To Create a Frame or Mullion Override

Use this procedure to override an individual frame or mullion.

To exchange a frame or mullion, the new definition must already be defined in the curtain wall style.

1. Select the curtain wall on which you want to override an edge.
2. Click Curtain Wall tab Modify panel Frame/Mullion drop-down Override Assignment.
3. Select the frame or mullion edge you want to override.

   If you selected a frame edge, the Frame Assignment Override dialog box is displayed.

   If you selected a mullion, the Mullion Assignment Override dialog box is displayed.

4. Create the override.

   If you want to …	Then …
   exchange the existing edge for another	select a new edge definition from the list.
   remove the frame or mullion edge	select Remove Edge.

5. Click OK.
6. 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.

7. 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 Edge Overrides to Style, and click OK. Note: If you have created only a frame or mullion edge override, only the Transfer Edge Overrides to Style checkbox is active. If you have also created other overrides, such as a cell merge or a division 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 Edge Overrides 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 frame or mullion edge override, only the Transfer Edge Overrides to Style checkbox is active. If you have also created other overrides, such as a cell merge or a division 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 remain on the curtain wall, where they can be removed, but they are not saved back to a curtain wall style.