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Overriding number of Curtain Wall Unit cells
Creating a Curtain Wall Unit Division Override
Use this procedure to create a division override on a curtain wall unit.
NOTE To exchange a curtain wall unit division, the new division definition must already be defined in the curtain wall unit
style. For information on curtain wall unit divisions, see
“ Defining Divisions for Curtain Wall Unit Grids ” on page 847 .
1 Select the curtain wall unit 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 unit 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 unit.
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 Definitions: Vertical 3 Cells. If you
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 unit override.
Then … If you want to save the override …
no further steps are necessary. The override is saved to the
curtain wall unit. For information about how to remove an
override from a curtain wall unit, see
“ Removing Curtain
Wall Unit Overrides ” on page 895 .
only on this specific curtain wall unit
select the curtain wall unit, right-click, and select Design
Rules
➤
Transfer to Object.
to a curtain wall unit style
6 If you have chosen to save the override to a curtain wall unit style, select the curtain wall unit again,
right-click and click Design Rules
➤
Save to Style and decide to which curtain wall unit 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 unit style
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