Storefront Window Walls

[Gene Davis]

Joe, glazing should be able to be controlled, and the glass fully "specify-able" with the makeup of the sandwich from outside to inside. Uninsulated storefront typically has single 1/4" glass, but in someplace like Duluth, MN, insulated glass will be used.

Thus, we would choose between insulated and uninsulated, would specify glass thickness, airspace if insulated, coatings on glass, airspace gas if not air, glass color if tinted, etc.

We would also specify our framing to be thermally broken or not. And of course, we need to be able to control size of framing. All is not 2" wide by 4" depth.

[GlobalDVLPRS]

arghh. i am using X3. is there a way to save it as previous version?

[Joe Carrick]

arghh. i am using X3. is there a way to save it as previous version?

That's not possible. I might have X3 on another computer - if so I will try to do it using that version tonight.

Otherwise, the best you can do is just follow the instructions I gave in Post #4. It will actually be a good exercise and you'll learn a lot by creating your own symbols. You simply create the pieces using primitive solid boxes (in a blank plan), display in perspective view and then use the "Convert to Symbol" tool. It's really quite easy and doing it will make you much more productive in the future when you need something else.

[Joe Carrick]

Here are the X3 versions

[GlobalDVLPRS]

Joe, this is great!
thanks for uploading X3 version.

but how do you adjust the horizontal divider to move up and down?
cheers!

[Joe Carrick]

Joe, this is great!
thanks for uploading X3 version.

but how do you adjust the horizontal divider to move up and down?
cheers!

I set that one to 18" (glass more than 18" adjacent to the floor would have to be tempered) and I set the stretch plane above the horizontal mullion. If I wanted the horizontal mullion at a different height, I would create a new Panel Symbol with it at the height I want. The other option is to use the Panel that has no intermediate horizontal and then use a Solid or PLine Molding to add one.

[Joe Carrick]

BTW, I just noticed that my office in an industrial building has lower glass panels that are 24" tall and are not tempered. That's not legal by code, but we only rent the space so.....

[dshall]

Here is a link to Joe Carrick Storefront Glass Method videos.

http://www.chieftalk.com/showthread....920#post390920

[sutcac]

On the image on the right, isn't the center mullion narrower than the others?

Additional flexibility in six clicks.

[Joe Carrick]

On the image on the right, isn't the center mullion narrower than the others?

Good point Bryce. But if Jim like his method that's fine - it just doesn't work for me.