Curtain wall modeling - Place doors and windows in curtain walls

Tutorial resources

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curtain-wall-doors-and-windows.rvt - (9 mb)

Transcript

00:03

And zooming into the atrium. At the end of the building,

00:06

we can see the curtain wall that we will add the doors and windows to.

00:12

Although we have a door tool on the architecture ribbon tab,

00:14

the doors available from this tool will only work with basic walls.

00:19

So to demonstrate this

00:21

from the build panel on the architecture of ribbon tab,

00:24

I'll click the door tool.

00:27

And now as I move my cursor over the curtain wall,

00:30

we'll see we have the symbol here that indicates

00:32

that the door cannot be hosted by this wall.

00:35

If I move my cursor over to one of the basic walls, then we can see we get the preview.

00:39

That means we could place the door into this basic wall.

00:43

I'll click modify to cancel this command.

00:47

In order to place a door or window in a curtain wall,

00:50

we first need to load in specific door and window families for curtain walls

00:56

to do this. We'll go to the insert ribbon tab

00:58

and from the load from library panel, we'll choose load or

01:02

des family.

01:05

This will open up the cloud based Autodesk content browser.

01:09

And first,

01:09

we just need to check that the locale settings are set to be United States Imperial.

01:16

Once we've done this, we'll use the search content box here

01:20

and we'll search for a curtain wall.

01:27

Then the results that are shown below here

01:29

all have curtain wall in their name.

01:31

And we can see that we have a curtain wall all in window and three doors as well.

01:36

And these, we can use to place into our curtain wall.

01:39

So I'll select the door curtain wall, single glazed

01:43

and also the curtain wall awning window

01:47

and then I'll click load at the bottom

01:49

and this will be downloaded into our project.

01:52

So how do we have those loaded? We can place them in the curtain wall

01:56

and to do this,

01:57

we must select one of the panels and swap it for the family that we've loaded.

02:01

So I'll select this panel here. We'll put our mouse near the edge and

02:05

use the tab key if necessary to select it.

02:08

And then looking at the type selector, we can see that the system panel glazed.

02:12

And if I select this, scrolling up a little,

02:15

we can see that we have the families that we've just loaded.

02:18

So I'll choose the door curtain wall, single glass family.

02:23

And we can see now that that's replaced the glaze panel

02:26

and it's just stretched itself to be the full sides of that panel.

02:30

So whenever we place a door or window into a curtain wall,

02:33

they will adjust themselves to be the size of the panel that we've placed them into.

02:38

So if I select this door,

02:39

we can see that it's over 15 ft high and nearly 5 ft wide.

02:43

So really, we need to create a panel that's the suitable size for the door

02:48

before we do this,

02:49

I'll click undo from the quick access tool while at the

02:52

top of the interface to bring the glaze panel back.

02:55

And now we'll go to the architecture ribbon tab

02:58

and from the build panel, we'll choose the curtain grid tool.

03:02

Now, looking at placement options on the modify ribbon here,

03:05

we'll change it to one segment.

03:08

Now I'll go over the panel and on one of the vertical grid lines on the side here,

03:12

we'll click to divide it horizontally

03:15

and then using the temporary dimensions, we'll set this to be 8 ft high.

03:21

Now we'll divide it vertically so that it's the right width for the door.

03:24

So again, we'll, we'll go along the horizontal mall now and then click

03:29

and using the temporary dimensions above here, we'll set this to be 3 ft six wide

03:34

and now we can see that we have a panel

03:36

that's going to be the suitable size for our door.

03:38

I'll click, modify to finish creating the curtain grids.

03:42

And now before we place the panel in, we'll make some adjustments to the mullions.

03:48

The mullion across the bottom here isn't needed

03:51

that this will be the door and we don't need to step over the mullion. So

03:54

we'll select that mullion again.

03:56

We may need to use the tab key to highlight it and then select it

04:00

and we can see it's pinned as it's part of the type properties.

04:03

So we'll click the symbol to unpin it

04:05

and then going up to the modify ribbon, we'll choose, delete

04:08

to delete that money off completely.

04:12

Now looking at the vertical million, we'll select this one

04:16

and we'll change this to be a smaller mullion. So we'll unpin this.

