Change wall instance properties to modify its structural usage, location line, base and top constraints, and more.
To change instance properties, select the element and change its properties on the Properties palette.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Constraints | |
| Location Line | Specifies the position of the wall with respect to the line sketched in the project elevation. For more information, see Place a Wall. The wall location line remains the same for that wall, even if the type changes. |
| Base Constraint | Specifies the level from which the wall base is referenced. |
| Base Offset | Specifies the offset of the base of the wall from its base constraint. |
| Base is Attached | Indicates whether the base of the wall is attached to another component, such as a structural floor. This is a read-only value. |
| Base Extension Distance | Indicates the distance you have moved the base of the layers in a wall. See Compound Structure. This parameter is enabled when the layers of a wall are set to extendable. |
| Top Constraint | The name of the level to which the wall top is set. |
| Unconnected Height | If top constraint is unconnected, you may set an unconnected height of the wall. This value is read-only if there is a top constraint. |
| Top Offset | Specifies the offset of the top of the wall from its top constraint; enabled only when the top constraint is set to a level. |
| Top is Attached | Indicates whether the top of the wall is attached to another component, such as a structural floor. This is a read-only value. |
| Top Extension Distance | Indicates the distance you have moved the top of the layers in a wall. See Compound Structure. This parameter is enabled when the layers of a wall are set to extendable. |
| Room Bounding | Indicates whether the wall is part of a room boundary. This parameter is enabled after you place the wall. |
| Related to Mass | This is a read-only value. |
| Structural | |
| Rebar Cover - Exterior Face | Specifies the rebar cover distance from the wall exterior face. |
| Rebar Cover - Interior Face | Specifies the rebar cover distance from the wall interior face. |
| Rebar Cover - Other Faces | Specifies the rebar cover distance from the faces of adjacent elements. |
| Estimated Reinforcement Volume | Specifies the estimated reinforcement volume of the selected element. This is a read-only parameter that only displays when rebar has been placed. |
| Structural | Specifies the wall as being a structural element able to posses an analytical model. |
| Enable Analytical Model | Displays the analytical model and includes it in analytical calculations. Selected by default. See Disable an Analytical Model. |
| Structural Usage | Either Bearing, Shear, or Structural Combined. The structural use of the wall. |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | Indicates the length of the wall. This is a read-only value. |
| Area | Indicates the area of the wall. This is a read-only value. |
| Volume | Indicates the volume of the wall. This is a read-only value. |
| Identity Data | |
| Comments | A field for entering comments about the wall. |
| Mark | A label created for the wall. This value must be unique for each element in a project. Revit warns you when the number is already used but allows you to continue using it. You can see the warning using the Review Warnings tool. See Review Warning Messages. |
| Phasing | |
| Phase Created | Indicates in which phase the wall component was created. See Project Phasing. |
| Phase Demolished | Indicates in which phase the wall component was demolished. See Project Phasing. |