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mylesa
2006-01-19, 03:47 PM
Hello all, I've done some searching but can't seem to come across the post that answers my question. I've created a curtain wall window within a wall and I would like to recess the brick soldier header & sill 2" from the face of the ext. wall. The reveal command will work w/ the sill but not with the header, and then I can't get the brick pattern to change from running bond to soldier.

I've tried creating a new window...no dice. The best I have been able to do is manipulate the header reveal to get close to what I want and then placing a fill region over it w/ the hatch pattern I want.

Has this problem been hashed out before? If so can you point me to the right thread, or any suggestions would be great.
Thanks
Myles

sbrown
2006-01-19, 04:59 PM
Why did the new window not work, the way I would do it is a new window family, with a void for the opening and a void for the recess, then a solid to infill the void(header) with whatever material you want on it. Or if you've allready made the opening with the curtain wall, just create a generic wall based family that includes a void to cut the wall out and a solid to infill it(less thick, so its still a recess)

mylesa
2006-01-19, 10:28 PM
Thanks for the help, that's what I did.