Modify Curtain Wall dialog
Used to modify an existing Curtain Wall elements in the model. Using modify properties you can assign required part/family panels and frame of profile suitable to your design.
The Modify Curtain Wall opens for selected curtain wall element. Meaning when the frame is selected, the Modify command opens the dialog for the catalog type: Curtain Wall - Frame and when a panel is selected, it opens for the catalog type: Curtain Wall - Panel. You can select multiple panels or mullion frames and modify their properties through single interface, say for standardizing design, by assigning a unique part to all panels in selection set.Note: Use the
<Ctrl>+ Click to select multiple elements, say panels of a curtain
wall and also from different curtain walls. After you select catalog types in
active selection via the Select Building/Curtain Wall Components, the Modify
dialog then opens listing different properties as <<Varies>> that
can be changed to a required value or type.
Setting | Description |
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Catalog Item Selector |
Used to select from available
Catalog Items. The
Catalog Item Selector combo box contains
several options and settings designed to make it easier to find the exact
catalog item you need to place/change.
The
Catalog Item list also includes user
defined assemblies, and RFA catalog items, if any.
|
Catalog Tools |
A split button located to the right of the
Catalog Item Selector contains tools to
assist with managing catalog data prior to placement of selected catalog items.
|
Properties list - toolbar |
Used to manage catalog item properties during
placement or modification. Catalog item properties define the catalog item
instance in the model, and are accountable in the DataGroup System data
management tools. You can place a catalog item with its default property values
or you can change property values as needed, place an instance in the model,
and optionally save the changes to the catalog.
The Properties combo box contains tools for sorting and searching the properties list:
|
Curtain Wall Frame | For Frame, the following curtain wall frame
properties are shown:
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Curtain Wall Frame Quantities | For Frame, displays the dimensions quantifying the curtain wall profile: |
Curtain Wall Panel | For Panel, the following curtain wall panel properties are displayed: |
Curtain Wall Panel Quantities | For Panel, displays the dimensions quantifying the curtain wall panels: |
Note:
Information in the
Value column rows can be completed by selecting
the applicable cell to activate an editor field, an option menu, or a pop up
dialog. This data is written to the element properties. Properties displayed
with grey text are read only. Some of these are set in the placement tool's
Placement tab, and can be modified there. The
dividing bar between the
Property, and
Value columns can be moved to change the width
of either area, or resize the dialog. A vertical and horizontal scroll bars are
available to scroll and adjust
Properties panel viewing and the display of
data.