Exterior Wall different materials

[mondriver]

Hi guys...

Just trying to get to grips with the trial version before plunging into the full version.

Could someone please help me with something.

I have an exterior wall. I would like to have that wall 50% covered in red brick (which it is 100% at the moment), and then have the other 50% covered in a off white render/skim.
How do I define the area of the wall which is to be "coloured" for the concrete skimmed render please?

Many thanks in advance for any help.

Regards

Mark

[Tommy Blair]

Try using a pony wall. Assign different textures to the top and bottom.

[mondriver]

Thanks Tommy...
but a pony wall seems to "thicken" the wall, which I don't want.

Is there a way of drawing a rectangle shape, and effectively "sticking" it to the exterior wall, which can then be "painted"...?!

...Sorry if I sounds like a complete newb!

[Tommy Blair]

Try this. Dbl. click on the ext. wall parent tool. Now your wall default is open. If the exterior wall is not a brick 4, make it a brick 4 from the drop down menu. Click on the define tab for the exterior wall (brick 4). Make a copy of the brick 4 and RENAME it. Make the new wall type have concrete or what ever for the outer surface. Click okay. Place a brick 4 wall in the plan or open an existing brick 4 wall. Make it a pony wall. Assign the lower part of the pony wall your new wall type. That should make both the upper and lower walls the same thickness but different outer surfaces.

[dcdavis]

Use a pony wall like Tommy said. Select the wall and in the wall DBX select wall type. There is a drop down list for the upper and lower pony walls. There you can select the thickness you want. IE siding 4 siding 6 etc.

Dean

[Tommy Blair]

Is there a way of drawing a rectangle shape, and effectively "sticking" it to the exterior wall, which can then be "painted"...?!

...Sorry if I sounds like a complete newb!

Yes, in an elevation view, place a polyline solid on the brick and set it for whatever thickness you want. Assign material to it. Now move the solid where you want it. You can select the edges to shape it. This solid will show in plan view too.

Remember that where ever you initially start the solid is what it's "sticking" to.

[Tommy Blair]

If your pony wall has two different thicknesses for the top and bottom, and you want the outsides to match up, then hit "AltQ" and align the outsides.

Note that if you do this, your drywall will not align on the inside if this is on the same floor. I did have to do this the other day for a different scenario.

[Allen42acj]

There is a wall covering tab in the wall DBX.
That gives just a flat material on the wall.

It is best to draw and model the way it will be in real life.

How thick is the brick layer your going to be using?

Pony wall is the best way, you need a new wall type with the brick material.
That is what Tommy said.

But the program takes time to learn to do all this.

[Tommy Blair]

But the program takes time to learn to do all this.

So true which is why I tried to briefly describe how to do it without writing a book.

[Allen42acj]

Tommy
It may seem so simple now, but trying to explain making new wall types and getting the layers right for a person using the demo, that's asking a lot.
Nice of you to try to help him.