Wall Recess, wall thickness

[Anonymous]

How would do make an arch vertical wall recess that goes through multiple floors?

Currently, I have a wall-based family with the void. However, This does not work in terms of wall composition. The structure of the wall is different where the recess is.

[Anonymous]

I see the possibility to have two wall types, one deeper than the other and the arch is done by doing a custom wall profile.

But this gives me little flexibility with moving these reveals or changing their widths.

[cbcarch]

Use a "frameless" window family. Open an arch-topped window family, save-as ( name it "frameless") and edit it to remove the frame extrusions and trim.

You can control the depth of the "recess" into the wall like you would using a typical window family.

(I'm wondering however, in the real world, how your proposed opening will be built?)

[Anonymous]

This is an interesting solution but it does address the problem of having different wall componnts.

Wall type 1: stud wall then 80mm insulation, 40mm air gap and 100-200 mm terracotta tiles

Wall type 2 (inside recess): stud wall then just 50mm expanded cork panel attached with adhesive

[cbcarch]

Use Join Geometry to join the walls, then the "windows" (and doors) will cut thru both walls.

[barthbradley]

Use the Paint Tool to apply the Wall's Material to the surfaces created by the Void Family that is cutting the Walls.