topic Re: Curtain wall in Modeling

Curtain wall

Tom Krowka — Fri, 26 May 2023 12:38:45 GMT

Version 12AC-

What's the best way to put curtain wall inside an existing wall?
Can I get it to show up as a window in the schedule?
Is there a window setup that can be used as a curtain wall?

By curtain wall I mean aluminum storefront frames and glass panels as in a typical strip mall that are punched into a typical wall.

Thanks.

Re: Curtain wall

Laura Yanoviak — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:36:06 GMT

I would suggest using the Storefront Objects from the AC11 Migration Library -- that's the easiest way to address all of your issues.

Re: Curtain wall

Tom Krowka — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:56:02 GMT

Thanks, will do it. I wonder why they weren't included on V12.

Tom

Re: Curtain wall

Laura Yanoviak — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:57:10 GMT

Because GS thought that the CW could replace the Storefront Objects -- it cannot. VOTE HERE

Re: Curtain wall

Tom Krowka — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:14:00 GMT

What happens to the CW question in V13?

Re: Curtain wall

Laura Yanoviak — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:17:59 GMT

The same issue exists in AC13 -- there were some improvements made to the editing interface, but CW elements cannot be considered "interchangeable" with SF Objects -- you still need to punch an empty opening before placing the CW, the doors within CW cannot be scheduled with Door Objects, etc. And I haven't checked, but I would guess that the SF objects are not available from the AC12 Migration Library -- so hold on to those.