Starting A Curtain Wall Panel Family; Automatic Sizing Of Panel - Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC User Manual

3D view
Plan view

Starting a Curtain Wall Panel Family

When you define the Curtain Wall Panel, you can open a number of views, including a plan view and an
interior elevation. In the plan view, Revit Architecture displays vertical reference planes and a horizontal
reference plane. The vertical reference planes are set at an equal distance apart. The interior elevation displays
reference planes representing the top, bottom, and 2 sides of the panel. There is also a vertical reference
plane that represents the center of the panel.
Curtain wall plan view

Automatic Sizing of Panel

When you add a Curtain Wall panel to your model, the panel automatically adjusts its size to fit in the
curtain wall grid. This means you can sketch the panel without concerning yourself with dimensions because
of the automatic fit. If you sketch your panel coincident with the reference planes, Revit Architecture sizes
the panel to the curtain wall grid when you place it in your model.
The following procedure is a general procedure for creating a curtain wall. Your steps may differ based on
design intent.
1 Click File menu
2 From the Open dialog, choose Curtain Wall Panel.rft and click Open.
3 In the floor plan view use the tools on the Design Bar to create the geometry for the curtain
4 Change to the interior elevation and create the geometry that you see in that view. You can add
5 Select the solid geometry and click
New
wall panel. Generally, a curtain wall panel in the plan view displays in symbolic form. Click
Lines to sketch the symbol.
any solid geometry for the moldings and glass.
Family.
. Select a value for the Subcategory parameter.
Starting a Curtain Wall Panel Family | 417