Third Curtain Grid???

[tampac66]

Hi,


I want to create a curtain wall that has triangular panels. Is there a way to add a third curtain grid in the curtain wall type properties (one at 45, on at -45, and one at 0 degrees to create a triangular grid pattern)?

If not, how would i go about creating a curtain wall made of triangular panels?


Thanks!
Cameron

[cliff collins]

You can try 2 approaches:
( If I understand your question correctly )

A.

- Create a "normal" curtainwall with vertical and horizontal grids.
- Create another curtainwall, and rotate the grids
- Then "combine" the 2 curtainwalls together, you can edit the curtainwall's profiles
if required to create the angled portions

B.

- Create a Conceptual Mass, with a face that is the shape of your curtainwall.
- Select the face, and make a Divided Surface.
- Give the Divided Surface a traingular pattern.
- Create a Pattern Based Curtain Panel, then load into the Project
- Select the Divided Surface and specify your new Pattern Based Curtain Panel
- If the edges need to be adjusted, Create an Adaptive Component Curtain Panel
to "patch things up" as needed.

hope that helps.

cheers

[hypnox1]

Cliff answered this very well. For the cleanest looking approach you will want to use option B.

[tampac66]

Thanks!! Ill give it a try. Option A seems easier as making a conceptual mass that is the exact dimensions that i need would be hard. Its a double curved surface.

[mthurnauer]

Actually, a double curved surface is probably easier done as a conceptual mass than any other way. I will throw out another option, but this is very limited in the type of triangulation that you can accomplish. If you are dividing a rectangular curtain panel into two triangular panels then you could add a diagonal mullion nested inside of a rectangular curtain panel.

[tampac66]

Thanks! Nesting a Mullion in a curtain panel family worked great.

I just made 6 family types:
1 - Top Left to Bottom Right Mullion - Left Panel Glass - Right Panel Solid
2 - Top Left to Bottom Right Mullion - Right Panel Glass - Left Panel Solid
3 - Top Right to Bottom Left Mullion - Left Panel Glass - Right Panel Solid
4 - Top Right to Bottom Left Mullion - Right Panel Glass - Left Panel Solid
5 - Top Left to Bottom Right Mullion - Right Panel Glass - Left Panel Glass
6 - Top Right to Bottom Left Mullion - Right Panel Glass - Left Panel Glass

Now all i have do is go through and swap out each panel. It works great in the curved parts too.


Thanks again.

Cameron

[tampac66]

Not really on-topic but while i was testing the families i changed the names of a few of the family types and loaded the family back into the project. Now i see the old names and new names in the element type list.

How can i remove the ones that don't exist anymore?

[mthurnauer]

In the project browser, just righ-click on the types you don't want and select Delete.

[Ning Zhou]

A.

- Create a "normal" curtainwall with vertical and horizontal grids.
- Create another curtainwall, and rotate the grids
- Then "combine" the 2 curtainwalls together, you can edit the curtainwall's profiles
if required to create the angled portions


Cliff, is "combined" CW one CW or two CW? got a feeling i'm going to learn new trick ...

[cliff collins]

Two CWs..........

no new tricks really.

see attached.

cheers