In the Vectorworks Design Series products, the window object is inserted with the Window tool. In the Vectorworks Fundamentals product, the window object is inserted from an object library through the Resource Manager. All Vectorworks products include a window object containing parameters similar to those described here. The Vectorworks Design Series products include enhanced capabilities.
The Vectorworks Design Series products also include window symbols in standard sizes and various configurations, ready to install in walls. These products also include the ability to insert windows into curtain walls as special “curtain wall windows.” Additionally, the Vectorworks Architect product provides extensive libraries of window symbols, listed by configuration and size. In Vectorworks Architect, energy-related information specified for windows is considered when conducting an energy analysis.
The Update Plug-in Objects command may need to be run on files containing windows that were created in an earlier version of the Vectorworks Design Series product. This command converts the windows to the latest format; see Migrating from Previous Versions.
Creating a window style allows you to set fixed values for some of the parameters for all instances that use the style, while maintaining the ability to edit other parameters for each instance of the window. See Concept: Plug-in Object Styles. Once a window style is created, you can select it on the Window Settings dialog box (see Window Settings).
A window can be customized by adjusting various parameters, and then saved as a symbol so that its parameters are preset upon insertion. This eliminates the need to repeatedly apply parameters, maximizes memory efficiency, and allows global editing of symbols. See Concept: Vectorworks Symbols.
If a custom window is unique (that is, it has only one instance) in a project, creating a symbol or style from it is unnecessary. However, making a symbol/style of the installed window makes it easy to reuse it in other drawings should there be a need to do so in the future.
After the symbol is created, it can be selected from the Window Settings dialog box (by selecting Use Symbol Geometry as described in Window Settings: General Pane), where it can take advantage of functionality such as embedded IDs and data, cavity wrapping, splays, and wall offsets.
To enable automatic ID labeling, from the ID Tag pane of the settings dialog box, select Include on Schedule, and specify the ID parameters. If necessary, set the class to which the ID is assigned to visible. Alternatively, set the automatic ID labeling through the ID Label tool; see Using the ID Label Tool .
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