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Smart WallsHow quickly and easily manage Walls
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Frequently Asked Questions

How can I split wall with layers to different wall segments to make my design workflow

more convenient?

I spend a lot of time with changing the joins between walls. How can I manage the joins

more faster?

How can I get a gravity centre point of the wall?

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Smart WallsWorking with Walls

Decomposes Wall layersto separate wall types by user predefined configuration.

Ability to fully controljoins and gap distances between walls.

Inserts Gravity Centre Pointto the selected walls.

Renumbers wallsin different ways.

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Smart Walls

Smart WallsAutodeskRevitextension for walls managing,

distributing and changing joins.

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Modify/Calculate Parameters

Modify/Calculate Parameterschanges parameters of hundreds

grouped or sorted different walls with one click.

Use right click functions to do modifications with

parameter values.

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Modify/Calculate ParametersChange Selected Parameters

Change Selected Parameterschanges values of selected walls.

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Modify/Calculate ParametersDelete Selected Elements

Delete Selected Elements deletes selected walls from the model. The function can be

activated by selecting whole row from the list.

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Modify/Calculate ParametersWrite Orientation

Write Orientation writes orientation (north, south, west, east) for selected walls to user

created or selected instance text parameter.

Result:

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Modify/Calculate ParametersSet Location Mark

Set Location Mark writes grid names where the wall is located.

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Modify/Calculate ParametersInsert Gravity Center Point

Insert Gravity Center Point adds user created element (generic models category) to

selected wall that shows gravity center.

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Modify/Calculate ParametersCalculate Elevations

Calculate Elevations calculates Z coordinates for selected walls and writes values to

selected parameter. The function works with instance length parameters.

Project Z coordinates of wallsbottom are written into users

created instance length

parameter.

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Modify/Calculate ParametersCalculate Coordinates X,Y

Calculate Coordinates X,Y calculates X and Y coordinates for selected walls and writes

values to selected parameter. The function works with instance text parameters.

Shared coordinates of walls middle point are

written into users created instance text

parameter.

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Decompose Walls Configuration

Decompose Walls Configurationselect where opening will be

added after Decompose Walls function.

Openings can be added to the structural layer of the wall:

or to the external layer:

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Decompose Walls

Decompose Wallsspites selected walls to the separate walls.

Wall type name will be the same

as material name plus the

thickness of the wall.

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Gap Configuration by Wall Type

Gap Configuration by Wall Typechange gap settings for every

wall type from the current project.

Allow Changing Joinsselect if wall joins can be changed;

Gap Distanceset a distance for gap.

Green rows shows the wall types that are already used in the project.

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Wall Modification Configuration

Wall Modification Configurationselect in what sides the wall

has to be shortened after Disallow Joins function.

Shorten at Both Ends:

Shorten at Start Point:

Shorten at End Point:

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Disallow Joins

Disallow Joinsdisallows joins between selected walls by

predefined settings. Settings for this function are under Gap

Configuration by Wall Type and Wall Modification Configuration.

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Allow Joins

Allow Joinsjoins the end of selected walls.

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Change Gap Distance to Default

Change Gap Distance to Defaultchanges gap distances to

default gap distances for selected walls.

Default gap distances can be changed under Gap Configuration by

Wall Type:

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Shorten Picked Wall End

Shorten Picked Wall Endmakes wall shorter with predefined

gap distance in the end for selected walls.

Pick the side of the wall that has

to be shortened:

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Lengthen Picked Wall End

Lengthen Picked Wall Endmakes wall longer with predefined

gap distance in the end for selected walls.

Pick the side of the wall that has

to be lengthened:

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Reverse Picked Wall End

Reverse Picked Wall Endreverses wall end with predefined gap

distance for selected walls.

Pick the side of the wall

that has to be reversed:

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Smart WallsBenefits

The Smart Walls Revit add-on expedites your design processes:

High Speedof Modelling

Error Prevention and Easy Control Process

Increased Productivity and Cost Savings

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