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7 Enter a name for this division definition.
8 Click either Horizontal or Vertical for Orientation.
9 Select one of the following division types and specify offsets if needed.
Description Division Type
Creates a grid where the size of the individual cells is
predetermined. For more information, see
“ Specifying a
Fixed Size for Cells in a Curtain Wall Unit Grid ” on page
848 .
Fixed Cell Dimension
Creates a grid where the number of grid cells is
predetermined. For more information, see
“ Specifying a
Fixed Number of Cells for a Curtain Wall Unit Grid ” on
page 850 .
Fixed Number of Cells
Creates a grid where the size and number of individual cells
is manually determined by the user. For more information,
see
“ Manually Defining the Number and Size of Cells in
a Curtain Wall Unit Grid ” on page 851 .
Manual
After you create a division definition, you can assign the definition to a specific grid in a curtain wall unit.
For more information, see “
Assigning a Division to a Curtain Wall Unit Grid ” on page 863.
10 When you are finished creating division definitions, click OK.
Specifying a Fixed Size for Cells in a Curtain Wall Unit Grid
Use this procedure to define a specific size for the cells in a grid. In this case, the number of cells is determined by the
length or height of the grid, depending on how the grid is divided.
When you specify a fixed cell size in a grid, you can control how the cells of the grid adjust to accommodate any leftover
space. This space occurs if the length (or the height) of the curtain wall unit cannot be evenly divided by the fixed size
of the cell. For more information, see “
Using the Auto-Adjust Cells Option to Resize Cells in a Curtain Wall Unit Grid ”
on page 849.
Specifying a fixed size for cells
1 On the Format menu, click Style Manager.
2 Expand Architectural Objects, and expand Curtain Wall Unit Styles.
3 Select a curtain wall unit style.
4 Click the Design Rules tab.
5 In the left pane, select Divisions under Element Definitions.
6 Select a Division definition or create a new one.
848 | Chapter 19 Curtain Walls