04:19

And now looking at the type selector,

04:21

we can see it's the 2.5 by five inch rectangular.

04:24

We'll change it to the 1.5 by 2.5 rectangular mullion

04:28

and we could see that changed in the model. Now,

04:31

we can also see that it breaks the larger mullion top and bottom. So

04:36

I'll click on the toggle join grips either end

04:39

so that it spans between those two larger mullions.

04:42

So now we're ready to place the door into this panel.

04:45

So we'll choose the panel that's already here

04:48

and we can see that that's now the system panel glazed and from the type selector,

04:53

I'll choose the door curtain

04:54

wall, single glass family

04:57

and we can see that's now filled in the panel that we made with the curtain grid tool.

05:02

So now we'll open up the floor, one floor plan view from the project browser

05:10

and zooming into the area where we placed the door,

05:12

we can see that we have the door and it has the door swing as we would expect.

05:16

And if I select it,

05:18

we can see we have the controls to flip the orientation as Peroral door.

05:23

So now I'll swap back to the 3D view

05:25

and we finished placing that door in the curtain wall as we want it

05:30

looking above,

05:31

we have some smaller panels that we'd like to

05:33

replace with opening windows to provide some ventilation into the

05:37

atrium when required.

05:39

So I'll select one of these panels again, hover over the edge,

05:42

use the tab key if necessary to select it.

05:48

And we can see now that that's the system panel glazed.

05:51

So from the type selector,

05:53

we'll change this to be the

05:55

curtain wall all

05:56

in window that we loaded earlier,

05:58

we can see straight away now that that fits into that panel

06:01

and we can see the frame of the window around the edge.

06:04

So now we want to do the same for the other smaller panels,

06:08

but to do this, we'll go to the modify ribbon tab first

06:12

and then from the clipboard panel, we'll choose the match type properties tool.

06:17

We'll select the curtain wall awning window as the object to copy.

06:21

And then we can simply go to the other panels

06:23

and click to paste that into those panels there.

06:29

So I choose modify to finish the match type properties tour

06:32

and that completes placing the doors and windows into this curtain wall.

Video transcript

00:03

And zooming into the atrium. At the end of the building,

00:06

we can see the curtain wall that we will add the doors and windows to.

00:12

Although we have a door tool on the architecture ribbon tab,

00:14

the doors available from this tool will only work with basic walls.

00:19

So to demonstrate this

00:21

from the build panel on the architecture of ribbon tab,

00:24

I'll click the door tool.

00:27

And now as I move my cursor over the curtain wall,

00:30

we'll see we have the symbol here that indicates

00:32

that the door cannot be hosted by this wall.

00:35

If I move my cursor over to one of the basic walls, then we can see we get the preview.

00:39

That means we could place the door into this basic wall.

00:43

I'll click modify to cancel this command.

00:47

In order to place a door or window in a curtain wall,

00:50

we first need to load in specific door and window families for curtain walls

00:56

to do this. We'll go to the insert ribbon tab

00:58

and from the load from library panel, we'll choose load or

01:02

des family.

01:05

This will open up the cloud based Autodesk content browser.

01:09

And first,

01:09

we just need to check that the locale settings are set to be United States Imperial.

01:16

Once we've done this, we'll use the search content box here

01:20

and we'll search for a curtain wall.

01:27

Then the results that are shown below here

01:29

all have curtain wall in their name.

01:31

And we can see that we have a curtain wall all in window and three doors as well.

01:36

And these, we can use to place into our curtain wall.

01:39

So I'll select the door curtain wall, single glazed

01:43

and also the curtain wall awning window

01:47

and then I'll click load at the bottom

01:49

and this will be downloaded into our project.

01:52

So how do we have those loaded? We can place them in the curtain wall

01:56

and to do this,

01:57

we must select one of the panels and swap it for the family that we've loaded.

02:01

So I'll select this panel here. We'll put our mouse near the edge and

02:05

use the tab key if necessary to select it.

02:08

And then looking at the type selector, we can see that the system panel glazed.

02:12

And if I select this, scrolling up a little,

02:15

we can see that we have the families that we've just loaded.

