topic Re: Curtain Wall MORE STRUGGLES… Trapezoid Shape in Modeling

Curtain Wall MORE STRUGGLES… Trapezoid Shape

DaveOlufs — Wed, 24 May 2023 07:06:22 GMT

Before I throw AC17 out the door because every time I work with the curtain wall tool, I absolutely can never get it to do what I perceive the way things are built…

Now in this case, I am trying to do a trapezoid shape, 36 feet wide, 16 feet on the low side and 25 feet on the high side…the slope happens to be a 3/12 pitch. I cannot get rid or delete the exterior, in this case the top frames and the 9 foot high frame on the side.

Is this impossible? I am sure it's possible because I saw someones rendition of the Eiffel Tower using the curtain wall tool. If he can do that, what am I doing wrong?

How do I move, modify, or delete frames, mullions, transoms?

How do I generate this type of storefront view? I'll pull my hair out later trying to install doors that never seem to be right…

Pretty frustrated… How can I do BIM if I can't model?

Re: Curtain Wall MORE STRUGGLES… Trapezoid Shape

Eduardo Rolon — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 01:34:18 GMT

You can draw it in elevation using the Boundary method.

See page 12337 of the Reference Guide.

Re: Curtain Wall MORE STRUGGLES… Trapezoid Shape

Eduardo Rolon — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 01:38:05 GMT

drawing

Re: Curtain Wall MORE STRUGGLES… Trapezoid Shape

Eduardo Rolon — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 01:38:37 GMT

result

Re: Curtain Wall MORE STRUGGLES… Trapezoid Shape

David Maudlin — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 14:41:42 GMT

Dave:

In addition to Eduardo's way of creating the Curtain Wall, you can use a fill to edit an existing Curtain Wall boundary, in the Help files see: Virtual Building > Construction Elements > Curtain Wall: A System Tool > Edit Curtain Wall Boundary in Section. I have found this to be an easy wall to edit the boundary as the design changes.

David

Re: Curtain Wall MORE STRUGGLES… Trapezoid Shape

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 16:01:15 GMT

And you can trim to roof and use that to cut away the unwanted frame.

Re: Curtain Wall MORE STRUGGLES… Trapezoid Shape

DaveOlufs — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 16:44:55 GMT

Thanks everyone… sorry for the frustrated requests, I just can't seem to understand this modeling thing, which make BIM even more remote. I see it in my mind but struggle 3d and I hate to go back to 2d.

Thanks again...

Re: Curtain Wall MORE STRUGGLES… Trapezoid Shape

Eduardo Rolon — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 19:59:02 GMT

Don't worry, most of us went thru something similar at one time or another. Hopefully you will get the hang of it soon.