Joining Walls

The Wall Join tool joins straight or curved wall segments, not already connected using the Auto join walls preference. (See Automatically Joining Walls for information on Auto join walls.) There are three modes for joining walls and two end cap modes.

 

Mode	Description
T Join	Extends or shortens one wall segment until it intersects with a second wall segment; creates Y joins by joining the first selected wall to two sections of an existing L join
L Join	Joins the closest ends of two walls to create a corner
X Join	Joins two wall segments at the point where they intersect
Uncapped Join	Applies an uncapped join to wall join operations
Capped Join	Applies a capped join to wall join operations

Right-click on a wall and select Join from the context menu to temporarily activate this tool.

T and Y Wall Joins

The T Join mode is used to create both T wall joins and Y wall joins.

T Wall Joins

The T Join mode extends or shortens the first wall segment until it intersects with a second wall segment. As only the first wall is extended, this mode will not create corner type joins. (For those, use the L wall join mode. See L Wall Joins for more information.)

 

To join walls with the T Join mode:

1.	Click the Wall Join tool from the Walls tool set, or right-click on the wall and select Join from the context menu.

2.	Click T Join from the Tool bar.

3.	Select the wall segment to join.

4.	Select the second wall segment to join.

When trying to create a T join to an existing corner, join the wall segment to the perpendicular corner segment. This creates a clean join between the walls.

 

Y Wall Joins

Y wall joins are not automatically created when using the Auto join walls preference. (See Setting VectorWorks Preferences for information on Auto join walls.) Instead, the T Join mode is used to create Y wall joins.

 

To create a Y wall join between three wall segments:

1.	Click the Wall Join tool from the Walls tool set, or right-click on the wall and select Join from the context menu.

2.	Click T Join from the Tool bar.

3.	Select the wall segment to join.

4.	Select one of the two wall segments to join.

The wall segments are joined.

L Wall Joins

The L Join mode joins the closest ends of two walls to create a corner. Both wall lengths are extended or shortened, as necessary, until they meet cleanly.

 

To join walls with the L Join mode:

1.	Click the Wall Join tool from the Walls tool set, or right-click on the wall and select Join from the context menu.

2.	Click L Join from the Tool bar.

3.	Select the first wall segment to join.

4.	Select the second wall segment to join.

The wall lengths are resized, as necessary.

X Wall Joins

The X Join mode joins two wall segments at the point where they intersect.

 

To join walls with the X Join mode:

1.	Click the Wall Join tool from the Walls tool set, or right-click on the wall and select Join from the context menu.

2.	Click X Join from the Tool bar.

3.	Select the first wall segment to join.

4.	Select the second wall segment to join.

The first wall is split about the second wall to create the join.

The two wall segments must already intersect in order to use this mode, as neither segment’s length is altered.

Joining Walls with the Fillet Tool

The Fillet tool, located on the Basic palette, joins two wall segments by creating a round wall between them. See Creating Fillets and Chamfers.