DesignSeries00100.pngEditing Curtain Wall Frames

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To select and manipulate curtain wall frames:

  1. Click the Edit Curtain Wall tool from the Building Shell tool set, and click Select Frame mode from the Tool bar.

  2. Select the curtain wall to edit.

  3. Select the frame or frames to edit, move, or delete.

    4. The Edit Curtain Wall tool works similarly to the Selection tool. Frames can be selected for editing in a variety of ways. When a single frame is selected, end handles allow the frame to be reshaped.

    Method
    Selection Action

    Click

    Standard selection method; selects a single object only

    Shift-click

    Selects multiple objects as each object is clicked; also can be used to deselect one or more objects without affecting other selected objects

    Option-drag (Mac) or Ctrl-drag (Windows)

    Places a copy of the object where the mouse button is released

    Rectangle marquee

    Selects all objects that are completely contained within the marquee

    Shift-marquee

    Reverses the selection status of objects inside a marquee; if objects inside the marquee are selected, this method deselects those objects

    Option-marquee (Mac) or Alt-marquee (Windows)

    Selects all objects that the marquee passes through, as well as those contained within the marquee

  4. A single, selected frame can be reshaped, moved by dragging, copied, or deleted. The frame must be connected on both ends to another frame. If deleting or moving a frame causes any frames to become disconnected, they are automatically extended until they join a frame.

    5. Selected frames can be deleted by pressing delete, or alternatively, right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac) on the frame and select Delete Frames from the context menu.

    Selected frames can be evenly distributed relative to the wall. Frames must be horizontal or vertical, and at least three frames must be selected. Right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac) on the frames and select Distribute Frames from the context menu. The frames on the ends of the selection do not move.

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    Panels automatically adjust to conform to the new frame positions.

  5. The settings of selected frames can be edited by clicking the Settings mode from the Tool bar.

Alternatively, right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac) on the frame and select Edit Frames from the context menu.

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Editing Curtain Walls

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