Seismic Joints in a Wall

[djn]

I am trying to model a 2" seismic joint in a wall, but when I get within 2" of the wall with the other wall Revit automatically joins the two together. Is there a setting to not have the wall automatically join, or is there a setting to control the distance at which they join.

[srinivas.vemuri]

The automatic join sometimes also depends on the scale/zoom level of the view. Try changing the view scale to a finer value and see if it works. Also, for better control, add a dimension between the outer edges of the walls, then select the walls and change this dimension value to the required value, 2" in your case.

Hope this helps

[anthonyf]

Hi, try the following "Hidden Command"

Add the following lines to your revit.ini file
C:\Program Files\Revit Structure 2008\Program\Revit.ini

[Construction]
AllowSplitwithGap=1

Then restart Revit.
Now click on the tools menu and select 'Split Walls With Gap'


Cheers

[scowsert]

You can also click on the end of the wall. See the blue dot? Right click on it. I believe it says don't join or something like that.

[tomnewsom]

You can also click on the end of the wall. See the blue dot? Right click on it. I believe it says don't join or something like that.
This is the correct answer. "disallow join" is so very useful :)

[djn]

Thanks. Worked like a charm.