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AEC objects (excluding stairs, columns, roof slabs, grids, and multi-view blocks. These objects might give you
unexpected results when trying to generate a curtain wall from their base curve.)
1 Open the tool palette that you want to use.
If necessary, scroll to display the tool that you want to use.
2 Right-click a curtain wall tool, and click Apply Tool Properties to
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Referenced Base Curve.
3 Select the geometry to reference.
If the geometry you want to reference consists of multiple segments, you must repeat this procedure for
each segment.
4 Edit the properties of the curtain walls in the Properties palette, if needed.
Converting a Layout Grid to a Curtain Wall
Use this procedure to create a curtain wall that is based on a 2D layout grid. If you already have 2D layout grids in a
drawing, you can easily convert them to curtain walls. Or if you are already familiar with layout grids, it is an efficient
way to create a curtain wall, and then experiment with the curtain wall commands to learn more about them.
Converting a 2D layout grid to a curtain wall
When you create a curtain wall from a 2D layout grid, you also create a new curtain wall style. The divisions in the
new curtain wall style are taken from the divisions in the layout grid.
Curtain wall grids are one dimensional—divided either horizontally or vertically. To create the horizontal and vertical
patterns in the 2D layout grid, the curtain wall uses a primary grid with a secondary grid nested inside it. For more
information about nested grids, see “
Working with Nested Grids in Curtain Walls ” on page 786.
When you create a curtain wall grid from a 2D layout grid, you need to decide the direction of the primary grid in the
curtain wall. If you select horizontal, the primary grid has horizontal divisions that cross over the vertical divisions of
the secondary grid. If you select vertical, the primary grid has vertical divisions that cross over the horizontal divisions
of the secondary grid.
Specifying primary division directions
The horizontal and vertical lines of the 2D layout grid define the divisions for the curtain wall grids. The grid cells,
frame, and mullions are assigned default definitions. For more information, see “
Assigning Definitions to Curtain Wall
Elements ” on page 785.
1 Open the tool palette that you want to use.
If necessary, scroll to display the tool that you want to use.
2 Right-click a curtain wall tool, and click Apply Tool Properties to
➤
Layout Grid.
3 Select the layout grid to convert.
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