topic Re: Curtain System diagonal panel in Revit Architecture Forum

Curtain System diagonal panel

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 15:56:56 GMT

I need to replace the system panel (glazed) with my family curtain wall panel (shingle) at a diagonal end (it can't make the type)

how can i make my family cut with diagonal edge?

Re: Curtain System diagonal panel

ToanDN — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 16:00:41 GMT

You cannot. You would need to create adaptive families for such conditions.

Re: Curtain System diagonal panel

j.arnott — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 14:24:55 GMT

Hi folks,

I have read above, but i want to be sure that I have understood correctly.

I want to create a curtain wall panel that has angled edges (left and right)

I have tried creating a curtain wall panel using the correct family template - but i get the dreaded "Can't make type" dialog when trying to replace the solid system panel with mine.

How would i be able to do this? Adaptive component? I don't seem to have template file for that in RA15.

Any and all help appreciated.

Thanks

Re: Curtain System diagonal panel

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 21:23:23 GMT

Is this for a vertical application? If so, you need not create the shaped curtain panels, just create your curtain wall with horizontals and verticals at the angles you need and the curtain panels will automatically fill the out of square space.

Re: Curtain System diagonal panel

ToanDN — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 21:56:37 GMT

@Anonymous

That only works with System Panels, not Curtain Panel families.

Re: Curtain System diagonal panel

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 22:26:11 GMT

Understood, but the OPs screenshot was of a generic out of square panel that looked like a system panel to me . A System curtain panel can be altered for thickness, offset, finish, etc and be out of square so I mentioned it as a possible option

Re: Curtain System diagonal panel

Alfredo_Medina — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 22:57:20 GMT

I think Dave Jones is replying to post # 3, which is a different question (which should have been posted in a separate thread). In regards to post # 3, Dave Jones' answer is correct if what the user wants to do is a curtain wall with a rotated grid. The user didn't post more information, though, just the picture of some panels out of context. That rotation of the grid is also available in curtain systems.

Re: Curtain System diagonal panel

ToanDN — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 23:57:17 GMT

You guys may be correct. I got the impression that he was seeking a solution for non-system Panel families because his file already shows the rotated grids with the skewed-to-fit system panels.

Any hows, @j.arnott, if you have to work with rotated grids, try to stay with system panels. You can change their thickness and material. Keep fancy stuff in custom mullion profiles.

See screencast below for rotating grids. Ignore if you already knew.

Re: Curtain System diagonal panel

j.arnott — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 10:36:20 GMT

Thanks everyone for your help on this. Very useful