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QUESTION
How do I create a pony wall?
ANSWER
In Chief Architect, a pony wall, sometimes referred to as a split wall or stacked wall, is a single wall composed of two separate wall types, one built above the other.
There are two ways to create a pony wall: by drawing it using one of the Pony Wall tools or by specifying a normal wall as a pony wall.
To draw a pony wall
- Select Edit> Default Settings
from the menu.
- In the Default Settings dialog that opens, expand the Walls category, click on the Pony Wall or Glass Pony Wall option, then click Edit.
- On the Wall Types panel of the Pony Wall or Glass Pony Wall Defaults dialog:
![Wall Types panel of the Pony Wall Defaults dialog](https://d2haqc5836ials.cloudfront.net/live/KB-00064/64-fig1-13.png?1666211735)
- Specify the wall types that you would like to use for the upper Wall Type and Lower Wall Type.
- Specify the desired Lower Wall height by setting the Height Off Floor or Elevation of Lower Wall Top.
- Select how you would like the pony wall to display in plan view.
For additional information on these options, please see the Related Articles section below.
- Select how you would like openings, such as windows and doors, to be displayed in the portion of the wall that won't be displayed in plan view.
- Click OK and then Done to apply the changes and close the dialogs.
- Select Build> Wall> Straight Pony Wall
or Straight Glass Pony Wall
from the menu.
- Click and drag to draw a pony wall based on the default settings that were just specified.
To specify a normal wall as a pony wall
- Using the Select Objects
tool, click on a wall to select it, then click the Open Object
edit button.
- On the Wall Types panel of the Wall Specification dialog that opens:
![Wall Types panel of the Wall Specification dialog](https://d2haqc5836ials.cloudfront.net/live/KB-00064/64-fig2-13.png?1666211735)
- Check the box beside Pony Wall.
- Specify the wall types that you would like to use for the upper Wall Type and Lower Wall Type.
- Specify the desired Lower Wall height by setting the Height Off Floor or Elevation of Lower Wall Top.
- Select how you would like the pony wall to display in plan view.
- Click OK to close the dialog and apply your change to the selected wall.
![Pony wall with siding on the top and brick on the bottom](https://d2haqc5836ials.cloudfront.net/live/KB-00064/64-fig3-13.png?1666211735)
Wall caps can also be added to pony walls. For more information, please see the "Working with Wall Caps" resource in the Related Articles section below.