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Customize room walls

Elena Damiani
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3CAD Next allows you to customize walls of standard and custom rooms previously created at any time.

 

To customize walls, do the following:

  1. Open your project in 3CAD Next workspace.
     
  2. Switch to the 2D view.

 

Here, users can customize walls as follows:

Add a wall

  1. Click the Catalog button on the left-hand side of the window to open the Library.

    3C_catalog_button.png
     
  2. Click the Select walls icon between Library and Variants.

    3C_Select_walls.png
     
  3. Select the Walls tab, then select Standalone Wall. When you hover over the menu item, the + button appears on the icon. Click the + button. A wall segment appears in the workspace.

    3C_EN_select_standalone_wall.png
     
  4. Draw the wall:
     
    METHOD A
    • Move the cursor into the planner; the wall segment sticks to the cursor.
       
    • Click to set the starting point.
       
    • Drag the cursor to define the wall length.
       
    • Click again to set the endpoint.
    The wall length is displayed during drawing, and the wall turns gray when completed.

    3C_EN_draw_first_wall_methodA.gif

    METHOD B
    For more precise control, use the advanced wall drawing option:
    • Move the cursor into the planner; the wall segment sticks to the cursor.
       
    • Click to set the starting point.
       
    • Drag the cursor horizontally, vertically or in the desired direction.
       
    • Press the Space Bar to open the Edit wall dialog.
       
    • Enter the wall length and depth.
       
    • Press Enter to apply the values and create the wall.


     

  5. Repeat step 4 to draw additional walls:
    • By default, the next wall starts from the previous endpoint.
    • To start from a different point, press Esc and begin again.
    • Press Esc to exit wall creation mode.
       

  6. Click Projects in the top bar, then Save Project to save your work.

    3C_save_project_button.png

     

Adjust walls and corners

 
After creating the room, you can modify wall positions and angles by interacting with the wall anchors.
  1. Click the wall you want to adjust.
     
  2. Select one of the anchor points (circular handles in the middle and at each end of the wall).
     

    3C_anchor point.png
     

  3. Drag the selected anchor point to the desired position, according to the following rules:
     
    • Middle anchors move the wall perpendicular to its direction, and adjust the length of any connected wall,
       
    • End anchors to move the wall freely in all directions and update the angle with any connected wall. The angle is displayed while dragging. 
       
  4. Release the mouse button to apply the change. 
     
  5. Click Projects in the top bar, and then Save Project to save the composition.

 

Change the angle between walls

  1. Select one of the two walls forming the angle.
     
  2. Click the curved angle indicator (it turns light blue).

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  3. In the Edit angle dialog, enter values for Angle and Diagonal.
    Note:
    • Previous wall refers to the wall on the left.
    • Next wall refers to the wall on the right.
       
  4. Press Enter or close the dialog to apply changes.
     
  5. Click Projects in the top bar, then Save Project to save the composition.
Important: Wall lengths and angles are configured independently from floor or ceiling definitions.

 

Set the wall variants

  1. Select the wall.
     
  2. Click the Catalog button to open the Library.
     
  3. Select Variants

    3C_EN_wall_variants.png
     
  4. Choose the desired values.
     
  5. Click Projects in the top bar, then Save Project.
    Note: This action is available in both 2D and 3D views.

 

Delete a wall

  1. Select the wall.
     
  2. Press Delete on your keyboard.
     
  3. Click Projects in the top bar, then Save Project.

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