Struggling with this

[Macker]

Hi all,

I'm trying to create some curtain walling - which usually isn't an issue, but I'm against a tight deadline and I'm really struggling with this for reasons that are beyond me.

I'm looking to re-create a similar effect to the glazing in the image, where the mullions are evenly spaced, but the transoms increment on x.

I've managed to get sort of close with various methods but something always breaks!

Also how do you get the mullion to wrap around the clipping spline (or would you use a sweep modifier for this?)

I don't need anything super-detailed, thus far I've been trying to create it out of simple boxes for mullions/transoms/glass.

Any help is much appreciated.

[Michal Karmazín]

Hi,

There are multiple ways how to archive it. A possible style set-up would be to use the Sequence Operator in the Increment at Y mode, where rows will use "shifted" Segment by the Transform - X Fixed Translation and the Array 2S - Extend X/Y Size to Area feature, which gives you the option to easily rotate the array by the Z Rotation value and you can use a Linear 1S Generator to create the outline.

I hope this helps.

Best regards,

[Macker]

Fantastic!

I have the frames working - however when I add the glass to the "default" slot, it doesn't "stretch" to fit the frames.

Any ideas?

[Michal Karmazín]

The setup should be built a bit differently — the rows should be moved along the X axis (using X Fixed Translation) - switching the axes should help.

As mentioned in our Getting Started with RailClone guide (under Create your first 2D array), you can find the following rule for building 2D arrays:

Rule  2: To avoid gaps, segments should be the same Y length: Because the  A2S array is a stack of L1S generators, if you use segments with unequal sizes on the Y-axis in a row, the overall height of that row is determined by the tallest segment. The row directly above will be positioned after the tallest segment and gaps will appear.

I hope this helps.

Best regards,