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3 errors when placing curtain wall. Please help.

taiorm01 — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 11:17:01 GMT

I cant place any curtain walls. Dont know why. I keep getting these errors. Quick fix?

Re: 3 errors when placing curtain wall. Please help.

barthbradley — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 13:49:11 GMT

Hard to know what the specific issue is from those screenshots without the actual Revit Project File in front of us. Post your file here and we'll take a look and see.

Re: 3 errors when placing curtain wall. Please help.

taiorm01 — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 16:15:14 GMT

Here is the file: https://wetransfer.com/downloads/f2ddcfa9d7a49dbcb876420c71dd7b8820240107161112/145902fb40db984c9074e1d5851fed1420240107161132/ab03c6

Hope the link works and you can help me. 🙂

Thanks in advance.

Re: 3 errors when placing curtain wall. Please help.

Alfredo_Medina — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 16:18:32 GMT

It would be good to see what you're trying to model, as @barthbradley says. But, I'm going to say something about the first 2 messages:

1) "Can't create curtain wall mullion..."

You may ignore this. Revit is looking at the settings of the curtain wall type, specially horizontal layout and vertical layout settings. If, according to those settings, one or more mullions need to be deleted to proceed, Revit issues that warning. How do you avoid it? Configure your curtain wall type with "none" for both vertical and horizontal layout. That will eliminate those messages, and as a consequence, you need to draw grid lines to create mullions. It gives you more freedom and less error messages and fewer "automatic" placement of mullions when you don't want them. Another alternative is to use "number" for layouts, so that you enter the number of mullions in each direction as an instance parameter.

2)"One or more references... have become invalid"

This you may ignore. It's more likely a dimension that needs to be deleted because it was referencing a mullion that needs to be deleted.

Re: 3 errors when placing curtain wall. Please help.

barthbradley — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 16:31:22 GMT

I can place all 5 Curtain Wall Types in your Project just fine. I get no errors/warnings. Hard to troubleshoot a non-trouble.

Can you reproduce the problem? If so, provide me with a list the steps to reproduce the problem.

Re: 3 errors when placing curtain wall. Please help.

taiorm01 — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 17:11:01 GMT

I can't make a window with storefront curtain wall like i use to do in a wall. Look new screenshots. In Rvt23 I did it all the time to make my own windows.

Re: 3 errors when placing curtain wall. Please help.

barthbradley — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 17:19:58 GMT

Set the Curtain Walls Unconnected Height upon placement.

Also, check Automatically Embed under Curtain Wall Type Properties.

Re: 3 errors when placing curtain wall. Please help.

taiorm01 — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 17:25:06 GMT

I'm getting crazy. I've played with what you are suggesting but it keeps giving me those 3 errors. Im clueless.

Re: 3 errors when placing curtain wall. Please help.

barthbradley — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 17:48:26 GMT

Yah, I can get that same error to be thrown, but if I zoom in closer, I can place the Curtain Wall just fine. Don't know why though.

Re: 3 errors when placing curtain wall. Please help.

barthbradley — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 18:02:08 GMT

Use TAB-Select to pick the center line of the Basic Wall you are embedding your Curtain Wall into. Works without a hitch then - from any distance away.

Re: 3 errors when placing curtain wall. Please help.

taiorm01 — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 18:34:53 GMT

Oh I see, when i zoom in certain places i can make get it to work. But this corner it wont work at all. Can you try this corner and find out if it works for you in any way shape or form.

Re: 3 errors when placing curtain wall. Please help.

barthbradley — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 18:39:38 GMT

TAB-Select!

Re: 3 errors when placing curtain wall. Please help.

taiorm01 — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 19:12:41 GMT

How the hell did u manage to do that. Im sorry, im a bit rusty in Revit. What is the procedure. (and how can i thank you for helping me, very kind of you sir!)

Re: 3 errors when placing curtain wall. Please help.

barthbradley — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 19:34:44 GMT

Are you not familiar with TAB-Select?

Here, read this:

Functions of the Revit TAB Key | Ideate Inc

Re: 3 errors when placing curtain wall. Please help.

taiorm01 — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 20:29:50 GMT

OMG, im stupid, it works now! THANK U!