Creating A Structural Wall - Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC User Manual

You can change this parameter at any time by modifying the instance parameters of the Wall Family Type.
The Structural Usage options are used for the following:
Shear
Bearing
Non Bearing
Structural Combined

Creating a Structural Wall

To create a structural wall
1 On the Structural tab of the Design Bar, click Structural Wall.
2 Select the family type of the wall that you want in the Type Selector on the Options Bar.
Set the following in the Options Bar as needed.
3 Optionally, change the instance properties of the wall to be placed if desired by clicking
4 The Height/Depth area of the Options Bar is shown in the following illustration.
5 On the Options Bar, select Chain if you intend to create a series of walls.
840 | Chapter 12 Working with Structural Components
Used for rigid planar surfaces that inherently resist lateral thrusts of shear
Walls that support a vertical load in addition to their own weight
Walls that support no vertical load except that of their own weight and used to define
and divide spaces
Walls that serve more than one purpose
. See Instance Properties and Type Properties
Modify the Type Parameters of the wall to be placed by clicking the Edit/New button in the
Element Properties dialog. See
You may pre-select the height (top) or depth (base) of a structural wall from the Options Bar.
Select either Height or Depth from the list box, then use the Constraint list to the right of
Height/Depth selection to set the constraint of the top or base of the wall either by Level or as
Unconnected. If you select Unconnected, specify the height or depth by entering the value to
the right of the constraint list. The Unconnected Height/Depth measurement is relative to the
current Level.
on page 76.
Structural Wall Properties on page 845.