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dande

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I need ton create a wall that is panelled on the exterior and plastered on the interior. I can create the panelled wall using a curtain wall. But I can't get internal plaster on the wall. A curtain wall can only have 1 layer. Has anybody any ideas how can i achieve this.

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Why would you ever consider using a curtain wall?  I don't understand.  Maybe it is your term paneling.  To use in the states, paneling is flat ... just like plaster, so use a normal wall with paneling as a finish on one side and plaster on the other.

If you need a "coffered" panel look, use the wall I describe aboove and use a face based family to add the projected geometry.

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Thanks for you reply.

The exterior panals of the wall come in 7m lengths and are 1m high. There is a gap between the panels where they connect together.

Using a material is not sufficient for this job. I need to model the panels showing the joints. When I cut a section I need to be able to see the joints between the panals. I also need to be able to see the plastered internal layer of the wall.

I need the external layer and internal layer to be 1 object as I also need to place door and windows in this wall.

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Again, use the normal wall.  You can have as many layers as you want.  The gap can be created with reveals.

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dande

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Thanks again for your reply. . I should have thought of that

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Gottfried

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may be you want to have those panels just for the ELEVATIONS and looks:

create a conceptual mass inside your project and line this up with your wall. Than create a Pattern Panel with a void sweep around the panel and apply that to the mass. This way you have the looks and the schedule has the massing too...thats the way we do that here...

advantage: you can create slanted walls and odd shapes with this procedure,,,I attach an image

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itsmyalterego

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just to be clear -- curtain panels can be quite complex.  They're not just one layer, if you make your own panel families.  They are more frustrating to work with than walls, in many ways, but they're also very highly customizable. 

In the project I'm on now, we're using curtain panels because the majority of the exterior will be prefabricated SIPs. 

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Arched Paneled door-locking points

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Revit 2011, Creating a wall with an angled end.

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Creating Curtain Wall Schedules

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Creating wall elements with extensions

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Creating a Curved Wall via Massing

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