Fitting Walls to Defined Geometry

VectorWorks Architect walls can be set to the layer height at creation. After creation, they can be automatically extended upward or downward to fit to defining geometry such as roofs, floors, or NURBS surfaces.

To fit walls to defined geometry:

1.	Select the straight or curved wall(s) to be fit.

2.	Select AEC > Fit Walls to Roof.

The Fit Selected Walls to 3D Geometry dialog box opens. Specify the location of the wall geometry and indicate the fit parameters.

 

Parameter	Description
Constrain Tops of walls to 3D geometry	Fits walls to geometry at the top of the wall(s)
Fit to geometry on	Specifies the layer of the defining geometry for the tops of the wall(s); this geometry can consist of roofs, floors, slabs, 3D polygons, extrusions, or NURBS surfaces
Wall top embedding depth	Specifies the distance that the wall penetrates the geometry. This can avoid problems such as gaps; for very thick walls, a negative embedding depth may be necessary so that the wall does not protrude from the geometry.
Constrain Bottoms of walls to 3D geometry	Fits walls to geometry at the bottom of the wall(s)
Fit to geometry on	Select the layer of the defining geometry for the bottom of the wall(s)
Curved wall fit interval	For curved walls, sets the increment for fitting the wall
Wall fitting reference	Select the part of the wall to fit to the constraining geometry (Center, Left, or Right)

3.	Click OK to fit the wall(s) to the constraining 3D geometry indicated.

Walls or portions of walls which lie outside the constraining geometry retain their height as set in the Object Info palette. Walls which have had peaks added (with the 3D Reshape tool) do not have the peaks reset if the peaks lie outside the constraining geometry.