Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Modify the Curtain Wall

Curtain walls are non-bearing walls consisting panels laidout in a grid pattern
They can encase an entire building like a membrane
Storefront is a cutout of a standard wall

Activate South Elevation view
Ctrl-select a grid and a level line
Enter VH
This will hide all grid lines and level lines

Ctrl-select 3 parapet walls



Properties palettes - Base Offset: -610

Ctrl-select 3 curtain walls



Properties palettes - Top Offset: -610


Horizontal Grid - Offset: 1220




Add Grid Lines

Select the grid line and unpin it


Modify panel > Align


Select the top of lower wall sill, then select the grid line

Add 3 Curtain Grids aligned with the top of the reveal in the brick


Select 4 grid lines, move down 20mm
Add 4 grid lines each on the other 2 curtain walls

Add and Modify Mullion

Architecture tab > Build panel > Mullion


Placement panel > All Grid Lines
Select each curtain wall

Isolate Mullion

Select one of the mullion


View Control bar - Temporary Hide/Isolate - Isolate Category
This will only show all the mullion

Delete the extra mullions between curtain walls


Select the bottom row of mullions


Mullion panel > Make Continuous


Repeate the same steps on the top row of mullions
Reset Temporary Hide/Isolate


Add Storefront Entrance

Activate 1st Floor


Place a storefront within the existing wall (snap to the center of the wall)
600 from center of left column, length 4000

Properties palette -
Base Offset: 0.0
Top Constraint: Up to Level: 2nd Floor
Top Offset: -1850

Change to South Elevation view


Window-select the storefront, enter UP to unpin all elements


Use temporary dimension to change the grid lines to 1000, 2000, 1000


Add a Door in the Storefront

Architecture tab > Build panel > Door
Mode panel > Load Family
US Metric folder/ Door folder/ M_Curtain Wall Storefront-Dbl.rfa
Click Modify to end the command

Tab-select the panel, Type Selector - Storefront Double Door


Add a Storefront on the Back Wall

Architecture tab > Build panel > Wall
Type Selector - Curtain Wall Storefront

Properties palettes -
Top Constraint: Up to Level: 2nd Floor
Top Offset: -3145



Add a curtain wall width 3850mm

Repeat the same command
Base Offset: 1066
Top Constraint: Up to Level: 2nd Floor
Top Offset: -3145


Add another storefront width 3850mm on the right side

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