Curtain wall modeling - Adjusting curtain gridlines and mullions

Tutorial resources

These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:

create-curtain-walls_002.rvt - (10 mb)

Transcript

00:04

Looking at the horizontal grid lines spreading up the curtain wall.

00:07

OK. So we also have a smaller panel at the top

00:10

and we could use an alternative way to set these grid lines out.

00:14

So whilst it's still selected,

00:17

we'll click edit type from the properties pallette

00:19

to access those type properties again.

00:24

And in the horizontal grid panel,

00:25

I'll change the layout parameter from fixed distance to fixed number.

00:31

When we do this, we can see that the spa

00:33

in parameter is now grayed out as this will be controlled by the

00:36

number of grid lines that we choose for each individual current wall.

00:40

I'll click, OK to apply these changes.

00:44

And now straight away,

00:45

I can see that we have equally sized panels going up the curtain wall

00:50

and looking at the properties pallet,

00:52

we can see on the horizontal grid panel that we now have the number parameter active

00:56

and I can adjust the number of grid lines. So if I increase this to say seven

01:01

and apply it, we can see that we have a lot of smaller panels spreading up the wall

01:05

or I'll adjust it down to two.

01:08

And now when we apply this,

01:09

we can see we have two grid lines which will

01:11

give us three larger panels equally spaced on this wall.

01:16

I'll close down the plan view tab now.

01:18

So we have just the exterior perspective view open.

01:22

And we can see that we have the curtain wall,

01:24

which is the host for the curtain grid lines. And also the glaze panel

01:28

with the curtain grid lines being used to

01:30

create the multiple panels within the wall.

01:34

A mullion family can also be specified in the

01:36

type properties to be placed along the curtain grid lines

01:40

to do this.

01:41

Let's select the curtain wall

01:43

and then click edit type to access the type properties once more.

01:49

So now looking at the type parameters,

01:51

we can see we have panels for vertical mullions and horizontal mullions.

01:56

We have parameters for the interior and the BS

01:59

and currently they're all set to be none.

02:02

So I'll click none. And then from the list of available mullions

02:05

we'll assign in the rectangular mullion

02:11

we need to do this for all of the different malls.

02:15

So once we've got that complete,

02:17

we can then click. OK.

02:19

And those mullions will be applied

02:21

to the outside of the curtain wall and also between all of the panels.

02:26

So now we just want the curtain wall to extend up to the roof.

02:32

So to do this, we'll select the curtain wall

02:36

and then from the modify walls ribbon tab, choose the attached top base tool

02:43

in the options bar. We can see that it's set to attach the top of the wall.

02:47

So now we just need to click the roof

02:50

and then we can see that the curtain wall is extended up to the roof.

02:53

However, we've got a warning message that we can't ignore.

02:55

And it's letting us know that the previous set of mullions that

02:58

were on the top of the curtain wall need to be deleted.

03:00

03:01

we'll click delete elements.

03:03

And now we can see our curtain wall extended up to the underside of the roof

03:07

with the mullions. Now following the line of the roof.

03:13

So that finishes that curtain wall

03:15

and now panning around to the end of the atrium. Here,

03:18

we can see we have a curtain wall on this end elevation.

03:23

If I select this,

03:24

we can see it's the curtain wall type glaze panels, 5 ft by 8 ft.

03:29

So from the type selector,

03:31

we'll click and change it to the curtain wall panels type that we've just created.

03:36

And now we can see from the properties pallet,

03:38

we can change the horizontal grid number.

03:40

So we'll change this to two

03:42

once that's applied,

03:43

we can see that update in the model showing us how we

03:46

can swap between different curtain wall types and adjust their parameters.

03:52

We can also do this to basic walls. So zooming out and

03:55

panning around to the tower in the model here,

03:58

we can see we have these basic walls

04:01

and I'll select all of them just using the control key to multiple, select them.

04:07

And that is selected in the top of the properties.

04:10

So we can see there are basic walls of multiple types.

04:12

If we click this type selector,

04:15

we can choose a curtain wall type.

04:18

So we'll choose the curtain wall panels which is created.

04:21

And then we can see this has been applied to those basic walls

04:24

and they now have the panels and the mullions. As we set up in the type properties,

04:29

we can also see from the horizontal grid panel, we can adjust the number.

04:32

So I'll change this to three.

04:34

And again,

04:35

we can see that update on these walls that have now been changed into a curtain wall.

