Draw Curtain Wall Boundary in the Section Window

In this example, create a Curtain Wall by drawing a freehand Boundary in Section.

1.Go to the Floor Plan.

2.Draw a Section Line in the Floor Plan to define the Curtain Wall’s input plane.

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3.Open the Section.

4.With the Curtain Wall tool active, choose the Boundary geometry method from the Curtain Wall Info Box.

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5.Draw the Curtain Wall Boundary along the desired contour, clicking at each node as when drawing any polyline.

6.Double-click to close the polygon.

Note: The Reference Line of this Curtain Wall is the first Boundary segment you draw.

Related Topic:

Positioning Curtain Wall in Section

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