Arched Top for Curtain Wall Panels

[Jarod]

I'm trying to do a Arched Top in 2 of the top panels in the curtain wall, see attached file to see what I mean.

Thanks for your help, Jarod

[sbrown]

Ok, just put your cursor over the edge of the panel you want arched, click tab until you select the panel, then pick edit, then draw the shape you want.

[Jarod]

Ok got that that far but when I use model lines and finish the sketch the model lines don't show, what am I missing? By using Model Lines I'm sketching the new enclosed shape for the glass panel correct?

Thanks, Jarod

[Scott D Davis]

See the attached RVT file, with an arch-top curtain wall.

Quick How-to:

Draw the wall, edit the profile of the wall, draw the arch top, finish sketch, change wall type to Curtain Wall, add curtian grids, add mullions.

[Scott D Davis]

oops, thats how to curve the whole top....read your message again, and opened your file. You need to grab the curtain panel using the TAB key, then select Edit from the options bar. This puts you into family editing mode. Now select the panel "family" (the same one you slected before, but now it will be a little darker, with the rest of the modle half-toned behind it) then hit Edit again! Now you are in sketch mode, no draw the arch by using the Pick option with the line tool, switch to the elvation where you have your elliptical arch model line, and Pick it. Trim to clean up, and finih the sketch, then finish the family. There you go!

[frank.graham]

Scott,
Maybe you are the person that can answer this question.
I have created a curtain wall in Revit structure, why can't I seem to turn the display one to view it?
I have tried all the view options and even made it load bearing to see it and noting. If I know where it is I can select it but still only see the dash outline.
If I create a Revit building model and import it I can change my view to coordination and see it but that is it. Any help on this would be great.
Thanks
Frank

[Scott D Davis]

I believe thats one of the tools that is not "included" in R-Structures. I'm not even sure how you created it in RS! Maybe one of the structural guys can answer more thouroughly.

[Steve_Stafford]

Check the discipline setting for the view in the Revit Structure project file. The views are set to Structural and the wall is architectural. Interestingly enough if you create a new floor plan in RS it defaults to Discipline: Architectural.