Embedded Walls; Embedding A Wall Into Another Wall - Autodesk 256B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2010 User Manual

To cut openings in arc walls
1 In a 3D or elevation view, select an arc wall.
2 Click Modify Walls tab
3 Sketch square or rectangular openings in the arc wall.
4 When you are finished, click any white space in the drawing area, or press Esc twice.
The following image shows an arc wall with several openings.

Embedded Walls

Walls can be embedded into a host wall, so that the embedded wall is associated with the host wall. The
behavior of an embedded wall is similar to that of a window; the embedded wall does not resize if you resize
the host wall. If you rotate the host wall, the embedded wall moves with it. To embed walls, you do not
have to edit the profile of the host wall, cut a hole in it, and then insert a wall into that hole; you can use
the Cut Geometry tool.
Embedded walls are useful when, for example, you need to create storefronts on the exterior walls of the
building. When embedding walls, consider the following:
A curtain wall can be embedded into another wall, provided that it is parallel to the host wall and the
walls are within 6 inches of each other.
Walls can be embedded into other walls using the Cut Geometry tool. Some curtain wall types
automatically embed into a wall. To determine whether the curtain wall type automatically embeds into
another wall, check the type properties of the wall. Select the Automatically Embed parameter if it is not
already selected.
You can embed a wall into a curtain panel and then embed a curtain wall into that embedded wall. You
can repeat this process as many times as desired.
If you edit the elevation profile of the embedded wall, the opening in the host wall is adjusted
automatically, and the host wall s material fills in the adjusted opening. You do not have to edit the
elevation profile of the host wall to follow the opening of the embedded wall.

Embedding a Wall into Another Wall

1 Sketch a host wall of any type in the drawing area. The host wall can be a straight wall or an
2 Draw a wall that is within the boundary of the host wall or that is parallel to and within 6 inches
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arc wall.
of it.
Keep in mind the following when you are sketching the wall:
If the host wall is an arc wall, the embedded wall must be a concentric arc.
Be sure the embedded wall is shorter in length than the host wall.
Modify Wall panel Create Opening.