To Manually Defining the Number and Size of Cells in a Curtain Wall Unit Grid

Use this procedure to manually add gridlines and specify an offset for each one when you need to create a unique grid that does not fit into any of the other division types. You can also start with a fixed cell dimension grid or a fixed number of cells grid, and then manually adjust the grid lines to suit your needs.

  1. Click Manage tab Style & Display panel Style Manager .
  2. Expand Architectural Objects, and expand Curtain Wall Unit Styles.
  3. Select a curtain wall unit style.
  4. Click the Design Rules tab.
  5. In the left pane, select Divisions under Element Definitions.
  6. Select a Division definition or create a new one.
  7. Select Manual for Division Type.
  8. Click the Add Gridline icon to insert a grid line. Insert as many grid lines as you need. If you need to remove a grid line, select it from the table and click the Remove Gridline icon.
  9. Under Offset in the gridline table, specify an offset distance for each grid line.

    Gridline offset

  10. Under From in the grid line table, select the grid location from which the grid line is offset.

    Offset grid line from option

  11. To specify an offset for the grid, enter an offset distance for Start Offset or End Offset.
  12. Click OK.