To Add Parametric Cells to Curtain Wall Definitions
Format: <type>_<NOE>_Definition_<name>
Where:- type is the type of cell being used, Vertex, Edge, or Face
- NOE is "Number of Edges"
- "Definition" is a set string which tells the curtain wall tool that this is a panel definition
Example: Face_4_Definition_windows-Sam
The following steps can be used to add a parametric cell to the Curtain Wall definition.
- Select .
- In the catalog items panel (left), navigate to the Curtain Walls catalog type. Expand Curtain Walls, and select the Curtain Wall | Panel catalog item.
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Right click and select
New Catalog Item from Components Center. If
New Catalog Item from Components Center is
disabled, you need to add the
ParaDef property to the
Curtain Wall | Panel definition:
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Right click on
Curtain Wall | Panel, and select
Properties.
The Catalog Type Definition dialog opens. The Curtain Wall | Panel definition is displayed.
- Find ParaDef in the list of Available Definitions (left), and click the right arrow to add it to the Selected Definitions (right).
- Click OK.
New Catalog Item from Components Center is enabled.
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Right click on
Curtain Wall | Panel, and select
Properties.
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Select
New Catalog Item from Components Center again.
The Components Center Explorer dialog opens.
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Search for a component to use as a panel. Click
Select to continue.
Components Center Explorer closes and you are returned to Catalog Editor. You are prompted to select Destination, File Name and UDL File specifications.
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Select the
CurtainWall_Panels.xml file. Click
OK to continue.
The selected parametric cell is added as a new catalog item within the Curtain Wall | Panel definition (left).
- With the new item selected, find the Panel | Part property and change its value to have matching family and part names. For instance, Window::Window.
- Right click on the new catalog item and select Rename.
- Follow the naming convention described above and rename the new catalog item.
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Click
Save at the top of the Catalog Editor dialog
to save the changes to the catalog system.
The catalogs are automatically reloaded.