Autodesk 256B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2010, User Manual

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Layout interface controls:
Description Control
The justification origin. Click the arrows to change the justi-
fication scheme of the grids. The horizontal arrow changes
Justification (Vertical Grid); the vertical arrow changes Justific-
ation (Horizontal Grid).
Origin and angle (Vertical Curtain Grid). Click the controls
to change their values.
Origin and angle (Horizontal Curtain Grid). Click the controls
to change their values.
Mullions
When you add mullions to a grid, the mullions resize to fit the grid. If you add a mullion to an inside grid,
the mullion is centered on the grid. If you add a mullion to a perimeter grid, the mullion aligns so its border
is flush with the outside of the wall.
Curtain wall with curtain grids and mullions
Placing Mullions
After creating a curtain grid, you can place mullions on grid lines.
1 Add a curtain grid to a curtain wall or curtain system.
See Adding Curtain Grids on page 770.
2 Click Home tab
➤
Build panel
➤
Mullion.
3 Click Place Mullion tab
➤
Element panel
➤
Type Selector drop-down, and select the desired
mullion type.
4 On the Place Mullion tab
➤
Placement tab, select one of the following tools:
■ Grid Line : When you click a grid line in the drawing area, this tool places a mullion across
the entire grid line.
■ Grid Line Segment : When you click a grid line in the drawing area, this tool places a mullion
on the individual segment of the grid line that you click.
■ All Grid Lines : When you click any grid line in the drawing area, this tool places mullions
on all grid lines.
5 Click in the drawing area to place mullions on grid lines as desired.
6 Click Modify.
Mullions resize to the grid line, and automatically split 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 790.
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