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Figure 12.76
The simple panel
is nested into the
divided surface
of the host panel.

Your new panel family will be listed under the pattern within which it was designed. It
will take a few seconds for the software to replace the pattern with the real geometry of
the panel. But observe that by nesting the panel inside other panels, you have been able to
limit the size and variety of the panels (Figure 12.77).

Figure 12.77
The host panel
containing the
nested panel is
populated on a
divided surface.

Using the adaptive Component Family
So far, the examples look at using the UV grid to nest in curtain wall pattern–based families;
however, there will be situations where you may want to manually place a panel, specifically
at border conditions where you may need to construct custom panels. To do this, use the
Adaptive Component functionality that is available to you in the pattern-based curtain panel.
This functionality is designed to handle cases where components need to flexibly adapt to

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