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Then … If you want to save the override …
select Transfer Cell Overrides to Style, and click New. Enter
a name for the new curtain wall unit style, and click OK.
NOTE If you have created only an infill override, only the
Transfer Cell Overrides to Style checkbox is active. If you have
also created other overrides, such as a cell merge or a frame
or mullion 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 unit 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 still remain on the curtain wall unit, where they can be removed as described
in
“ Removing Curtain Wall Unit Overrides ” on page 895 , but they are not saved back to a curtain wall unit
style.
In-Place Editing of Curtain Wall Unit Cells
Use this procedure to edit curtain wall unit cells using in-place editing with the Edit Grid grip. With in-place editing,
you can edit individual cells, bays, columns, or nested grids of the curtain wall unit directly and interactively in the
drawing area, and later save the changes to the curtain wall unit or curtain wall unit style.
1 Select a curtain wall unit on which you want to edit cells with in-place editing.
2 Specify the mode in which to edit the curtain wall unit:
Then … If you want to edit …
right-click, and click Design Rules
➤
Transfer to Object.
this instance of the curtain wall unit
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 unit.
the curtain wall unit style
3 Click the Edit Grid grip.
4 Enter c (Cell) 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 individual cells, bay, column, or nested grid to modify the cell assignment by hovering over a
cell or pressing TAB, and press
ENTER
.
Press CTRL to select multiple cells, bays, columns or nested grids.
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