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Then … If you want to …
select the profile, right-click and click Remove Ring. Then
select the ring you want to remove.
NOTE You cannot remove the last ring from a profile.
remove a ring from a profile
select the profile, right-click and click Replace Ring. Then,
select a closed polyline, spline, ellipse, or circle for the
replaced ring. Specify if you want to erase the source linework,
and press Enter. replace a ring on a profile
5 Save the changes to the profile.
Then … If you want to …
click on the In-Place Edit toolbar.
change the existing profile definition to reflect the new shape
select the profile, right-click, and click Save As New Profile.
Then, enter a name for the new profile and click OK. The in-
place edit session is exited and the new profile definition is
available in the Style Manager. create a new profile definition with the shape you have
created
click on the In-Place Edit toolbar.
discard all changes on the profile and revert back to the
previous shape
In-Place Editing of Curtain Wall Frames and Mullions
Use this procedure to edit frames and mullions using in-place editing with the Edit Grid grip. With in-place editing,
you can edit bays, columns or nested grids of the curtain wall directly and interactively in the drawing area, and later
save the changes to the curtain wall or curtain wall style.
1 Select a curtain wall on which you want to edit frames or mullions with in-place editing.
2 Specify the mode in which to edit the curtain wall:
Then … If you want to edit …
right-click, and click Design Rules
➤
Transfer to Object.
this instance of the curtain wall
right-click, and click Design Rules
➤
Revert to Style Design
Rules. If this option is not available, the design rules are
already style-based for the curtain wall.
the curtain wall style
3 Click the Edit Grid grip.
4 Enter f (Frame and mullion assignment) and press ENTER.
NOTE You have entered the in-place editing session now. You can see this from the faded color of all objects in
the drawing, as well as from the different grips at your disposal. Note that while you are in the in-place editing
session, you have only limited editing access to other commands in the drawing. Before working on other objects,
you should first end the in-place editing session.
5 Select the bay, column or nested grid to modify the frame and mullion assignment and press
ENTER
.
Press CTRL to select multiple bays, columns or nested grids.
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