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    About Architectural Columns

    You can use architectural columns to model column box-outs around structural columns and for decorative applications. Architectural columns inherit the material of other elements to which they are joined.

    Compound layers in walls wrap at architectural columns. This does not apply to structural columns.

    Parent topic: Architectural Columns

    Related Concepts

    • Structural Columns

    Related Tasks

    • Lock Columns to a Grid
    • Add a Structural Column Inside a Architectural Column
    • Tag on Placement

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