Use this procedure to specify other display properties for a curtain wall unit, including cell marker size, the display of miters at frame corners, and the display of custom components. If you are going to use custom graphics for a component, draw the component and save it as a block before you start this procedure.
- Double-click the curtain wall unit.
- Click the Display tab.
- Under the General category, for Display component, verify that *NONE* is selected.
- For Display controlled by, select This object. Note: To apply your changes to all curtain wall units in the drawing, select Drawing default setting. To apply changes to all curtain wall units of this style, select Curtain Wall Unit Style:<style name>.
- If necessary, expand Object Display Properties
Advanced. - If you want to change the size of the markers used for cells in the curtain wall grid, click Cell marker size, and enter a new value. (Alternatively, you can click
and specify 2 points in the drawing area to set the new size.) - Optionally, for Show mitres at frame corners, select Yes/No.
- If you want to add or edit a custom component, for Custom model components (or Custom plan components, if in a plan view), click
. - On the Custom Model (or Plan) Components worksheet, click Add, or select one of the components in the list, and click Edit.
- On the Custom Display Component worksheet, for Component Type, select Infill, Frame, or Mullion.
- Enter a name for Component Name, or click Select Component, and in the Select <component type> Definition dialog box, select a definition, and click OK.
- Select Draw Custom Graphics.
- Specify the display of the element:
If you want to … Then … display the block instead of the associated curtain wall unit element select Replace Graphics. superimpose the block over the curtain wall unit element so that both are displayed clear Replace Graphics. - Click Select Block, select the custom block that you created, and click OK.
- Specify further settings for the custom display block:
If you want to … Then … scale the block to fit a particular dimension select Width, Height, or Depth. To prevent the block from losing its proportions, select Lock XY Ratio. specify how the block is inserted into the grid in the X, Y, and Z directions specify an insertion point on the X, Y, and Z planes. mirror the block determine if it should mirror in the X, Y, or Z direction. offset the block from the grid specify the offset in the X, Y, or Z direction. - Click OK twice.