4
Select a method to create the wall:
■
To draw the wall, click
.
■
To pick lines, click
. Lines can be model lines or edges of elements, such as roofs, curtain
panels, and other walls.
■
To select a massing face or a generic model face, click
. A generic model can be created
either as in-place or as family-file-based. See
Creating Walls from Mass Instances
on page
544.
TIP
Press TAB to highlight all vertical faces on the mass or generic model, click to place walls
simultaneously on each highlighted face.
5
To change a panel type, click Modify and select the panel. In the Type Selector, select the
appropriate panel type.
6
If you sketched a curtain wall without automatic grids (
Type-Driven Curtain Element Layout
on page 705), you can add grids manually, as follows:
a
Click Modelling menu
➤
Curtain Grid, or on the Modelling tab of the Design Bar, click
Curtain Grid.
b
Open a 3D or elevation view.
c
Place the cursor along wall edges; a temporary grid line is displayed.
d
Click to place the grid lines.
Each section of the grid (design unit) is filled with a separate curtain wall panel of the type
selected earlier.
7
If needed for the design, add mullions to the grids, as follows:
a
Click Modelling menu
➤
Mullion, or on the Modelling tab of the Design Bar, click Mullion.
b
Highlight the grid line to add mullions.
Mullion resize to the grid line, and automatically splits at an intersection with another mullion.
You can change the properties of mullions. For a complete list of mullion properties and their
values, see
Common Mullion Type Properties
on page 724.
Completed curtain wall
Non-Rectangular Curtain Walls
To create non-rectangular curtain walls, sketch a straight curtain wall and then edit its elevation profile, or
join a straight curtain wall to any roof. See
Defining Wall Shapes or Openings
on page 591.
1
Click Modelling menu
➤
Wall, or on the Modelling tab of the Design Bar, click Wall.
2
In the Type Selector, select Curtain Wall: Curtain Wall 1.
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