Wall Endcap Profile

[Anonymous]

Is there a way to insert the wall end cap profile as a pline? It seems to
me that there is a function for this, but I might be thinking of just
profiles in general.
--
Nick

[Anonymous]

Anyone?

"Nick Haury" wrote in message
news:6330086@discussion.autodesk.com...
> Is there a way to insert the wall end cap profile as a pline? It seems to
> me that there is a function for this, but I might be thinking of just
> profiles in general.
> --
> Nick

[odin]

_AecWallEndCap

Odin Cary
Principal, ARCHIdigm
http://www.archidigm.com

[Anonymous]

Thanks Odin, I knew it was there, but I lost it. Where is that command in
2009 and 2010 without entering it on the command line.
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Nick

wrote in message
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> _AecWallEndCap
>
> Odin Cary
> Principal, ARCHIdigm
> http://www.archidigm.com

[Anonymous]

OK, anyone to the last question?

"Nick Haury" wrote in message
news:6330739@discussion.autodesk.com...
> Thanks Odin, I knew it was there, but I lost it. Where is that command in
> 2009 and 2010 without entering it on the command line.
> --
> Nick
>
> wrote in message
> news:6330650@discussion.autodesk.com...
>> _AecWallEndCap
>>
>> Odin Cary
>> Principal, ARCHIdigm
>> http://www.archidigm.com

[David_W_Koch]

In 2009 or 2010, you can use the search edit box at the top of the Application menu (which deploys when you click on the big red "A" in the upper right corner - just do not double click, as that closes the application!) to find the location of a given command. In 2009, it appears to be limited to the commands on the pulldown menus, for ACA at least.

In 2009, if you have the Design pulldown activated, the command can be accessed via that pulldown: Design > Walls > Insert Endcap Style as Polyline....

In 2010, the endcap-related tools are on the Wall contextual ribbon tab, on the Endcap panel, but AecWallEndcap is not one of them. You will have to type the command, create your own customization to run the command or learn how to use edit-in-place. If you have not tried edit-in-place in a recent version, I highly recommend you try. When it was first introduced, I had a hard time getting it to do what I wanted and generally stuck to creating polylines. In 2009 and 2010, it is greatly improved - to the point where it is actually quite usable.
http://architects-desktop.blogspot.com/2008/02/autocad-architecture-2009-part-2.html

[Anonymous]

David,
I've got a real quick question about editing the endcaps in place. Before
when you created endcaps you had the ability to have portions of the pline
endcap be invisible by adding a thickness to the pline at the section that
you wanted to have invisible. How do you achieve this when using the edit
in place routine?
--
Nick

[David_W_Koch]

In 2010, on the Edit In Place: Wall Endcap tab, on the Profile panel, select the Hide Edge tool. Then select the edge(s) you want hidden. The edge color will change from green to red to indicate that it will not be visible.

[Anonymous]

Cool, thanks David
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Nick

"David_W._Koch" wrote in message news:6340937@discussion.autodesk.com...
> In 2010, on the Edit In Place: Wall Endcap tab, on the Profile panel,
> select the Hide Edge tool. Then select the edge(s) you want hidden. The
> edge color will change from green to red to indicate that it will not be
> visible.

[Anonymous]

Sooooo, cool, thanks again.

"Nick Haury" wrote in message
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> Cool, thanks David
> --
> Nick
>
> "David_W._Koch" wrote in message news:6340937@discussion.autodesk.com...
>> In 2010, on the Edit In Place: Wall Endcap tab, on the Profile panel,
>> select the Hide Edge tool. Then select the edge(s) you want hidden. The
>> edge color will change from green to red to indicate that it will not be
>> visible.