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Curtain Wall Panel: Making an openable awning that is also visible in elevations

Anonymous — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 14:22:28 GMT

Hi there,

I’m seeking some advice on Curtain Wall Panels, and was wondering if anyone would be so kind to offer some guidance.

I have created an awning window, under Curtain Wall Panel family to fit into a current project’s curtain wall system.

So far so good - the awning fits perfectly into the panels of the main model, and I have included a parameter to control the degree of operability of the window, as well as a Yes/No parameter to determine whether the window displays as open or closed.

My question is related to the definition of the Yes/No parameter. I have set it up so when I check the “Awning Open” box, it shows an extrusion, which responds to the operability parameter mentioned earlier, and hides the glazing that would otherwise appear closed (an extrusion of 0 operability that appears when “Awning Open” is unchecked).

This looks great for the purposes of producing 3Ds, however not very practical later down the line with respect to tagging and scheduling, as the window appears on an angle (as it’s open) and as a result, doesn’t appear flush (closed) with all other glazing panels in elevation and section views.

I wanted to ask if anyone knew of a way to control the visibility settings of this family more specifically - to allow the family to display in the open position for 3ds only, and otherwise appear shut in all other views such as elevations/sections.

Any help would be much appreciated!

🙂

Re: Curtain Wall Panel: Making an openable awning that is also visible in elevations

_Vijay — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 06:37:44 GMT

Sure can do. can you upload your family.

Re: Curtain Wall Panel: Making an openable awning that is also visible in elevations

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 08:06:23 GMT

Hi Vijay,

Thanks for your reply. I have now attached the family for Curtain Wall - Awning.

Re: Curtain Wall Panel: Making an openable awning that is also visible in elevations

bin — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 09:57:07 GMT

Your awning panel is not visible in any elevation, section or plan views.

You just need to remove the formula for Awning Closed parameter and make both visible.

You might need to check the constraint of your awning panel.

In case you do need to do this, use = not(Awning Open).