Modifying curtain grids

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I zoom out and looking around to the other side of the tower,

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we can see we have a curtain wall here that doesn't have any mullions placed.

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So I'll select this curtain wall and we can see it's the exterior glazing type.

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So I choose edit type from the properties palette here

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and reviewing its type properties.

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We can see that no millions have been specified within the properties.

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So we choose council to close this without making any changes.

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So now we can apply the mullions to the curtain wall separately

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and to do this, we'll go to the architecture ribbon tab

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and from the build panel, we'll choose the mullion tour

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looking at the type selector.

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We can see we currently have the 2.5 by five inch rectangular

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Marion specified.

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If we click the type selector,

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we can see we have options for different shapes such as circular malls and can corner

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malls

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and also different sizes in the rectangular muller.

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We'll create a new one. So let's stay with the 2.5 by five inch rectangular

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and we'll click edit type to access its type properties

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will then choose duplicate to create a new one

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and we'll name this eight

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inch by 10 inch rectangular

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and click. OK?

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To create that new mullion type

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and looking at the tight parameters

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will change the thickness to be 10 inches

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and then a little further down,

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we'll change the width on side one and side 2 to 4 inches each

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to give us the total width of eight inches.

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So then we'll click, OK to save this new mullion type

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and looking at the placement options on the ribbon here,

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we can see we have grid line,

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grid line segment and all grid lines available. So

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we'll leave this on the grid line

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looking at the curtain wall. We'll come and click at the base of the curtain wall.

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And then we can see we have those Mullins applied on

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that lower edge of the curtain wall all the way across.

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So we'll click the horizontal grid lines going up the curtain wall.

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And each time we click, we can see the mullions being placed along those grid lines.

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I'll also click the two vertical edges as well to place the larger

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malls.

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And now we'll go back to the type selector

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and we'll choose the 2.5 by five inch rectangular

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Maia.

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And now on the placement options, we'll change it to be all grid lines.

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So now as I put my cursor on one of the grid lines,

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we can see that it highlights all of the

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grid lines that don't currently have mullions on them.

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And I'll just click

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and it will place this 2.5 by five inch mullion

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along all of the remaining grid lines.

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So I choose, modify to finish placing the

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malls

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zooming in.

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We can see that the vertical mullions here, the smaller malls

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are continuing through the larger horizontal mullions.

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And that's not really given us the joint that we would like.

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So we can control this.

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I'll zoom in a little closer and we can do this on a mall by mullion basis. So

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let's click this mullion.

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And we can see we have two symbols here to toggle either end of the mall joint.

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And if I click on this one,

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you can see it now swaps to be continuous

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with the vertical mall and stopping.

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Now we could go through and change this on every individual mullion,

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but it would be quite time consuming

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and we can control it in the type properties of the curtain wall.

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So

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I'll select the curtain wall itself.

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And now from the top of the properties pallet, we'll choose edit type

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and looking in the type parameters here.

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We can see we have a parameter for joint condition

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and it's currently set to not defined.

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So we'll click this

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and from the list,

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we'll choose the bottom option of border and horizontal grid continuous

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and then we'll click OK.

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And straight away, we can see now that all of the horizontal mullions

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have got the continuous join on them

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with the smaller vertical mullions stopping either side of this

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and that finishes placing the Mullins onto this particular car wall.