Use Style

To create a custom window, leave the Unstyled setting. To use an existing window style from the resource libraries, click Use Style; from the Resource Selector, double-click a resource to activate it.

By Catalog/Style/Instance

A graphic indicates whether each parameter within the style is set to By Catalog and defined by the catalog item, set to By Style and given a fixed value by the user, or set to By Instance and editable in the dialog box. An object style may have a combination of all three of these settings, to balance the need for consistency and flexibility.

By Catalog/Style/Instance settings are established by the style and cannot be changed from the settings dialog box.

To edit the object style, see Editing Plug-in Object Styles; editing the style modifies all plug-in objects in the file that use the style.

Select from Catalog

If the catalog item is set by instance, opens the Catalog dialog box for Selecting Catalog Items for Plug-in Object Styles. If a current catalog item is associated with the style, static text displays the item’s description.

The catalog item itself can be set to By Style (to ensure that all objects using that style use the same catalog item) or to By Instance (if, for example, different sizes of the otherwise identical object require different catalog items)

Convert to Unstyled

If Use Style is currently set to a style, select this option to convert the object to unstyled; the current values are retained, but all parameters on all panes are set to By Instance to allow editing

3D Preview

Dynamically displays a 3D preview of the window with the currently selected parameters

View

Select the standard view for the 3D preview of the window

Render

Select the render mode for the 3D preview of the window

Top/Plan Preview

Dynamically displays a Top/Plan preview of the window with the currently selected parameters

Top Shape

Select the shape of the top of the window

Transom

Select whether to add a transom above the window; transom parameters are set from the Transom pane

Rise

When applicable for the selected Top Shape, enter the distance between the start of the top shape to the top of the window

Spring

Enter the distance traveled above the bottom pane before the top shape starts; if Square is selected as the Top Shape, the spring is the total height

Sash

Select the window type. Depending on the selection, a variety of window settings are enabled or disabled automatically, as described in the following sections.

Use Symbol Geometry

Select Use Symbol Geometry and click Browse to select a window symbol. Click the Symbols selector. From the Resource Selector, double-click a different symbol to apply it.

The symbol Name displays in the Window Settings dialog box and the preview is updated with the selected symbol.

When a symbol is selected, all fields pertaining to the window’s geometry are disregarded; however, parametric values are still available for scheduling and reporting purposes only.

Size Reference: Unit Size

For a unit size window, the width/height of the window is measured at the outside of the jamb; it includes the transom and sash. Set the Width and Height.

Elevation in Wall

Enter the window elevation

Elevation Reference

Select either the sill or the head of the window as the elevation reference point

Plan Wall Offset

Enter the distance to offset the window insertion point from the centerline of the wall

Show Plan Detail

Select to display all the window details in Top/Plan view

Draw Wall Lines

Select whether to draw wall lines at all times; wall lines are drawn in the Ceiling-Main class to easily create reflected ceiling plans

Set Attributes By

Select whether to set the 2D graphic attributes and visibility of the listed window parts by Object, Line Style, or Class.

●    Object: disables line style and weight controls for individual parts, and uses the line style and weight settings for the window object.

●    Line Style: controls line style and weight for the individual parts; these settings override the window object’s settings.

●    Class: sets the line style and weight of individual parts by class. To control appearance and visibility, select a class for each part from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. Select <Window Class> to place the part attributes in the same class as the window object.

3D Hinge Direction Marker

Show Interior/Exterior Marker

Select to draw lines representing the hinge direction of the window sashes on the interior/exterior side of the window in 3D

Use Hinge Marker Class Attributes

Select to set the hinge direction marker’s attributes by class

Hinge Direction Marker Class

To control visibility and, if Use Hinge Marker Class Attributes is selected, appearance, select a class from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. Select <Window Class> to place the hinge marker attributes in the same class as the window object.

Marker Points Towards

Set the hinge direction marker to point toward the hinge or toward the handle

Show 3D Open

Select to draw 3D window sashes as open at the specified Open Angle

Clerestory

Enabling Clerestory draws the window as dashed if the sill is higher than the specified elevation and draws the window as non-breaking (solid) if the sill is below the specified Cut-plane Elevation

Include on Schedule

Select whether to include this window’s information in the window schedule and also set the window ID tag to visible

ID Prefix

Assigns alphanumeric information before the numerical label value; adding prefix information is optional

ID Label

Assigns a numerical value to the ID; this number increments automatically if the auto-increment option is chosen in the ID Settings dialog box (see Using the ID Label Tool )

ID Suffix

Assigns alphanumeric information after the label value; adding suffix information is optional

ID Class

To control visibility and, if Use ID Class Attributes is selected, appearance, select a class from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. Select <Window Class> to place the ID class attributes in the same class as the window object.

