Curtain Wall_perforated facade

In this delivery we were asked to design a curtain wall. I decided to design a faced similar to the one in the headline picture. Since I'm designing a facade is important to understand the solar radiation that the facade recives; I tried to parametrize where possible so that the facade could variate according to which facade we are designing.

PART 1: The Family

The first thing I did was to create a new family for my curtain panel. This time since we are drawing a curtain wall we don't have to use a metric generic model family but a METRIC CURTAIN WALL PANEL.(f.1)

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Then I had to decide the dimension of my panel. so I drew my REFERENCE PLANE, and then I EXTRUDED the panel. I blocked the dimension of my panel to the reference plane and the showed the quotes. The I set three parmeters to assign to the panel: altezza, larghezza e spessore. The base panel I design is 3x2x0,05m. (f.2)

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I drew my reference plane so that the holes will have a certain order. Each hole is orizzontaly distant from each other 0,04 m and each reference plane is vertically distant 0,10m. (f.3) Then I did a VOID EXTRUSION and drew three types of holes. I parametrized this holes so that I can change the height if needed. (f.4-f.5)

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f.5 (an example of changing the parameter of the voids)

Then I went on designing the bigger holes for half of the panel. (f.6)

f.6

Then I started designing the smaller holes, in the inferior part of the panel. The same way I did with the bigger ones. (f.7)

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The important part now, is to parametrize the vertical distance between the holes, so that if needed because of the exposition it can change. I quoted each refernce plan to which the void extrusion were blocked, activated EQ, gave a quote and parametrize it. (f.8) Then I assigned the parameter material, in this case alluminium.

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Now I have finisched my panel. (f.9)

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PART 2: The Project

It's time to create my project, so that I can create my Courtain Wall. I opened a new project, metric.

I used the comman ARCHITECTURAL WALL and drew it on my worksheet. Then I did EDIT TYPE and set the SISTEM FAMILY:CURTAIN WALL, gave a new name, in this case panel and duplicate it. (f.10) The wall is 12x12 meters, the depth will be given by the perforeted panel.

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I added a new poin of view with the command ELEVATION, so it's easier for me to model. (f.11)

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Then I used the command CURTAIN GRID so that I can divide my wall in areas as big as the panel I designed. (f.12)

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I loaded my family in to the project.

Then I selected my wall, and used the command EDIT TYPE, in the window where is written Curtain Panel I choose the panel I designed and load it. (f.13)

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The Curtain Wall is finished. all the panels are loaded in the right place (f.14-f.15)

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This is the panel with the base dimension I choose, but since every panel is parametrized I can just change the parameters and I'll have a panel with a different design. (f.16-f.17)

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