To Merge Curtain Wall Cells

Use this procedure to merge two curtain wall cells.

Note: To merge curtain wall cells, the cell markers need to be visible.

You can only merge cells which are adjacent to each other.

In most cases you merge cells with the same infill type. The merged cell is then the same type as the original cells. For example, if you merge two solid panel infills, the resulting merged cell also has a solid panel infill. In some cases however, you might want to merge two cells that have different infill types. In that case, the infill type of the first selected cell is used for the merged cell. For example, if you want to merge a cell with a simple panel infill and a cell with a window infill, and you select the cell with the simple panel first during the merge command, the merged cell contains a simple panel infill, not a window. If you select the two cells in the opposite order, the merged cell contains a window and no simple panel infill.

Merging two cells

1. Select the curtain wall on which you want to merge two cells.
2. Click Curtain Wall tab Modify panel Infill drop-down Merge.
3. Select the first cell to be merged.
4. Select the second cell to be merged.

   The cells are merged into one.

5. Specify where you want to save the curtain wall override:

   If you want to save the override …	Then …
   only on this specific curtain wall	no further steps are necessary. The override is saved to the curtain wall.
   to a curtain wall style	select the curtain wall, and click Curtain Wall tab Modify panel Design Rules drop-down Transfer To Object.

6. If you have chosen to save the override to a curtain wall style, click Curtain Wall tab Modify panel Design Rules drop-down Save To Style. Then, decide to which curtain wall style you want to save the override.

   If you want to save the override …	Then …
   to the current curtain wall style	select Transfer Merge Operations to Style, and click OK. Note: If you have created only a cell merge, only the Transfer Merge Operations to Style checkbox is active. If you have also created other overrides, such as a new cell assignment or a frame or mullion 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 style	select Transfer Merge Operations to Style, and click New. Then, enter a name for the new curtain wall style, and click OK. Note: If you have created only a cell merge, only the Transfer Merge Operations to Style checkbox is active. If you have also created other overrides, such as a new cell assignment or a frame or mullion 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 tab Modify panel Design Rules drop-down Revert To Style Design Rules . The overrides still remain on the curtain wall, where they can be removed, but they are not saved back to a curtain wall style.