orlando Teixeira Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Hi PPl, how's everything ? I am stuck in a problem here: divide a wall in 2, is it possible ? i tryed clip split but no results, it just dont split it (2d) Is there any way to separate/ divide one wall in 2 (not talking about case opening by the way) Thx in advanced Quote Link to comment
CipesDesign Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 It is unclear whether you are trying to divide a wall along its length, or its height. Can you show us what you are trying to achieve, perhaps by attaching a screen shot? Quote Link to comment
orlando Teixeira Posted May 28, 2009 Author Share Posted May 28, 2009 you are right , sorry. here is the real example that i am trying to achieve. i want the interior wall (red cross)to disapear and remain the outside wall (green line). Ps. the wall that you see under the red cross is a single piece. Quote Link to comment
CipesDesign Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 OK. Here's how I do it: 1) Option Click on the Wall (which will create one exact copy in the exact same location; 2) Drag the right hand end of one wall the left, to shorten it, just beyond the left hand wall which creates the bay; 3) Select the wall the is still full length and drag its left hand end to the right, thereby shortening it to just beyond the right hand wall of the bay. 4) Re-join the two exterior (re-entrant) corners. I've been doing it this way for years... One other option, which may work better in cases where a bay is NOT full height: Use a cased opening (but, as you have undoubtably discovered this creates all sort od problems in plan view (where the wall still shows). Hope that helps, P Quote Link to comment
orlando Teixeira Posted May 28, 2009 Author Share Posted May 28, 2009 OK, OK . Nice resolution i thought that vectorworks could split a wall in two ... and i wasnt viewing the big picture. Thats a shame. By the way how do i insert a "hole" in a wall without using case opening (in elevation) ? supously split would work as i seen somewhere in the internet but i can't make it work... thx in advanced Quote Link to comment
CipesDesign Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 For a hole I would used a Cased Opening with 0 jamb thickness... I know you said NOT cased opening, but I'm wondering why?? Quote Link to comment
orlando Teixeira Posted May 28, 2009 Author Share Posted May 28, 2009 perhaps i am mixing 3d solids and walls .. . . in 3d we just subtract a solid right ? thats why i asked if it was possible that way we could also divide a wall in two. but i understand thats isnt just possible. For what i was told revit as an option similar to our split tool that splits walls and draw holes in walls (i thing is edit wall). Vectorworks would gain much in having such a tool, like floor pio has, we just click and edit it to our needs... Thx anyway four your help Quote Link to comment
CipesDesign Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 You can do this with a SYMBOL. Just create the shape and make sure to look at the "options" button in the Create Symbol dialog... I think that might get you what you're looking for... Quote Link to comment
Dieter @ DWorks Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 OK, OK . Nice resolution i thought that vectorworks could split a wall in two ... and i wasnt viewing the big picture. Thats a shame. By the way how do i insert a "hole" in a wall without using case opening (in elevation) ? supously split would work as i seen somewhere in the internet but i can't make it work... thx in advanced You can split a wall with the split tool! Selecte the wall, use the split tool while holding alt on the wall and your wall will be in two! I use this method all the time and it is really handy. It also solves the problem where the wall doesnt show correctly. When it shows incorret, just split it somewhere. Quote Link to comment
HP Sauce Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 DWorks I see no difference when holding ALT and using Split (L). What is holding ALT meant to do differently than normal? Quote Link to comment
orlando Teixeira Posted May 29, 2009 Author Share Posted May 29, 2009 Hello, again Nice indeed DWorks, i knew that it could be done, even in elevation (front for example) it works. I was using clip instead of split, so thats why i could not divide the wall .... stupid of me he!he!he! Curiously like highpass says i didnt noticed any diference neither. Is there a very very very good manual that explains vectorworks in its maximum power , principly the power of bim and the tricks in it ? Quote Link to comment
Pat Stanford Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 If you hold down the ALT/Option key while using the Split tool, you will only split the selected objects not all objects. Quote Link to comment
orlando Teixeira Posted May 29, 2009 Author Share Posted May 29, 2009 hello Pat, thats suits well in elevation splits because i was trying to figure how to surpass splitting all other walls ... noob Thx ps again. Is there a very very very good manual that explains vectorworks in its maximum power , principly the power of bim and the tricks in it ? Quote Link to comment
Pat Stanford Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 The manuals I recommend are by Jonathan Pickup. They are available from the nemetschek.net web site. Look under Training:Training Guides. Jonathan's web site is www.archoncad.com 1 Quote Link to comment
jmhanby Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 I am working on a 3d model and the architect usually wants just a white vanilla box model. Now he wants me to show cladding, which I have figured out how to do on walls where cladding is all the same. However there are 2 walls with split horizontal cladding. Can I split the wall horizontally to show the 2 different cladding materials or do I need to redraw the walls and stack them? Quote Link to comment
Jeff Prince Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 2 minutes ago, jmhanby said: Can I split the wall horizontally to show the 2 different cladding materials or do I need to redraw the walls and stack them? you can copy the walls in place, change their height for the bottom wall. The grab the duplicates and change their bottom offset. You can then change the walls to appropriate styles to get what you want. That’s the pinnacle of stacked wall technology in Vectorworks at this time unfortunately. We’ve all been asking for a better tool for this for ages. 1 Quote Link to comment
jmhanby Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Thank you Jeff that helped a lot. Now I need to figure out how to get the doors to join the new walls. 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment
line-weight Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 your other option is to have a "core" wall into which you insert doors etc, then a patchwork of "cladding" walls (or even just solids) covering it as you wish depending on your exact situation this may be less or more fiddly than the alternative. Quote Link to comment
Tom W. Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 A variation is to use the Reshape Tool (or Edit Wall Tool in VW2023) to clip the upper wall where it needs to go around the door opening Quote Link to comment
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