Extracting Variable Curtain Wall Cells or Curves

You can extract individual variable curtain wall cells or curves to create a geometrical set that can be used to instantiate engineering templates.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Create a Variable Curtain Wall on at least one surface.

Extract Cells

You can extract a surface for each cell in the variable curtain wall.

  1. From the 3D area or the tree, select a variable curtain wall.
  2. On the context toolbar, click Extract Cells .
  3. In the Extract Curtain Cells dialog box, in Name, enter the name of the new geometrical set.

    For each individual cell in the selected variable curtain wall, the new geometrical set contains the following data:

    Data Annotations Comment
    Surface
    • Row and Column Index
    • Curvature type
    • Number of edges
    • Perimeter length
    • Area
    		Curvature types include:
    • 0 : Planar
    • 1 : Curved in One Direction
    • 2 : Curved in Two Directions
    Edges
    • Orientation
    • Length
    		-
    Axis System - -

  4. In the Extract Curtain Cells dialog box, in Parent, select a parent geometrical set from the list.

In the tree, the system publishes the geometrical set of variable curtain wall cells under the selected parent geometrical set. The system groups extracted cells into bands and regions of the variable curtain wall.

Extract Curves

You can extract continuous wires representing the centerline of mullions between cells, and points at the intersections of the wires.

  1. From the 3D area or the tree, select a variable curtain wall.
  2. On the context toolbar, click Extract Cells .
  3. In the Extract Curtain Cells dialog box;
    1. Select Extract Curves .
    2. In Name, enter the name of the new geometrical set.
    3. In the Extract Curtain Cells dialog box, in Parent, select a parent geometrical set from the list.

In the tree, the system publishes the geometrical set of variable curtain wall curves under the selected parent geometrical set.