User Defined Wall
- Last UpdatedJan 19, 2026
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A user-defined wall (GWALL, a soft type element of a Panel (PANE), used to represent a cross-section (usually horizontal) which is extruded (usually vertically) to represent, for example a structural column.
From the main menu bar, select Create > Walls > User Defined, the Create User Defined Wall window is displayed.

You can now create a set of panel vertices in a number of ways, specific the other attributes necessary to relate these vertices to a 3D panel representation.
Floors, Screeds and User Defined Walls (GWALL) are soft types of Panel, and are created from the same window. In the latter case, the thickness of the panel is equivalent to the height of the user-defined wall.
for further information, on the functionality of this window refer to Create Simple Panels.