Click on the Wall properties in the Building - Properties menu to have a look at the wall settings.
Here you can enter values for the wall’s height, thickness, materials, framing and additional properties.
Here you can enter values for 2D attributes of the wall, the height, thickness, angle of inclination, joining to other walls, materials, wall layers, frame structure, tiling and more.
ARCHLine.XP – Wall Properties
1. Visualization
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Colour | The pen/line color used to display the wall in 2D views. |
| Line weights | Defines the line thickness (e.g., 0.2 mm) in 2D drawings. |
| Line type | Style of wall outline in plan/section (continuous, dashed, etc.). |
| Layer | CAD layer assignment for the wall object. |
| Priority | Drawing priority among objects (higher value drawn below others). |
2. Constraints
| Field | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Unconnected Height | Default wall height (e.g., 3000 mm). | Overridden if connected to story levels. The multi-layer wall cannot be edited here. |
| Base offset from the floor | Vertical displacement from the reference floor. |
Used for raised/lowered walls. The multi-layer wall cannot be edited here. |
| Total thickness | Combined thickness of all wall layers. | Defined in Wall Layers dialog. The multi-layer wall cannot be edited here. |
| Inclined wall section height from floor | Height at which inclination begins (e.g., 1000 mm). | Used for slanted walls. |
| Slant angle | Angle of wall inclination (e.g., 90° = vertical). | Useful for attic walls and special façades. |
| Structural wall | Defines if the wall is load-bearing or non-bearing. | Important for structural analysis and IFC export. |
| U-value | Thermal transmittance (W/m²K). | Key parameter for energy calculations. |
3. Visibility
| Field | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Same materials | Toggles whether both faces share the same finish material. | When unticked, separate finishes can be set for interior/exterior. |
| Finish Face: Interior | Defines the surface material for the interior side. | Can be linked to rendering style (“Render – Smooth”). |
| Finish Face: Exterior | Defines the surface material for the exterior side. | Controls façade rendering. |
| Location line | Defines which part of the wall is used as reference (e.g., “Core Layer Face: Exterior”). | Critical for alignment and dimensioning. |
| Wall status |
Status flag for the wall joins. Disallow wall joins: Prevents this wall from automatically joining with others. |
Useful for technical separations. |
| Skip this wall over room bounding | Prevents the wall from contributing to room area boundaries. | Use for virtual/dividing walls. |
| Display tiling on the interior side | Shows tiling graphics on interior face. | Helps check finishes in bathrooms/kitchens. |
| Display tiling on the exterior side | Shows tiling graphics on exterior face. | Used in ventilated façade or cladding systems. |
| Tiling representation on 2D | Toggles 2D pattern display for tiling. | Options: Off, Simplified, Detailed. |
4. Visibility of sides
| Field | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The reference line is invisible | Hides the wall reference axis in 2D views. | Clean drawings, but make sure you don’t lose orientation. |
| The other side is invisible | Hides the opposite side of the wall. | Can simplify drawings where only one face is relevant. |
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