Curtain Wall Settings: Frame Pages (Boundary, Mullion, Transom)

Each Frame Class (Boundary, Mullion, Transom) has separate settings.

In Curtain Wall System Settings, the Frame pages set the System-level default settings for each Frame class. Click Uniform Frame Classes to apply the settings of the current Frame Page to the other two classes of Frames.

Frame Tool Settings contains nearly identical controls. Frame Tool Settings is available in Curtain Wall Edit mode only. Use the Class pop-up to apply System-level Frame settings to the selected Curtain Wall, or to adjust the parameters of Boundary, Mullion or Transom Frames in this Curtain Wall. If you customize any parameters in Frame Tool Settings, the Class pop-up will show “Custom.”

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Curtain Wall Settings: Frame Pages: Frame Type and Geometry Panel

Choose a Frame Type from the pop-up list.

There are two predefined, generic Frame Types in ArchiCAD:

Generic frame

Butt-Glazed Frame

The geometric parameters below vary depending on the Frame type you have chosen.

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a: Width of Frame Profile

b: Depth of Frame Profile

h: Distance between inner edge of Frame Profile and the Base Surface. (Panels are placed on the Base Surface along the Panel’s centerline.)

d: the length of the panel’s extrusion into the Frame Profile.

w: width of the slot where the Panels connect to the Frame Profile.

For information on Frame Intersection Priority, see Curtain Wall Frame Intersections.

Curtain Wall Settings: Frame Pages: Custom Settings Panel

This panel is used if the Frame is a GDL object that uses a custom interface script.

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If you want these cut line/pen settings to take effect in Floor Plan and Section, make sure you check Enable Frame Type’s Attributes in the Floor Plan and Section panel of Curtain Wall System Settings.

Curtain Wall Settings: Frame Pages: Model Panel

This panel affects the 3D display of the Curtain Wall.

If the frame type is a GDL object, the surface assigned to the GDL object will be used.

If the frame type is a standard built-in frame or does not have a user interface script, the surface is derived from the Building Material.

Override Surface: Use this pop-up you wish to override the surface assigned to this frame class.

To override Surfaces, you must first uncheck the Use Frame Building Material's Surface box.

Curtain Wall Settings: Frame Pages: Tags and Categories Panel

See Tags and Categories Panels.