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

Duplicate Views

Model with different scale used on different sheet
Instead of redraw, duplicate views and modify them to suit your needs
A view or callout of floor plan can be duplicated and modified to create dimension plan, furniture plan

Project Browser - 1st Floor Plan - Right-click - Duplicate View - Duplicate with Detailing
A copy of view with door tags is created
Right-click on the new view - Rename - 1st Floor with Pool
View Control bar - 1:200
All annotations become larger, they need to plot at this scale
Activate 1st Floor

View Control bar - Show Crop Region

Zoom-out to see the full extents abd select it

Adjust the crop region to show only the main building

View Control bar - Hide Crop Region

2nd Floor Plan - Right-click - Duplicate View - Duplicate

This create a new view without any annotations

Rename it to Typical Guest Room Floor Plan

Turn on the Crop Region and select it

Properties paletter

Check the Annotation Crop

Adjust the main crop region, Annotation Crop Region follow as well

Adjust the Annotation Crop Region below the Structure Grids

Turn off the crop region

Select the grid lines, enter "VH" to hide them by category

Enter ZF or ZE to zoom-out to fit the view

Add Callout View

View tab > Create panel > Callout

Place it around one of the guest room

Move the bubble to the top-right corner
Click the empty space to deselect the callout

Double-click on the bubble and go to the view
Rename the view to Typical Guest Room - Dimension Plan

Properties paletter - Underlay: None
Duplcate the callout view, rename it to Typical Guest Room - Furniture Plan

Activate 1st Floor
View tab > Create panel > Callout

Place the callout on 3 location: Stair on lower-left and top-right corner, Restroom beside the stair
Rename to "1st Floor Stair 1", 1st Floor Restroom", "1st Floor Stair 2"

Override Graphic in Views

Activate Typical Guest Room - Dimension Plan

Enter VG

Clear the check mark for Casework, Furniture, Furniture System, Plumbing Fixture

Furniture placed in the model not show in this view

Activate Typical Guest Room - Furniture Plan
Enter VG
Click [All] button, then click Halftone
All elements set to halftone
Click [None] to deselect all categories
Clear the check mark for Casework, Furniture, Furniture System, Plumbing Fixture
Click [Apply] to set changes without exiting the dialog box

Annotation Categories tab - Clear "Show annotation categories in this view"

The view display all elements in halftone

Adding Foundations and Footings

Footings and foundation elements frequently are placed below the preset level of the view
Change the View Range to display these elements

Activate T.O. Footing
Hide the column grids
Properties - Underlay: 1st Floor
                  Extents - View Rang: Edit

Top: Level Above (Basement), Offset: 2300
Cut plane, Offset: 1200
Bottom: Unlimited
View Depth
Level: Unlimited

Architecture tab > Build panel > Wall
Type Selector - Basic Wall: Generic - 225mm Masonry
Properties
Location Line: Core Centerline
Base Constraint: T.O. Footing
Base Offset: 0.0
Top Constraint: Up to Level: 1st Floor
Top Offset: 0.0

Draw panel > Pick Line
Hover cursor over wall, press [Tab] until the centerline display
Select the exterior walls, stair and elevation walls

Finish the curved wall before pick the straight wall

Drag this wall end to join the bottom wall

Click Modify to end the command

Properties - Underlay: None

Change to 3D view

Add Footing to the Walls

Activate T.O. Footing plan

Type Selector - Base Wall: Generic - 600mm Concrete
Properties
Location Line: Core Centerline
Base Constraint: T.O. Footing
Base Offset: -450
Top Constraint: Up to Level: T.O. Footing
Top Offset: 0.0

Draw panel > Pick Line

Press [Tab] to pick the centerline of the wall

Change to 3D view

Creating Elevation

Elevations are face-on views of the interior and exterior of a building
4 elevation views are defined in the default template: North, South, East West
You must be in the Plan View to create Elevation View

Activate 1st Floor with Pool
View Control bar - Show Crop Region
Make sure there is enough space above pool house to add elevation mark
View tab > Create panel > Elevation - Elevation
Type Selector - Elevation: Building Elevation
View Control bar - Reveal Hidden Elements
Unhide the Elevation Mark

Another way to turn ON Elevation Mark:
Type VG or VV

Annotation Categories tab - Visibility - Check Elevation

Options bar - Scale: 1:100

Place Elevation Mark outside the pool house
Click Modify to end the command

Select the pointed side of the elevation mark
Change the Clip Plane by Shape Handle
Change the depth by Control
Show only the Pool House

Double-click the pointed side to open the elevation view

Adjust the crop region to cover 1st to 3rd Floor
Hide the grid lines and levels
Turn OFF the crop region
Rename the the elevation view to Pool - North
Repeat the same steps to add elevation marks on East, West and South views
Activate each elevation view and rename them to Pool - East, Pool - West and Pool - South

Add Interior Elevations

Activate 1st Floor Restroom

View tab > Create panel > Elevation

Type Selector - Elevation: Interior Elevation

Place in the 2 restrooms

Select the center part of the elevation marker, check all the 4 boxes

This place an elevation in each direction

Repeat the same to the other restroom

Rename them to: 

Men's Restroom - North/ East/ South/ West

Women's Restroom - North/ East/ South/ West

Open one of the elevation facing the door

The interior elevation automatically stops at the boundaries of the walls and the level above

Clean Up the Views and Add building Sections

Section can be created in Plan, Elevation and other Section view

Section view slice through the entire model

Activate 1st Floor

Select all the elements around the restroom

Status bar - Filter

Clear all except Elevations and Views, click OK

Right-click anywhere > Hide in View > Elements

View Control bar - Show Crop Region

Adjust crop region to show all elevation markers

Move them closer to the building

Off the Crop Region

View tab > Create panel > Section

Type Selector - Section - Building Section

Draw a horizontal and vertical section through the building (L - R)

Project Browser - Section (Building Section) - Rename the 2 sections to East - West Section and North - South Section

Add Wall Sections

Activate 2nd Floor Plan

Hide all grid lines and elevation markers

View tab > Create panel > Section

Type Selector - Wall Section

Draw 4 wall sections

Creating Floor

Generate any flat or slope surface
Can be based on either bounding walls or sketch with a closed loop

Flip inside or outside of the boundary location

Select Extend into wall (to core) to make the floor cut into the wall

Create a closed loop inside the floor to make an opening