Place Curtain Wall
Used to place curtain wall systems with a wide array of placement and material options. Curtain walls are made from individual panels and framing components. Once placed, each individual curtain wall component can be modified individually using interactive pop up mini toolbars. For instance, framing components surrounding a panel can be moved or removed by first selecting them, and then selecting one of the mini toolbar options. The curtain wall system "heals" around modified panels. Placement options allow you to place curtain walls with linear, arc or curved paths using datapoints or by selecting the path elements, or by selecting bounding shapes "flooded" with curtain wall. Curtain wall components fully comply with the DataGroup system thus providing a detailed set of curtain wall properties which are editable upon placement or after placement.
Placement tab
Curtain Wall Properties
Setting | Description |
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Catalog Type Selector | Used to select from available Catalog Types. Selections made here updates the Catalog Item Selector combo box. |
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.
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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.
Note: The
Save Catalog Item and
Save Catalog Item As... tools perform
administrative tasks on DataGroup System catalogs. Administrators and users may
want to hide the tool icons to avoid incidental or unwanted changes to their
firm's dataset by setting the user configuration variables
BB_CATALOGITEM_ADMIN_IN_PLACECMDS
and
BB_CATALOGITEM_SAVEAS_IN_PLACECMDS to "0", respectively.
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Preview |
Displays the selected catalog item in the preview
window. This display changes and the preview updates as various options are
chosen. The preview also changes dynamically with some of the
prominent settings on the Placement tab, e.g Height, Rotation angle, etc. A
right-click in the Preview opens a
Show/Hide Viewing Tools option menu:
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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:
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Curtain Wall Parameters | Common properties of the curtain wall elements that
define the characteristics of the curtain wall type being placed:
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Curtain Wall Properties |
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Identification | Lists identification properties for the active catalog item type. |
Space Bounding | Lists properties that can be defined as True/False making the selected catalog item eligible for consideration during Building energy analysis. |
Curtain Wall Panel |
You can use a parametric cell door as a panel (and remove the mullion under it so no one trips). The parametric cell panels, e.g. FrostyGlass panel Or Louvers are available for selection. To place curtain walls without any panel assigned, select the "No Panel" as Panel Type. You can also place small sized panel parametric cells defined without restriction. |
Mullion - Horizontal | Profile | Width | Depth – Set profile and dimension of Horizontal mullions in respective position in the frame. |
Mullion - Vertical | Profile | Width | Depth – Set profile and dimension of Vertical mullions in respective position in the frame. |
Frame - Jamb | Profile | Width | Depth – Set profile and dimension of Jamb in respective position in the frame. |
Frame - Head | |
Frame - Sill | |
Frame - Corner | Profile | Width | Depth – Set profile and dimension of fixed Corners in respective position in the frame. |
Frame - Variable Corner | Profile | Width | Depth – Set profile and dimension of Variable Corners in respective position in the frame. |
Materials | Lists Part and Family definition assignments. Clicking in the Value column cell opens a Family and Part selection box. Here parts and families are available from the option menus. |