Editing curtain wall frames
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Mode |
Tool |
Tool set |
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Select Frame
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Edit Curtain Wall
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Building Shell |
To select and manipulate curtain wall frames:
Click the tool and mode.
Select the curtain wall to edit.
Select the frame or frames to edit, move, or delete.
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.
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Method |
Selection action |
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Click |
Standard selection method; selects a single object only |
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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 |
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Option-drag (Mac) or Ctrl-drag (Windows) |
Places a copy of the object where the mouse button is released |
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Rectangle marquee |
Selects all objects that are completely contained within the marquee |
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Shift-marquee |
Reverses the selection status of objects inside a marquee; if objects inside the marquee are selected, this method deselects those objects |
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Option-marquee (Mac) or Alt-marquee (Windows) |
Selects all objects that the marquee passes through, as well as those contained within the marquee |
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.
Selected frames can be deleted by pressing the Delete key, or alternatively, right-click 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 on the frames and select Distribute Frames from the context menu. The frames on the ends of the selection do not move.
Panels automatically adjust to conform to the new frame positions.
The settings of selected frames can be edited by clicking the Settings mode from the Tool bar.
Alternatively, right-click on the frame and select Edit Frames from the context menu.
