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RF1987

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Hi Everyone,

I'm struggling with something and I hope there is fix for the problem. I am trying to place a door in a curtain wall which is made up of Kngspan Panels. I cannot cut the panels then place a door in the opening and the panels are placed in horizontal configuartion between 2 brick pillars. Is it just a case of bastardising the panels in some way? I have attached a pic of the area that i need the opening is to be placed.

Hope someone can help.

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WWHub

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You know what the image is but we don't.  We also don't know what a Kingspan panel is.

What is the limits of the curtain wall?  Are these panels curtain wall panels or are they a wall placed in a panel location?   Are you using a wall hosted door or a curtain wall door?

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RF1987

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They are Kingspan Micro-rib 900mm high 150mm think panels within a curtain wall. I was hoping to use them as a wall family which is much easier to edit but unfortunately they come in to Revit as a curtain wall panel. The panels are layed horizontally at 900mm spaces going up to approx 8000mm above finished floor level. The exact height will be confirmed at a later date as another set of panels will be utilised to form a parapet around a duo-pitch roof. If there is a way of turning these panels in to a wall? That would be great but i'm unsure whether that is a viable option. There is a block wall internally to form a structure and these panels are basically used for aesthetic reasons. Any other questions please don't hesitate to ask.

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Are these a family or made as a wall?

we did a building with this product and I just modeled them as a wall then any hosted familys work normal.

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RF1987

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Hi Roger,

They are downloaded from the kingspan website through the BIM store and they automatically come in as curtain wall panels. Not sure whether they can be done as walls but maybe there is something i am not seeing. This is our first big BIM model so we are finding new things all the time.

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This company brags about their BIM products but they don't include anything in their instructions to help you.   I suggest you contact them and ask for their solution.   It's good that they are thinking BIM but they should supply answers to this kind of question.

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Assuming you want the door centered in the panel (between the bricks), you would have to split the curtain wall in segments: one that goes beyond the door height and up, and other two segments on each side of the door. Then you can add a normal wall to fill the gap whose lenght is the same as the door structural opening, and insert your door there.

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