To Create a Curtain Wall Unit Frame or Mullion Edge From a Polyline or Profile

You can assign a profile to any vertical edge of a frame or mullion. The profile can be any profile or any closed polyline that you specify. You can use a profile edge to create a unique corner in situations where a simple miter is not sufficient.

Note: Adjacent infills are not trimmed or expanded to accommodate the new edge. To adjust the infill, change the width of the frame edge.

Overriding edge profile

  1. Draw a closed polyline in the location where you want it to display in the curtain wall unit.
    Note: For best results, it is recommended that you draw the polyline in Plan view.
  2. Select the curtain wall unit for which you want to create a frame or mullion edge profile override.
  3. Click Curtain Wall Unit tab Modify panel Frame/Mullion drop-down Add Profile .
  4. Select a vertical frame or mullion edge.
  5. Select a profile for the override:
    If you want to create the edge profile … Then …
    from the polyline drawn in step 1 select it in the drawing, and enter a name for it. Click OK.
    from an existing profile in the drawing press Enter, select the profile, and click OK.
  6. Specify where you want to save the curtain wall unit override.
    If you want to save the override … Then …
    only on this specific curtain wall unit no further steps are necessary. The override is saved to the curtain wall unit.
    to a curtain wall unit style click Curtain Wall Unit tabModify panel Design Rules drop-down Transfer To Object.
  7. If you have chosen to save the override to a curtain wall unit style, click Curtain Wall Unit tab Modify panel Design Rules drop-down Save To Style , and decide to which curtain wall unit style you want to save the override.
    If you want to … Then …
    to the current curtain wall unit style select Transfer Edge Profile Overrides to Style, and click OK.
    Note: If you have created only a profile edge override, only the Transfer Edge Profile Overrides to Style checkbox is active. If you have also created other overrides, such as a cell merge or a division override, these checkboxes are available as well. If you also want to save these overrides to the style, select their checkboxes too.
    to a new curtain wall unit style select Transfer Edge Overrides to Style, and click New. Enter a name for the new curtain wall unit style, and click OK.
    Note: If you have created only a profile edge override, only the Transfer Edge Profile Overrides to Style checkbox is active. If you have also created other overrides, such as a cell merge or a division override, these checkboxes are available as well. If you also want to save these overrides to the style, select their checkboxes too.
    Note: If you do not want to save the override back to a style at all, click Curtain Wall tab Modify panel Design Rules drop-down Revert To Style Design Rules .The overrides still remain on the curtain wall unit, where they can be removed, but they are not saved back to a curtain wall unit style.