AC12 curtain wall tool notes

[R Muller]

I have been experimenting with the curtain wall tool. I am posting some of my observations here in the hopes that other ArchiCAD'ers will have additional observations, better ways to do things, etc.

1. Mullion frames are vertical and transom frames are horizontal by default. However, individual frames can be edited to be any type of frame. Thus, you can use the three frame types to have three different frame profiles that are easy to choose. I am using “boundary” to represent my biggest frame, “mullion” for the next largest, “transom” for the most common small frame.

2. Custom frame profiles all have the same name, so it’s harder to apply a specific custom profile in multiple locations if you have several custom profiles. I find that the eye-dropper tool does work to transfer attributes from one frame to another.

3. Boundary frames can be used anywhere on the interior of the grid, as well as on the boundary. They will always be centered on an interior grid line, even if they are set to be inside or outside the grid on the boundary.

4. Other types of frames can be used on the boundary, by selecting and modifying a boundary frame. They will keep the same “inside” or “outside” alignment you set in the system level settings. There appears to be no way to have some boundary frames centered while others are inside or outside.

5. An invisible frame can’t be selected in order to turn it back into some other type of frame. One way to get the frame back is to select another frame, then drag a copy to the location of the invisible frame.

6. The same trick doesn’t work for deleted panels. Unlike frames, panels can’t be dragged or copied. Once a panel is deleted, the only way I have found to get it back (other than “undo”) is to delete the frame between the missing panel and an adjacent panel, and then put the frame back by dragging a copy of some other frame.

7. If your curtain wall sits op top of a slab, and you need to put a door in the wall that extends to the slab, you need to be sure that the boundary frames are inside the grid. Otherwise, the bottom of the door won’t go down to the slab.

[Anonymous]

I can't seem to create a door in one of the panels. When I look up what to do in my manual, it shows that there should be several door choices. But mine shows none. Do I need to load something or what?

[gkovacsp]

fessel28 wrote:
I can't seem to create a door in one of the panels. When I look up what to do in my manual, it shows that there should be several door choices. But mine shows none. Do I need to load something or what?

Default ArchiCAD 12 Library should be fine.
Select the Curtain Wall and push the Edit (in 3D) button on top of it.
Select the panel with the arrow tool and try to find the Panel Type dropdown.

[Anonymous]

i have this kind of bug.
archicad 12 int

in curtain wall setings sometimes (mostly times) i have next problem

I have to big window of dialog. I cant resize it and i have to move 5 time to the right to see ok button


this is when i press system settings in 3d window or in floor plan


Is anyone have this kind of problem ???

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

[Ted Taylor]

NeckoFromSarajevo wrote:
i have this kind of bug.
archicad 12 int

in curtain wall setings sometimes (mostly times) i have next problem

I have to big window of dialog. I cant resize it and i have to move 5 time to the right to see ok button


this is when i press system settings in 3d window or in floor plan


Is anyone have this kind of problem ???

Same problem on my Mac & with USA version.

[kevin b]

We have same problem.

[Anonymous]

How can I get a simple square corner like this one. I've used 2 separate curtain walls and created a common frame, and then changed the element to 4". My problem is that it doesn't line up to both CW's.

[Anonymous]

I got it to work by creating the common frame and then moving the CW down so that it lines up. It works but.....

The other way to do this I suppose is to make it all one wall and use a slab in the shape of a square in the corner and extend it to the top of the CW to cover up the mitered corner.

[R Muller]

Has anybody figured out how to reverse a door swing, so it hinges on the right rather than the left?

Has anybody tried making a custom door panel for a frameless door?