Facade element+

Applies bar assemblies (mullions, transoms, glazing) and infills (glass and panels) to axes and fields of a Facade element.

Thus, you can analyze the elements of the facade element and generate sections.

The fundamental dimensions and center distances of the facade element are defined in Dialog box Facade element. You will find further information on this in the section Facade element.

In the dialog box you will find on the left side the display section with the dynamic preview.

On the right side of the dialog box there is the operating section with the tabs:

This changes to the Dialog box Facade element. Here you can define the dimensions, center distances and fields for infills as well as other fundamental properties of the facade element.
You will find further information on this in the section Facade element.

On one hand the facade element preview provides a visual check and on the other hand offers further functions:

• Additional functions are activated by clicking in the preview with the mouse wheel. You will find further information on this in the section Object preview.

• Depending on the active elements, selected ones are highlighted in color.

Applies bar assemblies and glazings to the mullions.

Here, the various types of mullion are listed. Generally, with the facade element a differentiation is made between outer mullions and intermediate mullions. If you have defined mullions with different dimensions in the Facade element, they are also displayed as separate types of mullion and are designated from the left starting with mullion 0.

Activate the tick box to assign a bar assembly to the marked mullion. To do this, the Dialog box For object selection is opened.

Opens the Dialog box For object selection, where you can select a bar assembly to assign it to the marked mullion in the facade element.

Activate the tick box to assign a glazing to the marked mullion. To do this, the Dialog box For object selection is opened.

Opens the Dialog box For object selection, where you can select a glazing to assign it to the marked mullion in the facade element.

A preview of the selected bar assembly and glazing is displayed in the lower section of the dialog box.

Applies bar assemblies and glazings to the transoms.

Here, the various types of transom are listed. Generally, with the facade element a differentiation is made between head transoms, sill transoms and transoms (intermediate transoms). If you have defined transoms with different dimensions in the Facade element, they are also displayed as separate types of transom and are designated from the bottom starting with transom 0.

Activate the tick box to assign a bar assembly to the marked transom. To do this, the Dialog box For object selection is opened.

Opens the Dialog box For object selection, where you can select a bar assembly to assign it to the marked transom in the facade element.

Activate the tick box to assign a glazing to the marked transom. To do this, the Dialog box For object selection is opened.

Opens the Dialog box For object selection, where you can select a glazing to assign it to the marked transom in the facade element.

A preview of the selected bar assembly and glazing is displayed in the lower section of the dialog box.

Applies bar assemblies to the wall junction profiles (if present).

This dialog box section is only active if you have defined wall junction profiles in the Facade element.

Here, wall junction profiles are listed. There are up to four different wall junction profiles (top, bottom, left, right).

Activate the tick box to assign a bar assembly to the marked wall junction profile. To do this, the Dialog box For object selection is opened.

Opens the Dialog box For object selection, where you can select a bar assembly to assign it to the marked wall junction profile in the facade element.

A preview of the selected bar assembly is displayed in the lower section of the dialog box.

Defines the bar joints of the mullions and transoms in the junctions.

You will find a comprehensive description of the dialog box elements in the chapter Edit bar joint.

Opens the Dialog box Bar joint, where you can carry out further settings for the bar joint. Here for example, you can assign a butt-joint connector to the joint.

Here, you can assign assemblies to the bar assemblies of the facade element (processes or additional components) according to rules.

Lists the existing bar assemblies. Here, you can mark a bar assembly to create an assembly arrangement.

Lists existing assembly arrangements. If you click in this field with the right mouse key, a context menu with functions for adding, removing and editing arrangements appears.

Context menu functions:

Creates a new assembly arrangement for the selected bar assembly. In addition the Dialog box Bar joint is opened, where you can define the rules of the arrangement.

Deletes the marked assembly arrangement of the bar and removes it from the list.

Modifies the marked assembly arrangement. In addition the Dialog box Bar joint is opened, where you can define the rules of the arrangement.

Assigns infills to the bays of the facade element.

This dialog box section is only active if you have defined infills as frame elements in the Facade element.

Here, the various types of infill are listed. The number of different types depends on the definition in the facade element.

Activate the tick box to assign an infill to the marked infill type. To do this, the Dialog box Apply infill is opened.

Saves the entries and assigns the allocated mullions, transoms, wall junction profiles, joints and infills to the constituent parts of the facade element.