layer whose end joins the next segment.
Mitered Creates a wall layers with mitered joints.
Alternate Creates alternate continuous and joining segments.
This tick box works together with the options End of segment continuous or End of segment butt joint.
Drop-down menu Segment
db_ath_wall_eckstoss_segment
Specifies how the wall segments are joined in the corners.
No delimitation Creates continuous wall segments. The ends are open and no joint is drawn.
End of segment, continuous Creates wall segments whose ends are continuous.
End of segment, butt joint Creates wall segments whose ends each form butt joints with the next wall segment.
Mitered Creates wall segments with mitered joints.
Alternate Creates alternate continuous and joining wall segments.
This tick box works together with the options End of segment continuous or End of segment butt joint.
End of program
If you quit the dialog box with OK, the settings are saved.
