Drapery motorization gets specified by weight, and most quotes get it wrong by guessing. The Somfy Glydea ULTRA 60 RTS Drapery Motor (1246118) traverses draperies up to 132 lb, which covers almost every residential panel and a good share of hospitality work. Weigh the fabric first. Everything downstream of that number follows.
This listing is the motor on its own, without a track. Shops building a Glydea assembly from parts, or servicing a track that already hangs, order it this way.
Weigh the drapery before you spec the motor
Somfy rates the ULTRA 60 for 132 lb (60 kg) of moving curtain. The number in the product name is the kilogram rating, which makes the range easy to read across a spec sheet. A 132 lb ceiling sounds generous until a designer specifies a blackout liner behind a heavy velvet on a 20 foot run.
Fabric weight per yard times finished width, plus the liner, plus the carriers and the master carrier, gives the moving load. Weigh a yard of the actual goods rather than trusting a mill's nominal figure. Silk and linen come in under the estimate often enough that a shop can size down, and a heavy embroidered face fabric can land over.
Drive torque sits at 1 Nm with a traverse speed of 105 rpm, and Somfy makes the speed adjustable at the motor. A long run on a slow setting reads as deliberate in a dining room. A short run at full speed reads as abrupt.
Track, carriers, and the belt
A Glydea motor turns a pulley, the pulley drives a toothed belt, and the belt pulls a master carrier along the track. The rest of the carriers ride free and follow the leading edge.
The Somfy Glydea Drive Pulley (1780945) sits at the motor end and takes the load off the gearbox. At the opposite end, the Somfy Glydea 60 Rotating Eye Runner (1781415) returns the belt. Between them, the Somfy Glydea High Performance 10mm Belt (1782084) ships on a 198 foot roll, so a shop cuts to length per job rather than stocking fixed sizes.
Heavy panels earn the Somfy Glydea Heavy Duty Master Carrier (1781344). The master carrier takes the entire pull of the drapery through one connection point, and on a panel near the weight ceiling that connection is where a lighter carrier shows wear first.
Fullness style decides carrier spacing. The Somfy RippleFold 100% Carriers (1780902) run six per foot, which is the spacing most designers draw when they want an even wave across the panel. Somfy builds 80 percent and 120 percent spacings on the same track for tighter or looser folds.
Verified specifications
| Maximum curtain weight | 132 lb (60 kg) |
| Drive torque | 1 Nm |
| Traverse speed | 105 rpm, adjustable |
| Power supply | 90V to 240V AC, 50/60 Hz |
| Consumption | 60 W running, 0.27 W standby |
| Noise | 38 dB in silent mode |
| Radio | RTS, 433.42 MHz, 12 channels |
| Power cord | 10 ft with plug |
| Ingress rating | IP30 |
| Approvals | cTUVus |
| Warranty | 5 years |
Figures come from Somfy's published product record for 1246118 and the Glydea ULTRA 60 spec sheet.
Touch Motion, and what happens in a power cut
Somfy builds two behaviors into the ULTRA 60 that change how a client uses the drapery. Touch Motion watches for a gentle pull on the fabric and takes over the traverse from there, so a homeowner who reaches for the leading edge out of habit gets the motor rather than a fight. Manual operation stays available with the power off, which matters in a bedroom during an outage.
Soft start and soft stop ease the panel into each end of travel. On a heavy drapery the difference shows at the stack, where an abrupt stop swings the leading edge and a soft stop settles it.
The 38 dB silent mode is the quietest figure in Somfy's drapery range. In a primary bedroom on a sunrise schedule, that number decides whether the client keeps the automation on.
RTS control and adding TaHoma later
Somfy builds the RTS receiver into the motor, so the track pairs to a Situo handheld or a DecoFlex wall switch at 433.42 MHz with no receiver box above the ceiling. Twelve channels means one motor answers a dozen separate transmitters, which covers a handheld at the bedside, a wall switch at the door, and a keypad in the hall.
App control, sun and time scheduling, and voice arrive later through a TaHoma hub, and the shade hardware does not change when a client adds one. Installers hand over a handheld at completion and let the homeowner decide about the hub after living with the drapery for a season.
Setting limits
Glydea ULTRA runs automatic end limits with fine adjustment on top. The motor learns the ends of the track on a setup cycle, and an installer trims the open and closed positions from there so the panels meet without crushing at the center or leaving a light gap.
The Somfy Limit Setting Tool (9014599) handles that adjustment on Glydea ULTRA and on the Sonesse 30 DCT and RS485 motors. A shop running both families keeps one tool on the truck.
Building the order
A working Glydea assembly needs the motor, a track cut to the opening, the drive pulley and eye runner, belt to length, a master carrier, and carriers at the fullness the designer drew. Ceiling installs add the Somfy Glydea One Touch Ceiling Bracket (1780907), which clips the track without a separate fastener at every point.
Order the Glydea ULTRA 60 RTS motor (1246118) against the weight you measured, not the width. Somfy covers it for 5 years.
Questions we get on this motor
Will the Glydea ULTRA 60 handle a heavy blackout drapery?
Somfy rates the motor for 132 lb of moving curtain, which covers most blackout panels with a liner. Weigh a yard of the actual face fabric and liner, multiply by finished width, and add the carriers and master carrier. Size against that measured figure rather than the mill's nominal weight per yard.
Can a Glydea drapery still be pulled by hand?
Yes. Manual operation stays available with the power off, and Touch Motion lets a gentle pull on the leading edge start a motorized traverse when power is on. Both behaviors come built into the ULTRA 60, so a client who reaches for the fabric out of habit gets a working drapery either way.
Does the Glydea ULTRA 60 RTS need a hub?
No. The RTS receiver sits inside the motor, so the track pairs to a Situo handheld or a DecoFlex wall switch on its own. Adding a TaHoma hub later brings the app, sun and time scheduling, and voice control to the same motor with no change to the track hardware.
How quiet is the Glydea ULTRA 60?
Somfy measures it at 38 dB in silent mode, the quietest figure in their drapery range. Soft start and soft stop remove the audible step at each end of travel. On a bedroom panel running a sunrise schedule, the traverse stays under the noise floor of a quiet room.
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