Editing Curtain WallsEditing Curtain Walls
The Edit Curtain Wall tool is in the Building Shell tool set.
The Edit Curtain Wall tool manipulates the frames and panels of curtain walls. Once a curtain wall is selected with the tool, the modes allow you to select frames and panels; delete frames and panels; add, split, and combine frames; move frame and panel sets along a wall; and edit frame and panel settings.
When a curtain wall is selected with the Selection tool, two context menu commands become available. The Edit Using Reshape Tool command activates the Reshape tool to reshape the walls as described in Reshaping Walls. The Edit Using Edit Curtain Wall Tool command activates the Edit Curtain Wall tool.
Curtain wall grid patterns, including the location of frames and the attributes of frames and panels, are based on the grid definition in the Definition tab of the Wall Preferences dialog box or in the Curtain Wall Grid dialog box. Edits made to wall instances do not affect the grid definition. See Concept: Editing Guidelines for Curtain Wall Grids for a discussion of the interaction between the grid definition and any custom edits.
Mode |
Description |
Select Frame |
Selects one or more frames |
Select Panel |
Selects one or more panels |
Add Frame |
Inserts new frames into the curtain wall |
Split Frame |
Splits a frame into multiple pieces, so that one portion of the frame can be independently moved, edited, or deleted |
Combine Frames |
Combines two collinear frames into a single frame |
Move Grid |
Moves an entire set of frames and panels relative to the curtain wall |
Settings |
Selected frame or panel parameters can be edited |
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