CW Frame Listing Parameters

Parameter

Short Description

Long Description

 

CW Frame Class

Boundary, Mullion, Transom, Corner or Custom

Assign Frame Class by clicking the frames in the Preview window of the Grid Pattern and Preview panel of Curtain Wall System Settings - Scheme Page.

“Custom” Frames have been individually customized using Frame Settings, accessible through Curtain Wall Edit Mode.

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CW Frame Depth

Depth of the Frame profile.

Defined in the Frame Type and Geometry panel of CW Frame Settings.

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CW Frame Length

Length of Frame

Length of Frame

 

CW Frame Location

Frame's location as related to the Curtain Wall: Contour, Vertical, Horizontal, or Diagonal.

 

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CW Frame Profile Height

Frame profile's height.

If the Frame Type is a profile element (e.g. Profiled Butt-Glazed Frame).

 

CW Frame Profile Width

Frame profile's width.

If the Frame Type is a profile element (e.g. Profiled Butt-Glazed Frame).

 

CW Frame Profile WxH

Frame profile's width and height dimensions.

If the Frame Type is a profile element (e.g. Profiled Butt-Glazed Frame).

 

CW Frame Type

Frame Type (e.g. Butt-glazed, Generic)

Defined in the Frame Type and Geometry panel of CW Frame Settings.

 

CW Frame Slant Angle

Frame’s slant angle in the plane of the Curtain Wall

E.g. 0 or 90 degrees for orthogonally positioned frames, other angles for diagonal frames (regardless of whether the Curtain Wall itself is slanted.)

 

Surface

Surface assigned to the Frame.

From Frame's Building Material. Can be overridden in Curtain Wall Frame Settings.

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