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double glass curtain wall

Anonymous
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Is it possible to build a curtain wall with double glass
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Erwin Edel
Rockstar
Draw two?

Like they did with this one?

https://www.youtube.com/embed/bKUq21_BuyQ
Erwin Edel, Project Lead, Leloup Architecten
www.leloup.nl

ArchiCAD 9-26NED FULL
Windows 10 Pro
Adobe Design Premium CS5
Barry Kelly
Moderator
I am no curtain wall expert.
But what about creating a custom panel?
Maybe even custom frames if you need them?

Barry.
One of the forum moderators.
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Anonymous
Not applicable
May be making a custom panel will work it. But I do not have the option of saving a panel like curtain wall object. Am I right assuming that I can only make a custom panel, saving an previous object like "curtain wall object"?
Erwin Edel
Rockstar
Any 3d element can be saved as custom panel, however I do no think it will stretch / behave like the panel objects available.

To be sure, you mean double-skin facade? Because that is what I meant I would draw with two curtain walls.
Erwin Edel, Project Lead, Leloup Architecten
www.leloup.nl

ArchiCAD 9-26NED FULL
Windows 10 Pro
Adobe Design Premium CS5
Anonymous
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I can save but then I can't used, bcz It doesn't appear in the custom panel window area. I call the Archicad customer services and still waiting. I think that this issue should be pretty common bcz is how the glazing is built in windows, 2 layers or 3 layers here in Sweden.
Barry Kelly
Moderator
Are you saving it as a 'Curtain wall panel' library part?
It should then be available as a custom panel in the curtain wall settings.
The panel will stretch to suit your scheme sizes.


Barry.
One of the forum moderators.
Versions 6.5 to 27
Dell XPS- i7-6700 @ 3.4Ghz, 16GB ram, GeForce GTX 960 (2GB), Windows 10
Lenovo Thinkpad - i7-1270P 2.20 GHz, 32GB RAM, Nvidia T550, Windows 11
Erwin Edel
Rockstar
Right, so you mean insulated glazing (double / triple)?

For a BIM model I would just set the total thickness, give it a U-value etc in properties. Why would you draw multiple glass panes?
Erwin Edel, Project Lead, Leloup Architecten
www.leloup.nl

ArchiCAD 9-26NED FULL
Windows 10 Pro
Adobe Design Premium CS5
Anonymous
Not applicable
Finally I found the place where is located the individual panels.

I am doing this to get a real render as possible.
Erwin Edel
Rockstar
Have you tested out just drawing something like 2 walls made of glass with air/gas gap to see if it makes a difference in a render?

Seems like a lot of trouble to go through.
Erwin Edel, Project Lead, Leloup Architecten
www.leloup.nl

ArchiCAD 9-26NED FULL
Windows 10 Pro
Adobe Design Premium CS5
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