Working on a project where the existing curtain wall is to remain but the doors in it are being relocated to different spots in the same curtain wall. I've noticed that the curtain wall panels are tied to the curtain wall's phasing. How does everyone else handle the demolition and replacement of new panels in an existing curtain wall?
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Chad Koscinski | Architect -
I have never tried this, but you might want to try this:
1. Unlock the affected panels.
2. If you don't have it already: create a curtain wall type with no border mullions or subdivision applied. Basically an empty family with a panel type applied.
3. Replace the affected panels with this curtain wall type. You now have a CW inside a CW which you should be able to demo (?) and replace with another CW in the new phase. Might work, but I think not (don't have Revit here to check)
If that doesn't work: use a dummy wall for a panel. Host a custom made door/window family (to match panel layout) and demolish that. Then replace with new.Martijn de Riet
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Great suggestion. I ended up using the dummy wall for the existing panels to be demo'd and the new ones to replace them. Tedious, but gets the job done.
Your first suggestion didn't work since anything that is hosted inside that existing curtain wall will have the same phasing.
Thanks for the help!Chad Koscinski | ArchitectComment
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Yeah, I thought so. But it was worth a try. Glad to be of service!Martijn de Riet
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I actually just added a video form Paul Aubin on this subject to the wikihelp.
Curtain Wall Demolition - WikiHelpJeff Hanson
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Jeff - that video is exactly what I did following Martijn's advice. Thanks for posting that - will be a lot more easier to explain to the rest of the office.Chad Koscinski | ArchitectComment
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I know, I explained it to him...:laugh:Originally posted by Chadwick17 View Post
(no, not really...:hide
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Glad that makes it easier to explain to your co-workers. Now that it is at the wiki, maybe other Revit users will have a better chance of finding the answer as well. :thumbsup:Originally posted by Chadwick17 View PostJeff Hanson
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Here's a new wrinkle - all panels along a 200' span at the ground level are going to be replaced with spandrel panel. The thought of going through this same process for 30 different panels (along a curve) is giving me a slight headache... it seems, as already discussed here, that there really isn't any other way though.Chad Koscinski | ArchitectComment
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Yeah, that's a pain... That's why god invented interns I guess...:laugh:
You could split up the CW and replace it as a whole, but that would mean the Mullions would show up in your schedule too. Only way around that is putting in a SP for filtering your schedules.Martijn de Riet
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