[REPLACE WITH CLIENT CONTENT] Modelling Your First Wall in ArchiCAD

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This walkthrough covers the basics of placing and editing walls in ArchiCAD, and the handful of settings that make the biggest difference to how clean your model stays as a project grows.

What you’ll need

• ArchiCAD 25 or 26
• A new, empty project file
• 15 minutes

Step 1 — Set your wall defaults

Before placing anything, open the Wall tool settings and confirm the geometry method, structure (basic vs. composite) and reference line position. Getting this right first saves rework later.

Step 2 — Place the first wall

Draw the wall along the grid, then check it in 3D. [Add a screenshot of the ArchiCAD floor plan here.]

Step 3 — Adjust height and composite

Set the wall’s home story range and swap in the correct composite structure for an external vs. internal wall. [Add a screenshot of the settings dialog here.]

Step 4 — Check the model in 3D

Open a 3D window to confirm the wall reads correctly before moving on to the next one. [Add a 3D screenshot here.]

Watch the full video below for the complete walkthrough, click by click.