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Curtain Wall Exercise

For this exercise I wanted to create an curtain wall using different panels.

I started to create a panel, first modelling a frame in a curtain wall panel family and in a generic model family I created an element which I loaded to the first family and put it inside the frame. 

To have a possibility to change the dimentions of the panel I made a shared parameter for the height of the element. So now i can change the height of the whole panel but i still can't figure out how to change the width of the whole panel. I want to obtain a panel in which when I increase the width dimention the vertical elements are copied with the  constant distance between them and when I reduce the width the elements are removed, so how to make number of elements relative to dimentions of the whole panel (maybe it's a good start point for exam project?).

 

I loaded the family to project and created the curtain wall with the panel so for now when I make the panel spacing wider the panel has empty space between frame and elements. 

Next I created second panel with the extrusion, so here the situation is similar: I can change the width but when I choose the maximum spacing higher than the original panel, it leaves empty space between elements and when i choose the spacing lower the elements overlap.

Next I started to create the project, I chose the spacing (2500x3000). I changed the grids, separate the panel and select the panel I made before. After i chose materials for the panels. 

In the end I made the schedule for the project, sorting the panels by family and height and put the blank lines and grand totals.

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ciao!

Nice exercise, mostly because of its architectural intention,
and nice outcome. It still misses some complexity in scheduling,
bt as an exercise it is acceptable.

As for the suggestion on linking the number of elements to the
variable width of the panel, yes it can be done!

You have several ways of doing it.

The most known:
1 - using a reporting parameter in formulas for the width 
2 - nesting several families - you have a wonderful video tutorial on this on designReform: quote it!

It can eventually evolve as a topic for the exam, by adding more complexity to it,
let's see what happens now when you go ahead with this exercise.

Good work, keep it up!

S.C.

p.s.
The next theoretical assignment is ALSO for you, don't forget it!
You have books in english as well. For example: http://www.lulu.com/shop/stefano-converso/shop-works/ebook/product-18932578.html