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Figure 12.10
assign the Wall
Closure parameter
to a reference
plane.
6.
Create a dimension between the exterior face of the sample wall and the Wall Closure
reference plane.
You may need to use the Tab key to ensure that you have selected the wall reference and
not the centerline of the wall or any other extraneous reference plane.
7.
Press the Esc key or click the Modify button to exit the dimension command, and select
the dimension you just created.
8.
On the Options bar, find the Label drop-down list and choose <Add Parameter…>.
9.
In the Parameter Properties dialog box, type
Exterior Wall Closure
in the Name field and
click OK to close the dialog box.
10.
Click Load Into Project from the Family Editor panel in the ribbon. You may be prompted
to select a project or family if you have more than the two sample files open. When
prompted with the Family Already Exists dialog box, select Overwrite The Existing
Version.
11.
In the Level 1 floor plan of the example project, select the wall and click Edit Type from
the Properties palette. From the Structure parameter, click Edit.
12.
In the Edit Assembly dialog box, find row 1, which will have a function of Finish 1 [4],
and the material Masonry - Brick. Make sure the Wraps option is checked.
13.
Set the Wrapping At Inserts option to Exterior, and click OK to close both dialog boxes.
You should now see the masonry layer wrapping into the opening in the wall created by
the inserted window. You can now customize the depth at which the brick will wrap.
