Curtain walls are style-based, which means there are preset characteristics assigned to each curtain wall that determine its appearance and function. By changing from one style of curtain wall to another, you can quickly study several different design options. Any changes you make to the style updates all curtain walls of that particular style. You can also apply overrides to a single curtain wall, without changing other curtain walls of the same style.
A curtain wall style controls the following properties of a curtain wall:
You can use materials to control how curtain walls of each style are displayed in a drawing. You assign materials to the curtain wall elements in the style. The elements are then displayed using the display properties of the assigned materials.
AutoCAD Architecture 2023 toolset provides a large number of predefined materials for common design purposes. You can use these materials, modify them for your project requirements, and define new materials.
You can create a curtain wall tool from any curtain wall style. You can drag the style from the Style Manager onto a tool palette. You can then specify settings for any curtain wall properties for the tool.
To create, edit, copy, or purge styles, you access the Style Manager. The Style Manager provides a central location in AutoCAD Architecture 2023 toolset to work with styles from multiple drawings and templates.