Creating Walls

VectorWorks provides the flexibility to draw both straight and round walls and to join those walls to other walls. VectorWorks treats each wall section as a separate object. Either automatically join walls together when drawing them, or join them after drawing by using one of the joining options. Other wall options include the ability to add component lines and fills to walls, cap and trim them, and insert symbols (such as doors and windows) into them. You can also add and delete peaks in a wall, if the elevation changes from one end of the wall to the other.

Additional wall capabilities are available in VectorWorks Architect, and are cross-referenced to the appropriate section in the VectorWorks Design Series User’s Guide where applicable.

VectorWorks provides four ways to position the wall in relation to the control line. These modes are activated by the four buttons on the Tool bar.

 

Mode	Description
Left Control Line	Walls are drawn along their left sides
Center Control Line	Walls are drawn from the center
Right Control Line	Walls are drawn along their right sides
Custom Control Line	Walls are drawn from an offset point specified in wall preferences; most effective when drawing walls containing components
Wall Preferences	Sets the physical parameters of the wall; see Drawing Straight Walls
Arc Creation Controls	Select the arc creation method to use when drawing round walls; for more information on arc creation modes, see Creating Arcs

See Wall Direction for details on how the starting point and direction in which the wall is drawn determines the wall’s interior and exterior sides.