Guidelines for Stacked Walls

When using vertically stacked walls, consider these guidelines.

• All subwalls use the same base constraint and base offset as the stacked wall. This means that a subwall can be on a certain level, but is actually based on the same level as its associated stacked wall. For example, if a stacked wall is based on Level 1 but one of its subwalls is on Level 7, the Base Level of that subwall is Level 1.
• You can edit the type properties of a basic wall that is a also a subwall. To access the type properties of the basic wall, in the Type Selector, select the basic wall type, and click Element Properties drop-downType Properties.
• When you create a wall schedule, the vertically stacked wall does not schedule, but its subwalls do.
• When you edit the elevation profile of a stacked wall, you edit one main profile. If you break up the stacked wall, each subwall retains its edited profile.
• When you highlight a vertically stacked wall in the drawing area, the entire wall highlights first. Press Tab as needed to highlight individual subwalls. Using a pick box selects only the stacked wall.
• Subwalls cannot be in different phases or design options from that of the stacked wall.
• You can embed a vertically stacked wall in another wall or a curtain panel.
• Subwalls can host wall sweeps; stacked walls cannot.
• Stacked walls created with an ellipse or partial ellipse must have Wall Centerline selected in the Location line drop-down in Type PropertiesStructureEdit Assembly. It is not possible to create an elliptical wall with a stacked wall type that has an offset.
• When creating stacked slanted walls, the constituent walls have the same angle as the stacked wall. You can't change the slant angle of the constituent walls (other than by changing the slant angle of the stacked wall).
• To place inserts in a vertically stacked wall, you may need to use the Pick Primary Host tool to switch between the vertically stacked wall and one of the walls that compose it. For example, the door panel in the following illustration is outside the upper wall because the main host of the door is the bottom subwall. To place the door properly, select it, and click Modify | Doors tabHost panel Pick Primary Host. Place the cursor on the wall, and select one of the component walls. You may need to press Tab to select the desired wall.