02:18

So I'll choose the door curtain wall, single glass family.

02:23

And we can see now that that's replaced the glaze panel

02:26

and it's just stretched itself to be the full sides of that panel.

02:30

So whenever we place a door or window into a curtain wall,

02:33

they will adjust themselves to be the size of the panel that we've placed them into.

02:38

So if I select this door,

02:39

we can see that it's over 15 ft high and nearly 5 ft wide.

02:43

So really, we need to create a panel that's the suitable size for the door

02:48

before we do this,

02:49

I'll click undo from the quick access tool while at the

02:52

top of the interface to bring the glaze panel back.

02:55

And now we'll go to the architecture ribbon tab

02:58

and from the build panel, we'll choose the curtain grid tool.

03:02

Now, looking at placement options on the modify ribbon here,

03:05

we'll change it to one segment.

03:08

Now I'll go over the panel and on one of the vertical grid lines on the side here,

03:12

we'll click to divide it horizontally

03:15

and then using the temporary dimensions, we'll set this to be 8 ft high.

03:21

Now we'll divide it vertically so that it's the right width for the door.

03:24

So again, we'll, we'll go along the horizontal mall now and then click

03:29

and using the temporary dimensions above here, we'll set this to be 3 ft six wide

03:34

and now we can see that we have a panel

03:36

that's going to be the suitable size for our door.

03:38

I'll click, modify to finish creating the curtain grids.

03:42

And now before we place the panel in, we'll make some adjustments to the mullions.

03:48

The mullion across the bottom here isn't needed

03:51

that this will be the door and we don't need to step over the mullion. So

03:54

we'll select that mullion again.

03:56

We may need to use the tab key to highlight it and then select it

04:00

and we can see it's pinned as it's part of the type properties.

04:03

So we'll click the symbol to unpin it

04:05

and then going up to the modify ribbon, we'll choose, delete

04:08

to delete that money off completely.

04:12

Now looking at the vertical million, we'll select this one

04:16

and we'll change this to be a smaller mullion. So we'll unpin this.

04:19

And now looking at the type selector,

04:21

we can see it's the 2.5 by five inch rectangular.

04:24

We'll change it to the 1.5 by 2.5 rectangular mullion

04:28

and we could see that changed in the model. Now,

04:31

we can also see that it breaks the larger mullion top and bottom. So

04:36

I'll click on the toggle join grips either end

04:39

so that it spans between those two larger mullions.

04:42

So now we're ready to place the door into this panel.

04:45

So we'll choose the panel that's already here

04:48

and we can see that that's now the system panel glazed and from the type selector,

04:53

I'll choose the door curtain

04:54

wall, single glass family

04:57

and we can see that's now filled in the panel that we made with the curtain grid tool.

05:02

So now we'll open up the floor, one floor plan view from the project browser

05:10

and zooming into the area where we placed the door,

05:12

we can see that we have the door and it has the door swing as we would expect.

05:16

And if I select it,

05:18

we can see we have the controls to flip the orientation as Peroral door.

05:23

So now I'll swap back to the 3D view

05:25

and we finished placing that door in the curtain wall as we want it

05:30

looking above,

05:31

we have some smaller panels that we'd like to

05:33

replace with opening windows to provide some ventilation into the

05:37

atrium when required.

05:39

So I'll select one of these panels again, hover over the edge,

05:42

use the tab key if necessary to select it.

05:48

And we can see now that that's the system panel glazed.

05:51

So from the type selector,

05:53

we'll change this to be the

05:55

curtain wall all

05:56

in window that we loaded earlier,

05:58

we can see straight away now that that fits into that panel

06:01

and we can see the frame of the window around the edge.

06:04

So now we want to do the same for the other smaller panels,

06:08

but to do this, we'll go to the modify ribbon tab first

06:12

and then from the clipboard panel, we'll choose the match type properties tool.

06:17

We'll select the curtain wall awning window as the object to copy.

06:21

And then we can simply go to the other panels

06:23

and click to paste that into those panels there.

06:29

So I choose modify to finish the match type properties tour

06:32

and that completes placing the doors and windows into this curtain wall.

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