04:40

So this shows us how we can create

04:42

different design options quickly using that technique.

Video transcript

00:04

Looking at the horizontal grid lines spreading up the curtain wall.

00:07

OK. So we also have a smaller panel at the top

00:10

and we could use an alternative way to set these grid lines out.

00:14

So whilst it's still selected,

00:17

we'll click edit type from the properties pallette

00:19

to access those type properties again.

00:24

And in the horizontal grid panel,

00:25

I'll change the layout parameter from fixed distance to fixed number.

00:31

When we do this, we can see that the spa

00:33

in parameter is now grayed out as this will be controlled by the

00:36

number of grid lines that we choose for each individual current wall.

00:40

I'll click, OK to apply these changes.

00:44

And now straight away,

00:45

I can see that we have equally sized panels going up the curtain wall

00:50

and looking at the properties pallet,

00:52

we can see on the horizontal grid panel that we now have the number parameter active

00:56

and I can adjust the number of grid lines. So if I increase this to say seven

01:01

and apply it, we can see that we have a lot of smaller panels spreading up the wall

01:05

or I'll adjust it down to two.

01:08

And now when we apply this,

01:09

we can see we have two grid lines which will

01:11

give us three larger panels equally spaced on this wall.

01:16

I'll close down the plan view tab now.

01:18

So we have just the exterior perspective view open.

01:22

And we can see that we have the curtain wall,

01:24

which is the host for the curtain grid lines. And also the glaze panel

01:28

with the curtain grid lines being used to

01:30

create the multiple panels within the wall.

01:34

A mullion family can also be specified in the

01:36

type properties to be placed along the curtain grid lines

01:40

to do this.

01:41

Let's select the curtain wall

01:43

and then click edit type to access the type properties once more.

01:49

So now looking at the type parameters,

01:51

we can see we have panels for vertical mullions and horizontal mullions.

01:56

We have parameters for the interior and the BS

01:59

and currently they're all set to be none.

02:02

So I'll click none. And then from the list of available mullions

02:05

we'll assign in the rectangular mullion

02:11

we need to do this for all of the different malls.

02:15

So once we've got that complete,

02:17

we can then click. OK.

02:19

And those mullions will be applied

02:21

to the outside of the curtain wall and also between all of the panels.

02:26

So now we just want the curtain wall to extend up to the roof.

02:32

So to do this, we'll select the curtain wall

02:36

and then from the modify walls ribbon tab, choose the attached top base tool

02:43

in the options bar. We can see that it's set to attach the top of the wall.

02:47

So now we just need to click the roof

02:50

and then we can see that the curtain wall is extended up to the roof.

02:53

However, we've got a warning message that we can't ignore.

02:55

And it's letting us know that the previous set of mullions that

02:58

were on the top of the curtain wall need to be deleted.

03:00

03:01

we'll click delete elements.

03:03

And now we can see our curtain wall extended up to the underside of the roof

03:07

with the mullions. Now following the line of the roof.

03:13

So that finishes that curtain wall

03:15

and now panning around to the end of the atrium. Here,

03:18

we can see we have a curtain wall on this end elevation.

03:23

If I select this,

03:24

we can see it's the curtain wall type glaze panels, 5 ft by 8 ft.

03:29

So from the type selector,

03:31

we'll click and change it to the curtain wall panels type that we've just created.

03:36

And now we can see from the properties pallet,

03:38

we can change the horizontal grid number.

03:40

So we'll change this to two

03:42

once that's applied,

03:43

we can see that update in the model showing us how we

03:46

can swap between different curtain wall types and adjust their parameters.

03:52

We can also do this to basic walls. So zooming out and

03:55

panning around to the tower in the model here,

03:58

we can see we have these basic walls

04:01

and I'll select all of them just using the control key to multiple, select them.

04:07

And that is selected in the top of the properties.

04:10

So we can see there are basic walls of multiple types.

04:12

If we click this type selector,

04:15

we can choose a curtain wall type.

04:18

So we'll choose the curtain wall panels which is created.

04:21

And then we can see this has been applied to those basic walls

04:24

and they now have the panels and the mullions. As we set up in the type properties,

04:29

we can also see from the horizontal grid panel, we can adjust the number.

04:32

So I'll change this to three.

04:34

And again,

04:35

we can see that update on these walls that have now been changed into a curtain wall.

04:40

So this shows us how we can create

04:42

different design options quickly using that technique.

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