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I'm a noobie here and on Revit. Just got thrown on to a large project with a tight deadline and I'm a bit overwhelmed. I'm trying to make punched aluminum storefront windows. (attached image from SketchUp model) I figured I could download an EFCO or Kawneer family and edit, but can't seem to alter much (i.e. mullion number/layout) other than overall width and height. Other posts are pointing to the curtain wall tool: I've punched holes in the wall with the Edit Profile feature and drawn a Curtain Wall: Storefront in the void, tweaked it to fit within the vertical opening, used Curtain Grid to add mullions and Moved them around to the custom layout. Cool. Except: With the number of repeated windows, it would work better to have a Family that acts like a window rather than a wall and updates all instances when something changes. Does anyone have a storefront window family they'd share -or- Can anyone walk me through how to set one up -or- Does anyone have a better approach to punched storefront window openings? I'm grateful for your help!
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Use curtain wall, storefront. You don't need to edit your solid wall profile to cut holes/oppenings, they're done automatically with the storefront option. You can group one storefront as per your preference and just copy then. They create their own openings. bonus, it's always easy to adjust the mullions with curtain wall grid command...try it! Discover!
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How do I group my storefront in order to copy it to multiple locations?
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Mhans is spot on. Don;t edit your solid wall, just import your storefront as if it were a window, and the storefront will automatically cut the wall. As for the mullions, etc you should be able to figure out a style and edit the type with regard to spacing, number, etc.
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You don't have to group a storefront to copy it. Just copy it and place it.
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Thank you both for your advice. With regard to grouping the storefront, it is my understanding that by grouping one instance of the storefront and copying it to multiple locations, you can revise the layout of all copies by modifying a single instance of that group...is my understanding misguided?
I see grouping in Revit as the equivalent of creating a block reference in AutoCAD...all copies of blocks can be modified by editing the block definition.
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