Chapter 13: Walls and Curtain Walls

Use extended modeling techniques for basic walls. Walls in Revit are made from layers of materials that can represent generic placeholders for design layouts to complete assemblies representative of actual construction.

Master It How can you customize the profile of a wall?

Solution A wall can be attached to another object such as a roof, floor, or reference plane. Select a wall, activate the Attach Top/Base tool, and pick the object to which the wall should be attached. You can also edit the profile of a wall in elevation by selecting a wall, activating the Edit Profile tool, and modifying the sketch of the wall.

Create stacked walls. Exterior walls are usually composed of several combinations of materials ...

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