Example: Create Custom Frame or Cap Profile for Curtain Walls

Suppose you wish to customize the profile of your Curtain Wall Frame, or to add a custom Cap. Follow these steps:

1.Using ARCHICAD construction elements, draw the custom Curtain Wall frame on the Floor Plan or in the 3D window.

2.Select the drawn element(s) and choose the File > Libraries and Objects > Save Selection as > Curtain Wall Frame.

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3.The Save Curtain Wall Frame dialog box comes up.

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4.Specify a name for the new library part, and choose the desired folder location in which to save it:

to the Embedded Library (default choice. It is recommended to save customized, project-specific objects to your Embedded Library.)

to a BIMcloud library that has been added to the project

Note: You must reserve the BIMcloud Library folder before saving to it

browse for a linked library

Click New Folder to create a new folder within the selected library folder.

5.Select the Curtain Wall whose Frame you wish to customize.

6.In Curtain Wall Selection Settings (either “Mullion” or “Transom”), choose Modular Frame.

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7.In the Curtain Wall Frame Settings panel, select “Custom Frame” and/or “Custom Cap” from the Type pop-ups.

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Your saved custom library parts are listed in the pop-ups below.

Click OK to replace the selected Frames with the custom component(s).

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