Create a Curtain Wall

In ARCHICAD, creating a Curtain Wall is intuitive and flexible. You will use input methods that are familiar from other ARCHICAD functions. ARCHICAD also gives you a wide range of geometry methods so that you can choose the easiest method for the situation and model view you are working on.

Input methods are almost identical in all the windows (Floor Plan, Section/Elevation/IE, and 3D): draw an input line, polyline, or arc, and then extrude the Curtain Wall to a defined distance. Or draw the entire boundary of the Curtain Wall.

The Curtain Wall is placed on or relative to the input plane.

•In the Floor Plan, the input plane is the Story level.

•In Section/Elevation/IE, the input plane is identical to the Section plane.

•In 3D, the default input plane for Curtain Walls (as for any construction element) is Project Zero or the User Origin, but you may use several methods for defining any other input plane.

See Define Curtain Wall Input Plane in 3D Window.

Topics in this section:

Create a Single Flat Curtain Wall on the Floor Plan

Create a Slanted Curtain Wall

Draw Curtain Wall Boundary in the Section Window

Create a Curved Curtain Wall: Geometry Methods

Create a Curved Curtain Wall on Floor Plan

Positioning Curtain Wall in Section View

Create a Chained Curtain Wall on the Floor Plan

Define Curtain Wall Input Plane in 3D Window

Create a Single Flat Curtain Wall in the 3D Window

Draw Curtain Wall Boundary in the 3D Window

Create a Half-Cylinder Curtain Wall in the 3D Window

Extrude Curtain Wall from a Slanted Input Plane