To remove the automatic curtain wall grids defined by the wall type in Revit, you primarily modify the wall's Type Properties, changing the grid layout setting.
Removing curtain wall grids in Revit typically refers to disabling the automatic placement of grid lines based on the wall's type properties. This is often done when you need a clean panel arrangement without the default grid pattern or when you plan to add specific grid lines manually.
Steps to Remove Automatic Curtain Wall Grids
Based on the provided reference, here is the procedure to remove the automatic grids from a curtain wall in Revit:
- Browse to a view that contains the curtain walls.
- Open a plan view, elevation view, or 3D view where the curtain wall is visible.
- Select the curtain wall to delete.
- Click directly on the curtain wall element in the view.
- Click Edit Type.
- With the wall selected, go to the Properties palette and click the "Edit Type" button. This opens the Type Properties dialog box for that specific wall type.
- From the Vertical/Horizontal Grid section, change Layout to None.
- In the Type Properties dialog, locate the "Construction" section.
- Find the "Vertical Grid" and "Horizontal Grid" parameters.
- For both Vertical and Horizontal grids, change the "Layout" parameter from options like "Fixed Distance," "Fixed Number," etc., to "None". This tells Revit not to automatically place grids according to this type.
- Make sure the elements are unpinned.
- While this step is in the reference, applying steps 1-4 typically removes the automatic grid lines. This step might be relevant if you were attempting to delete individual grid lines that were automatically placed (though changing the type is more efficient for all automatic grids) or if you were trying to delete the entire wall after modifying its grid layout. Manually placed grids might require unpinning before deletion.
- Try deleting the curtain wall elements again.
- This step from the reference seems to relate to deleting the entire wall or potentially individual grid lines if steps 1-5 were part of a larger deletion workflow. Changing the "Layout" to "None" removes the automatic grid lines from the wall based on its type properties.
By changing the "Layout" to "None" for both Vertical and Horizontal Grids in the wall's Type Properties, you effectively tell Revit to stop generating the default grid pattern for that specific type of curtain wall.
Understanding Automatic vs. Manual Grids
It's important to distinguish between:
- Automatic Grids: These are generated automatically by Revit based on the "Layout," "Spacing," and "Justification" parameters defined in the curtain wall's Type Properties. The method described above (changing Layout to "None") removes these.
- Manual Grids: These are grid lines added individually using the "Curtain Grid" tool on the Architecture or Structure tab. These grids exist independently of the wall's type properties and must be selected and deleted individually if desired.
The method described in the reference focuses on removing the automatic grids controlled by the wall type.
Summary of Steps
Here is a quick summary of the primary steps from the reference for removing automatic curtain wall grids:
| Step | Action | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navigate to View | Open a view containing the curtain wall. |
| 2 | Select Curtain Wall | Click on the specific curtain wall. |
| 3 | Access Type Properties | Click "Edit Type" in the Properties palette. |
| 4 | Modify Grid Layout | Change "Layout" to "None" for Vertical & Horizontal. |
| (5) | (Check Pin Status) | (Ensure elements are unpinned if needed for deletion) |
| (6) | (Attempt Element Deletion Again) | (Reference step, potentially for wall/manual elements) |
Following these steps will remove the automatically generated grid lines from your selected curtain wall type.
