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Curved Shapes of Curtain Wall

Kikoria
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Hello there. I was wondering can I model curtain wall with curvy frame on top?

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Tamaz Kikoria
Architect
Technical Examination and Design Department
GEORGIAN WATER & POWER
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Barry Kelly
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No, there is no such thing as a curved frame member in a curtain wall.

You have to make many shorter frames to give the curved affect.

 

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Barry Kelly
Moderator

No, there is no such thing as a curved frame member in a curtain wall.

You have to make many shorter frames to give the curved affect.

 

Barry.

One of the forum moderators.
Versions 6.5 to 27
Dell XPS- i7-6700 @ 3.4Ghz, 16GB ram, GeForce GTX 960 (2GB), Windows 10
Lenovo Thinkpad - i7-1270P 2.20 GHz, 32GB RAM, Nvidia T550, Windows 11
Lingwisyer
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I ended up doing a curved frame with a shell, then SEOing the curtain wall to that one time. Though there were multiple SEOs given it was curved in plan too...

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