M. To Create a Shear Wall

Shear walls created by the Building Planner are analytically columns with the dimensions of the wall they represent.

Select Assign > Define Shear Wall.
Click the columns or slab corners to define the start and end of the shear wall in plan.
The points are highlighted with gray-filled, red circles in the view window. The Define Shear Wall dialog opens.
Specify the shear wall parameters: as necessary
1. Type a Mark to label the wall.
2. If a shear wall is not continuous from base to roof, clear the check mark in the Create column for that level.
3. Type an X Offset and Y Offset value to move the wall with respect to the selected start point.
4. Type B and D dimensions to specify a wall size.
Click OK. The shear wall is drawn in dark red in the plan.
Repeat Steps 2 through 4 as necessary to continue adding shear walls.
Tip: Press <Esc> to quit using this tool.