Elly’s Notes: This is a view of the bay configuration screen. The user can modify the values at the top to configure the frame. The application includes an iterative process for generating the designs that have a single, consistent daylight opening size. This reduces the use of unnecessary unique components. Changes to the values at the top, including the series description, automatically regenerate the opening values shown in the bottom of the screen. These values include: DLO Height and Width Actual Joint Dimensions: the user supplies nominal values, which are adjusted automatically to allow for consistent d.l.o. dimensions
Elly’s notes: This is a view of the AutoCAD bay elevation drawing. A bay is the building opening. The user has configured the bay (see the slide with the picture of this user interface screen). Here are some of the automatically generated features of the drawing: Tags identifying the unique sections details. A section detail is a cross-sectional view of the extrusions, gaskets, infill (window or other assembly that fills the frame) and other components. M/F identifiers on the vertical columns indicating that the columns are actually stacks – a male extrusion and a female extrusion that combine to create the vertical frame. Note that you only see a single rectangle (not 2 side by side) as a snap cover is always put on the front of the assembly, to cover the pieces that hold the glass in place. Note that the break about the center of each vertical is actually a space for splicing the 2 snap covers required to reach the height of this curtain wall, per the maximum snap cover sizing rules. Bay dimensions: the overall dimensions of the bay opening Caulk Joint dimensions: the frame members are set in from the building opening dimensions by the dimension of the caulk joint on each side (each may be different), so the dimensions are shown Thermal expansion joint dimensions: the male and female members of the vertical stacks are actually separated by some dimensions, shown here, to accommodate for thermal expansion. Daylight opening (d.l.o) width and height dimensions: the actual window opening, measured from the extrusions of the frame, is called the daylight opening.
