To Edit the Geometry of a Wall Modifier

Use this procedure to edit the geometry of a wall modifier that is applied to a wall. You can edit the vertices and edges of the wall modifier or replace the geometry with that of another polyline. You can save the changes to the current wall modifier style or to a new style.

  1. Select the wall that has the wall modifier you want to change.
  2. Click Wall tabModify panelPlan Modifiers drop-downEdit Profile In Place.
  3. If prompted that the modifier is not drawn to size, click Yes.

    A temporary profile is created for you to edit the geometry of the wall modifier. If the wall contains multiple wall modifiers, a profile is created for each wall modifier.

  4. Note: After you perform an editing task, you may need to select a profile again to perform another editing task.
    Edit the profile:
    If you want to … Then …
    change the shape of the perimeter of the profile select the profile, and use grips to adjust the shape.
    hide one or more edges of the profile (plan view only) select the profile, and click Edit In Place tabProfile panelHide Edge. Select the edges you want to hide, and press Enter.
    display an edge that you hid select the profile, and click Edit In Place tabProfile panelShow Edge. Select the edges you want to show, and press Enter.
    add vertices to the profile select the profile, and click Edit In Place tabProfile panelAdd Vertex. Select a point for each new vertex, and press Enter.
    remove vertices from the profile select the profile, and click Edit In Place tabProfile panelRemove Vertex. Select each vertex to remove, and press Enter.
    replace a profile with new geometry select the profile, and click Edit In Place tabProfile panelReplace Modifier. Select the modifier to replace, and select a polyline to define the new geometry. Press Enter to keep the polyline in the drawing, or enter y (Yes) to erase it. The start and endpoints of the new polyline must be the same as those for the original wall modifier.
    remove a wall modifier select the profile, and click Edit In Place tabProfile panelRemove Modifier. If the wall has multiple wall modifiers, select the wall modifier to remove, and press Enter.
  5. Save or discard the changes:
    If you want to … Then …
    restore the wall modifier to its original shape click Edit In Place tabEdits panelCancel.
    save the changes to the current wall modifier style click Edit In Place tabEdits panelFinish. The wall modifier and the wall modifier style use the edited profile to define its geometry. Any other walls that use this wall modifier style are also updated with the edited geometry.
    save the changes to a new wall modifier style click Edit In Place tabEdits panelSave As. Enter a name for the new wall modifier, and click OK. The wall modifier uses the new style to define its geometry. Other walls that use the original style are not affected.