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archie456

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Joined: Mon, May 17, 2010
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Hi,

I've created a wall which I want to cut horizontally, so I can change the top portion to a different type.

Annoyingly, when I use the split element tool in a 3D view, it wants to cut the wall vertically, I cannot get it to change to horizontally.

Is there any way of toggling between horizontal and vertical? What am I doing wrong.

Cheers. 

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archie456

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Joined: Mon, May 17, 2010
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OK, I found the problem - I'm using a stacked wall which, apparently, you cannot split horizontally.

I used the break apart command which fixed my problem.

Is there any advantage of keeping the wall as a stacked wall? 

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WWHub

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Stacked walls are very good for initial placement but because they can give you fits in some cleaup conditions, I usually break them up after they are placed.

Remember, stacked walls are just that, idividual walls that are stacked.  The composite is not a true wall type and each wall in the stack schedules and tags seperately.

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