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Thread: Storefront Window Walls
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03-21-2011, 09:28 AM #1
Storefront Window Walls
Chief can do this - want to know how?
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03-21-2011, 09:30 AM #2
Yes please.
Kevin Moquin, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Portland Maine
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03-21-2011, 09:42 AM #3
C'mon Joe, don't keep us in suspense....
D. Scott Hall (The Bridge Troll)
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03-21-2011, 09:48 AM #4
OK Kevin,
First we start with creating a Millwork Symbol for the horizontal mullions and glass. This will be used as a panel for the window wall. I actually created 2 different symbols - one with just 2 horizontal mullions and one with an intermediate a 24" above the floor.
Next I created a vertical mullion symbol 4" wide x 2" deep x 1" high
There are 2 ways to create the opening in the wall:
1. Use a "Doorway" and adjust the width and height.
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2. Draw an "Invisible" wall where you want the opening
Now, you create a "Railing" to be the "Window Wall". The railing Newels will be the Vertical Mullions and the railing panels will be the Window Panels.
Now place a railing in the opening - check the Chief Help for how to do this - the key is to create the railing parallel to the opening and set it as "No Room Def".
Open the railing dbx and specify it as "Panel" and uncheck "Raised Shoe". Now select the Newels Tab and set the height of the Railing and Newels. Then select the Panel and Newel Symbols from the Library. Specify the desired Newel Spacing - I used 36".
Once everything is sized correctly, just move the custom railing into the opening.
In order to put a door into the window wall, just use the door tool. You will have to change the Door Type to "Swinging", adjust the height and then create a "header" to fill the space above the door.
That's it!
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03-21-2011, 09:58 AM #5
One more note:
When I created the Window Panel Symbols, I specified a "Stretch Plane" at Z=36" so that adjusting the height of the window wall would not adversely effect the horizontal mullions or the lower glass panel.
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03-21-2011, 10:14 AM #6
Scott,
Are you doing the Video?
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03-21-2011, 10:19 AM #7
I would but I do not understand what you are doing... should we do one together? It could be a Laurel and Hardy routine..... or Mutt & Jeff.... or Abbott & Costello (I would be Lou). Geez, isn't there a recent comedy duo I can think of..... hmmmmm...... how about the Smothers Brothers.... they are still 40 years in the past.....
D. Scott Hall (The Bridge Troll)
San Diego, Ca.
Chief X-5 w/ Win 7
Asus P6T X58 ATX Core i7
Intel Core i7 920
6GB (3X2) DDR3 1600
NVIDIA GeForce 580 GTX
The videos we watch are not 100% gold, but if we find a gold nugget, the time spent viewing has a value.
We can please some of the people some of the time, but we can't please all the people all of the time..... but I will keep trying.
If you are interested in keeping abreast of any new videos, please subscribe to my channel at YOUTUBE...... channel is ds hall
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03-21-2011, 10:20 AM #8
What don't you understand?
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03-21-2011, 10:25 AM #9
It's basically a "Railing" wall 96" tall using a Custom Panel that consists of a 1/2" thick glass piece and 2"x4" brown horizontal mullions. The vertical mullions are just Newels.
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03-21-2011, 10:44 AM #10
How flexible is it to resize the panels?
D. Scott Hall (The Bridge Troll)
San Diego, Ca.
Chief X-5 w/ Win 7
Asus P6T X58 ATX Core i7
Intel Core i7 920
6GB (3X2) DDR3 1600
NVIDIA GeForce 580 GTX
The videos we watch are not 100% gold, but if we find a gold nugget, the time spent viewing has a value.
We can please some of the people some of the time, but we can't please all the people all of the time..... but I will keep trying.
If you are interested in keeping abreast of any new videos, please subscribe to my channel at YOUTUBE...... channel is ds hall
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03-21-2011, 10:48 AM #11
Panels automatically resize to whatever the width and height are. I made my symbols 60" wide x 96" high, but I could have made them 1" wide and 42" high.
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03-21-2011, 11:03 AM #12
Please show us the plan view. Thanks.
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03-21-2011, 11:05 AM #13D. Scott Hall (The Bridge Troll)
San Diego, Ca.
Chief X-5 w/ Win 7
Asus P6T X58 ATX Core i7
Intel Core i7 920
6GB (3X2) DDR3 1600
NVIDIA GeForce 580 GTX
The videos we watch are not 100% gold, but if we find a gold nugget, the time spent viewing has a value.
We can please some of the people some of the time, but we can't please all the people all of the time..... but I will keep trying.
If you are interested in keeping abreast of any new videos, please subscribe to my channel at YOUTUBE...... channel is ds hall
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03-21-2011, 11:06 AM #14D. Scott Hall (The Bridge Troll)
San Diego, Ca.
Chief X-5 w/ Win 7
Asus P6T X58 ATX Core i7
Intel Core i7 920
6GB (3X2) DDR3 1600
NVIDIA GeForce 580 GTX
The videos we watch are not 100% gold, but if we find a gold nugget, the time spent viewing has a value.
We can please some of the people some of the time, but we can't please all the people all of the time..... but I will keep trying.
If you are interested in keeping abreast of any new videos, please subscribe to my channel at YOUTUBE...... channel is ds hall
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03-21-2011, 11:10 AM #15