A curtain wall is defined as thin usually aluminum framed wall containing in fills of glass metal panels or thin stone.
Curtain wall at floor.
Geometry methods create curtain wall in the 3d window curtain wall input plane in 3d window extrude curtain wall from a slanted input plane positioning curtain wall in section.
The wind and gravity loads of the curtain wall are transferred to the building structure typically at the floor.
The framing is attached to the building structure and does not carry the floor or roof loads of the building.
Most often used on commercial buildings curtain walls are typically installed from the outside of a building using cranes or rigs.
Curtain walls are self supporting and give a building s exterior the look of top to bottom glass.
When glass is used as the curtain wall an advantage is that natural light can penetrate deeper within the building.
Since the curtain wall is non structural it can be made of lightweight materials thereby reducing construction costs.
A curtain wall is a glazed wall system hung off a concrete slab using anchors.
Create curtain wall on the floor plan draw curtain wall boundary in the section window create a curved curtain wall.