About Solution Tips for Walls

When you move the cursor over a solution tip icons on a wall, any of the following problem statements may display:

Note: Not all problems that generate solution tips have an easily identifiable cause or a specific solution. This is often true in the case of Boolean operations where an entity such as a body modifier is added to or subtracted from an object. In these cases the solution tip identifies the kind of object or component involved and suggests corrective action. You may be advised to modify the location or the geometry of the object, but it is essentially a trial-and-error approach. The messages are tips rather than guaranteed solutions.

The walls are not cleaning up correctly

There are various conditions that can prevent cleanup. The first step in determining the cause of this problem is to examine the condition of the wall justification lines at the intersection. To display the justification line for a wall, select the wall, and click Wall tabCleanup panelJustification Display.

After looking at the justification lines, try one of the following possible solutions, as applicable:

• Extend or trim the walls using the AutoCAD Extend or Trim commands.
• With the wall selected, on the Wall tab Cleanup panel, click L Cleanup or T Cleanup .
• Increase the wall cleanup radius by grip-editing or by changing the value of Cleanup radius on the Properties palette.
• With the wall selected, click Wall tabCleanup panelAdd Wall Merge Condition.

The wall’s endcaps or opening endcaps cannot be displayed due to space limitations

If there is insufficient space to display an endcap, you can either modify the wall to provide more space, or you can modify the endcaps to reduce the amount of space required. Note that some endcap problems are evident only in 3D (isometric) views, so you may need to switch to model space in order to see and resolve the problem. Then, depending on your design requirements, do any of the following:

• Lengthen the wall.
• Remove one or more endcaps.
• Modify the wall endcap style or opening endcap style to require less space.

The wall cannot be displayed because it does not extend beyond its own cleanup radius or that of an adjacent wall.

In this case, you need to reduce the cleanup radius of the wall, and then regenerate the model.

To reduce the cleanup radius, do either of the following:

• On the Properties palette, enter a smaller value for Cleanup radius.
• Grip-edit the relevant cleanup radius so that it no longer encloses the defective wall.

To regenerate the model, do either of the following:

• Click View tabAppearance panelRegenerate drop-downRegenerate Model.
• On the command line, enter objrelupdate.

A wall’s cleanup radius intersects the justification line of another, non-connected wall.

Just as in the case of a wall that does not extend beyond its cleanup radius or that of another, you need to reduce the cleanup radius of the wall, and then regenerate the model.

To reduce the cleanup radius, do either of the following:

• On the Properties palette, enter a smaller value for Cleanup radius.
• Grip-edit the relevant cleanup radius so that it no longer encloses the defective wall.

To regenerate the model, do either of the following:

• Click View tabAppearance panelRegenerate drop-downRegenerate Model.
• On the command line, enter objrelupdate.

Invalid roofline or floorline is causing the wall’s 3D body to display incorrectly.

You can edit the roofline or floorline and correct the display using a worksheet accessed from the Properties palette. Expand Advanced Worksheets, and then click Roof/floor line.