tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464201176145688552.post1887082055617831532..comments2024-03-10T05:57:11.415-04:00Comments on CurtainwallBIM: Creating Parametric T and F ClipsTerri: BIM for Building Envelope Application http://www.blogger.com/profile/15408295208782311195noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464201176145688552.post-42137124282477144412013-05-06T09:24:08.772-04:002013-05-06T09:24:08.772-04:00Hi Max,
Thanks for the comment.
The Generic Mod...Hi Max,<br />Thanks for the comment.<br /><br /> The Generic Model Face Based family template gives us the ability to apply the clips to any surface in the models regardless of the orientation in the family.<br /> Using the Generic Model family template, you're presented with three reference planes that are used to orient the objects. Let's say that you orient the clip as you did in the exercise above, using the Generic Family template; the horizontal reference plane, as seen in the Front view is oriented relative to the horizotal reference planes in any of the elevation views in a model. You can rotate the clips (or use Flip Controls), in the Plan views, to change their orientations, while they would still sit on the same plane that they are currently located. You can not flip or rotate them in an elevation view so they could be used at the top of the curtain wall. A second family of clips would have to be created, oriented downward, be used at the top of the walls.<br /> Using the Generic Model Face Based family, you select the face that the model is to be applied to and its orientation changes relative to its orientation in the family. Using this method allows you to use the same family at both the top and botom of the curtain walls.<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047352762863640958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464201176145688552.post-8480235400238903522013-05-05T20:34:27.396-04:002013-05-05T20:34:27.396-04:00Hello Jon, Could you please explain why you used a...Hello Jon, Could you please explain why you used a faced based family instead of the generic family in step #2?<br />MaxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464201176145688552.post-33027915475179822152013-05-02T08:58:17.473-04:002013-05-02T08:58:17.473-04:00Hi Kat,
Thanks for the comment.
In ideal situ...Hi Kat,<br /><br /> Thanks for the comment.<br /> In ideal situations, that would be a good solution, but we've found that the flexibility of leaving the clips outside of the panel or curtain wall families allows us to address design issues that arise. For example, a current project that we're working on has steps at the sill requiring that an F clip is used between the jambs where a T clip would normally be found. The curtain wall also has short segments that pivot 4 - 6 degrees at the verticals, making the verticals technically jambs in Revit while they're split verticals in the real world. This causes the orientation of the clip to split the difference between the orientation of the panels on either side.<br /> These, and many other, issues could be addressed with parameters within the clip families, but we try to avoid creating "super families" if a quicker, and often more efficient, method can suffice. If you have a situation where you've used clips nested in panel families, please send it to us and we'll cover it in a future post.<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />Jon<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047352762863640958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464201176145688552.post-31135340968594684242013-05-01T19:10:49.739-04:002013-05-01T19:10:49.739-04:00Hi, I would nest the Clip family in a Curtain Wall...Hi, I would nest the Clip family in a Curtain Wall Panel family with all the necessary parameters for better workflow.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04454889348336395907noreply@blogger.com