Autodesk 24108-051400-9000 - AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2008 User Manual page 809

Specifying a Division with a Fixed Cell Number
Use this procedure to define a specific number of cells in a grid. In this case, the size of the cells is determined by the
length or height of the grid, depending on how the grid is divided.
In some cases, when you create a complex curtain wall grid, you might want to start with a standard grid with a fixed
number of cells, and then later fine-tune that manually. You can first create a grid with fixed cell numbers and then
convert that to a manual grid. For information on manual grids, see
Cells" on page 769.
1 Click Format menu
2 Expand Architectural Objects, and expand Curtain Wall Styles.
3 Select a curtain wall style.
4 Click the Design Rules tab.
5 In the left pane, select Divisions under Element Definitions.
6 Select a Division definition or create a new one.
7 Under Division Type, select Fixed Number of Cells.
8 Specify the number of cells.
9 To specify an offset for the grid, enter an offset distance for Start Offset or End Offset.
For more information, see
NOTE If you want to fine-tune the initial layout with a fixed number of cells, click Convert To Manual Division
and edit the grid as described in
10 Click OK.
For information about assigning the division definition to a specific grid in your curtain wall, see
to a Curtain Wall Grid" on page 785.
Specifying a Division with Manually Defined Cells
Use this procedure to manually add gridlines and specify an offset for each one when you need to create a unique grid
that does not fit into any of the other division types. You can also start with a fixed cell dimension grid or a fixed
number of cells grid, and then manually adjust the grid lines to suit your needs.
1 On the Format menu, click Style Manager.
2 Expand Architectural Objects, and expand Curtain Wall Styles.
3 Select a curtain wall style.
4 Click the Design Rules tab.
5 In the left pane, select Divisions under Element Definitions.
6 Select a Division definition or create a new one.
7 Select Manual for Division Type.
8 Click Add Gridline to insert a grid line. Insert as many grid lines as you need. If you need to remove a grid
line, select it from the table and click Remove Gridline.
9 Under Offset in the gridline table, specify an offset distance for each grid line.
Style Manager.
Specifying an Offset for a Curtain Wall
Specifying a Division with Manually Defined
Specifying a Division with Manually Defined
Grid" on page 772.
Cells" on page 769.
Defining Divisions for Curtain Wall Grids | 769
Assigning a Division