Use ID Class Attributes

Select to use the ID class attributes for the bubble line, leader line, and leader line marker

Keep ID Horizontal

When selected, automatically rotates the ID so that it is horizontal

Bubble Shape

Select the ID tag bubble shape

Bubble Size

Enter the minimum bubble size (this value represents the bubble size times the layer scale; the bubble shape is maintained relative to the text inside it for ID bubble uniformity throughout the drawing file)

Bubble Line Attributes

Select the bubble line attributes and weight, or select Set Thickness to open the Set Thickness dialog box for creating a custom line thickness

Show Leader

Select to draw a leader line from the ID tag to the window object

Line Attributes

Select the leader line attributes and weight, or select Set Thickness to open the Set Thickness dialog box for creating a custom line thickness

Include Marker

Select whether to include a marker for the ID leader line and choose the desired style from the marker list, or select Custom to create a custom marker. Select Edit Marker List to open the Edit Marker List dialog box; see Editing the Marker List.

Jamb

Jamb Width

Enter the face width of the window jamb (parallel to the wall)

Jamb Depth

Enter the depth of the window jamb (perpendicular to the wall)

Use Wall Depth

Select to set the jamb depth to the overall wall depth

Sash

Sash Width

Enter the sash width

Sash Depth

Enter the sash depth

Unequal Sash

To create a double hung window with an unequal sash height, select to customize the top sash height, and enter the desired scale factor for the sash.

Select to customize the width of the left and right sliders for a picture window slider, and enter the desired scale factor for the sashes. The sash scale factor applies to both the left and right sliders.

Shim Gap

Enter the distance between the jamb exterior face and the rough opening (for the Opening Sash configuration, the Shim Gap is automatically set to 0)

Masonry Module

Enter the masonry module dimension

Include Sill

Select whether to include a sill

Sill Type: Timber

Specify the sill lip thickness, amount of keep for the sill, sill height, total sill depth, sill extension width, stool lip thickness, and stool nose dimension

Sash

Sash Width

Enter the transom sash width

Sash Depth

Enter the transom sash depth

Mullion

Mullion Width

Enter the transom mullion width

Mullion Depth

Enter the transom mullion depth

Muntins

Pattern

Select the transom muntin pattern

Vertical/Horizontal Bars

For colonial muntins, enter the number of vertical/horizontal muntin bars.

Prairie and renaissance muntins come with pre-set configurations; therefore, any number of Vertical/Horizontal Bars specified are disregarded.

Bar Depth/Width

Enter the transom muntin bar width/depth

Bar Offset

Enter the transom muntin bar offset

Number of Rays

For sunburst patterns, enter the number of muntin rays

Include Interior/Exterior Trim

Select whether to include interior/exterior trim

Width/Depth

Enter the interior/exterior trim width and depth

Include Trim Under Stool/Sill

Select whether to include interior/exterior trim along the window bottom

Top Sash/Bottom Sash

Select which sashes should have muntins applied to them

Pattern

Select the muntin pattern

Vertical/Horizontal Bars

For colonial muntins, enter the number of vertical/horizontal muntin bars.

Prairie and renaissance muntins come with pre-set configurations; therefore, any number of Vertical/Horizontal Bars specified are disregarded.

Bar Depth/Width

Enter the muntin bar width/depth

Bar Offset

Enter the muntin bar offset

Number of Rays

For sunburst patterns, enter the number of muntin rays

Number of Components

Specify the number of interior wall components to wrap; when interior wall components are specified, the window enables a control point to set the wrapping point

Splay Wall

Select whether to splay the interior wall; the splay can be specified either as an angle/diagonal or with width and depth values

(1) Splay Angle

Enter the interior wall splay angle

(2) Splay Diagonal

Enter the interior wall splay diagonal value

(3) Splay Width

Enter the interior wall splay width

(4) Splay Depth

Enter the interior wall splay depth

Number of Components

Specify the number of exterior wall components to wrap; when exterior wall components are specified, the window enables a control point to set the wrapping point

Splay Wall

Select whether to splay the exterior wall; the splay can be specified either as an angle/diagonal or with width and depth values

(1) Splay Angle

Enter the exterior wall splay angle

(2) Splay Diagonal

Enter the exterior wall splay diagonal value

(3) Splay Width

Enter the exterior wall splay width

(4) Splay Depth

Enter the exterior wall splay depth

Window parts

To control appearance and visibility, select a class for each part from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. Select <Window Class> to place the part attributes in the same class as the window object.

Field Name

Select the data field from the list and its name displays beneath the list; information associated with the Field Name can be specified in the Field Value area. The user fields can include additional user-defined information with the window.

Field Value

Enter data for use in the window schedule