Creating a Panel Wall

Panel Wall lets you create a panel wall on a face of a building mass. You can also create a panel wall on a face of a space, elevator, shaft, or stairwell wall.

  1. To create flat panels, in the Panel Wall dialog box, click Flat Panels.
  2. To create panels that match the curvature of the host surface, in the Panel Wall dialog box, click Surface Driven Panels.
  3. In the 3D area, click the building face or space wall where you want to create the panel wall.
  4. To place the first panel and to select the panel wall alignment, click the appropriate highlighted location.
  5. To search and select a Panel Wall feature, click Search Component , select the component, and double click to place it.
  6. In the Panel Wall dialog box:
    1. In Single , select a pattern.

      Option Description
      Single Creates a single panel of the specified type and dimensions.
      All in a Row

      		Creates a row of panels of the specified type and dimensions.
      Above and Below

      		Creates a column of panels of the specified type and dimensions.
      All in Panel Wall Creates panels of the specified type and dimensions at all possible locations over the entire panel wall.

    2. Select a Panel Definition.
    3. Enter the values for the dimensions associated with your Panel Definition selection.
  7. In the 3D area select the panel locations.
  8. To change:
    1. The panel definition, in the dialog box, select another Panel Definition.
      For example, switch from Glazed Configurable Panel (G-Config) to Solid Simple (S-Simple).
    2. The panel pattern, select another pattern from the pattern list.
      For example, to change from single panels to columns select Above and Below .
    3. One or more dimensions, enter new values for the dimensions.

      Notes: The available dimension options change with each different Panel Definition selection.

    4. In the 3D area, in the jig, from the possible panel locations, click where you want to place the new panels.
      For example, select two rows of cells one on either side of the center of the panel wall.
    5. To see a preview of the panels with your new Panel Definition selection, in the dialog box, click Create Panel .
  9. To delete individual panels while in the Panel Wall command.
    1. In the dialog box list, select Single.
    2. In the 3D area, Ctrl + select each panel you want to delete.
    3. Right-click, and select Delete.
  10. To move panels:
    1. Shift + select the panels you want to move.
    2. Drag the panels to the new location.

    The pattern list selection determines if you move individual panels, rows of panels, or columns of panels.

  11. To copy individual panels:
    1. Shift + select the panels you want to move.
    2. Ctrl + drag the panels to the new location
  12. To change one or more panels to the current Panel Definition or dimensions:
    1. Ctrl + select the panels you want to change.
    2. Right-click and from the context menu, select Replace panel.
  13. To change the panel wall alignment, click a gray alignment dot.
  14. In the dialog box, click .

 

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