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NOTE To exchange a curtain wall division, the new division definition must already be defined in the curtain wall style. For
information on curtain wall divisions, see
“ Defining Divisions for Curtain Wall Grids ” on page 765 .
1 Select the curtain wall for which you want to create a division override.
2 Right-click, and click Division
➤
Override Assignment.
3 Select an edge of the curtain wall to determine if a horizontal or vertical division is overridden.
For example, if you want to override the primary horizontal division, you could select the bottom horizontal
frame of the curtain wall.
TIP The Division Assignment Override dialog box shows you which grid type and which grid division you have
selected, e.g. Selected Nested Grid: Secondary Grid, Division Element Definition: Vertical 3 Cells. If you have
accidentally selected the wrong division, click Cancel and reselect the correct grid.
4 Select the appropriate division override, and click OK.
5 Specify where you want to save the curtain wall override:
Then … If you want to save the override …
no further steps are necessary. The override is saved to the
curtain wall. For information about how to remove an override
from a curtain wall, see
“ Removing Curtain Wall Overrides ”
on page 818 .
only on this specific curtain wall
select the curtain wall, right-click, and select Design
Rules
➤
Transfer to Object.
to a curtain wall style
6 If you have chosen to save the override to a curtain wall style, select the curtain wall again, right-click and
click Design Rules
➤
Save to Style and decide to which curtain wall style you want to save the override.
Then … If you want to save the override …
select Transfer Division Overrides to Style, and click OK.
NOTE If you have created only a profile edge override, only
the Transfer Division Overrides to Style checkbox is active. If
you have also created other overrides, such as a cell merge
or a edge override, these checkboxes are available as well. If
you also want to save these overrides to the style, select their
checkboxes, too.
to the current curtain wall style
select Transfer Division Overrides to Style, and click New.
Then, enter a name for the new curtain wall style, and click
OK.
NOTE If you have created only a profile edge override, only
the Transfer Division Overrides to Style checkbox is active. If
you have also created other overrides, such as a cell merge
or a edge override, these checkboxes are available as well. If
you also want to save these overrides to the style, select their
checkboxes, too.
to a new curtain wall style
NOTE If you do not want to save the override back to a style at all, right-click and click Design Rules
➤
Revert
to Style Design Rules. The overrides remain on the curtain wall, where they can be removed as described in
“ Removing Curtain Wall Overrides ” on page 818 , but they are not saved back to a curtain wall style.
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