Archicad Curtain Wall Design: Stained Glass, Tiles, and Complex Geometries

Many Archicad users view the Curtain Wall tool as a simple glazing utility, completely missing out on its incredible potential for complex architectural and interior design. By understanding its parametric power, you can unlock creative solutions for walls, floors, and unique geometric structures. This text-based course guides you through the foundational concepts of the Curtain Wall tool and elevates your skills to a professional level. You will read detailed explanations, analyze step-by-step design strategies, and learn to apply these techniques to real-world scenarios, from intricate interior tiling to grand structural designs. What you'll learn: - Understand the core anatomy of the Curtain Wall tool, including schemes, frames, panels, and junctions. - Design realistic stained glass installations and custom glass facades with precise mullion layouts. - Create non-traditional elements like complex wooden parquet flooring and detailed wall tile patterns. - Configure custom materials and textures within Archicad to enhance your architectural representations. - Build complex, sloped geometric structures, culminating in a step-by-step conceptualization of the iconic Louvre Pyramid. - Apply modern BIM workflows to ensure your parametric designs remain fully editable and metadata-rich. The course starts with basic terminology and tool settings before moving into practical design scenarios. You will progress from simple vertical panels to advanced horizontal layouts and complex 3D forms, supported by clear written walkthroughs and structural breakdowns. This course is designed for beginners and intermediate Archicad users looking to expand their design toolkit, with no advanced modeling experience required. Start reading today to transform how you approach complex architectural modeling in Archicad.