To Create a Curtain Wall Unit Division Override

Use this procedure to create a division override on a curtain wall unit.

Note: To exchange a curtain wall unit division, the new division definition must already be defined in the curtain wall unit style.
  1. Select the curtain wall unit for which you want to create a division override.
  2. Click Curtain Wall Unit tab Modify panel Division drop-down Override Assignment .
  3. Select an edge of the curtain wall unit to determine if a horizontal or vertical division is overridden.

    For example, if you want to override the primary horizontal division, you could select the bottom horizontal frame of the curtain wall unit.

    Tip: The Division Assignment Override dialog box shows you which grid type and which grid division you have selected, for example, Selected Nested Grid: Secondary Grid, Division Element Definitions: Vertical 3 Cells. If you accidentally selected the wrong division, click Cancel and reselect the correct grid.
  4. Select the appropriate division override, and click OK.
  5. 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.
  6. 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 save the override … Then …
    to the current curtain wall unit style select Transfer Division Overrides to Style, and click OK.
    Note: If you have created only a profile edge override, only the Transfer Division Overrides to Style checkbox is active. If you have also created other overrides, such as a cell merge or a edge 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 Division 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 Division Overrides to Style checkbox is active. If you have also created other overrides, such as a cell merge or a edge 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 Unit 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.