API_CurtainWallType Struct Reference

Represents a Curtain Wall element. More...

#include <APIdefs_Elements.h>

Public Attributes
API_Elem_Head	head
	General element header.
API_ZoneRelID	zoneRel
	Relation to zones. See API_ZoneRelID.
short	pen
	The pen index.
double	nominalWidth
	Nominal width of the Curtain Wall.
bool	flipped
	The curtain wall is flipped.
double	offset
	Panel offset to the reference plane.
double	distanceInside
	Theoretical border of the curtain wall.
double	distanceOutside
	Theoretical border of the curtain wall.
API_CWBoundaryFramePosID	boundaryFramePosition
	Boundary Frame position.
API_LinkToSettings	linkToSettings
	Link to story settings. See API_LinkToSettings.
API_StoryVisibility	visibility
	Story visibility. See API_StoryVisibility.
bool	isAutoOnStoryVisibility
	Story visibility will be automatically recalculated when needed.
double	storyRelLevel
	Base level (relative to home story).
API_ElemDisplayOptionsID	displayOption
	Floor plan display option. See API_ElemDisplayOptionsID.
API_ElemProjectionModesID	cutProjectionMode
	Cut projection mode. See API_ElemProjectionModesID.
API_ElemProjectionModesID	uncutProjectionMode
	Uncut projection mode. See API_ElemProjectionModesID.
API_ElemProjectionModesID	overheadProjectionMode
	Overhead projection mode. See API_ElemProjectionModesID.
API_ElemViewDepthLimitationsID	viewDepthLimitation
	Floor plan view depth limitation. See API_ElemViewDepthLimitationsID.
API_AttributeIndex	overheadLineType
	Linetype of view above cutplane on the floorplan.
short	overheadLinePen
	Pen index of view above cutplane on the floorplan.
short	uncutLinePen
	Pen index of view below cutplane on the floorplan.
API_AttributeIndex	uncutLineType
	Linetype of view below cutplane on the floorplan.
API_AttributeIndex	frameCutLineType
	Line index of the cut part of frames on the floorplan.
short	frameCutLinePen
	Pen index of the cut part of frames on the floorplan.
short	panelCutLinePen
	Pen index of the cut part of panels on the floorplan.
API_AttributeIndex	panelCutLineType
	Line index of the cut part of panels on the floorplan.
bool	useFrameTypesAttributes
	Use Frame type's attributes.
bool	usePanelTypesAttributes
	Use Panel type's attributes.
API_OverriddenPen	cutFillPen
	Cut fill pens set in the building material can be overridden on the element level.
API_OverriddenPen	cutFillBackgroundPen
	Cut fill pens set in the building material can be overridden on the element level.
API_CWPlacementID	placementMethod
	Placement method.
API_CWSegmentType	segmentData
	Curtain Wall Segment related data.
API_CWFrameType	cornerFrameData
	Parameters of corner frames.
API_CWFrameType	boundaryFrameData
	Parameters of boundary frames.
API_CWJunctionType	junctionData
	Parameters of junctions.
API_CWAccessoryType	accessoryData
	Parameters of glass accessories.
double	angle
	Angle of the curtain wall (input only).
double	height
	Height of the curtain wall (input only).
API_Polygon	polygon
	Base polygon of the curtain wall.
API_Tranmat	planeMatrix
	Plane matrix of the curtain wall.
double	planeOffset
	Plane offset of the curtain wall.
UInt32	nSegments
	Number of segments.
UInt32	nFrames
	Number of frames.
UInt32	nFrameDefaults
	Number of custom frame classes (Corner Frame and Boundary Frame Classes are not included).
UInt32	nPanels
	Number of panels.
UInt32	nPanelDefaults
	Number of panel classes.
UInt32	nJunctions
	Number of junctions.
UInt32	nAccessories
	Number of accessories.

Detailed Description

Represents a Curtain Wall element.

Remarks

The Curtain Wall is a hierarchical (system) element consisting of Frame, Panel, Accessory and Junction components: these are the Members of the Curtain Wall, arranged on a Base Surface according to a pre-defined scheme. By default all CW component is generic and has built from the owner elem. The elements' cut fill foreground and background pens inherit from the building material, and can be overridden on the element level. In Archicad 22, the Frames and Panels of a Curtain Wall element are no longer forced into primary/secondary or glass/glazed categories, with the exception of Boundary Frames, which are still a separate category. As so, the other default Frame and Panel elements are found in the corresponding API_ElementMemo structure. Also, Curtain Wall subelements now contain their own library part identifiers instead of the Curtain Wall structure itself.