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7 Under Division Type, select Fixed Cell Dimension.
8 Under Cell Dimension, specify a size for the cells.
If you are defining a vertical division, the cell dimension is the
length of the cell from mullion to mullion. If you are defining a
horizontal division, the cell dimension is the height of the cell.
9 To specify an offset for the grid, enter an offset distance in Start
Offset/Top Offset or End Offset/Bottom Offset. For more
information, see Specifying an Offset for a Curtain Wall Grid on
page 1439.
TIP The frame width is calculated as part of the cell size. Therefore,
cells adjacent to the frame can appear to be a different size than the
other cells. If you do not want the frame width included in the cell
size, specify an offset for the grid that is equal to the frame width.
When you draw a curtain wall using a fixed cell dimension, there
is often extra space between the last full-size cell and the end of
the curtain wall.
10 Adjust the cells to accommodate this extra space:
Then …If you want to …
select Auto-Adjust Cells, select Grow
for Cell Adjustment, and select the
add the space to grid cells
specific cells where the space is to
be added. You can select any com-
bination of Specific Cells.
select Auto-Adjust Cells, select
Shrink for Cell Adjustment, and se-
remove the space from grid cells
lect the specific cells where the
space is to be removed. You can
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