Creating windows
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Tool |
Tool set |
Shortcut |
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Window
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Building Shell |
Shift+D (Windows) Option+Shift+W (Mac) |
The Window tool creates windows based on a window style resource and/or the parameters specified in the Window Preferences dialog box. Windows can be created in Top/Plan view or a 3D view. There are two methods for creating a window:
Click to insert a window based on a style or the parameters in the Window Preferences dialog box; see Inserting windows.
Draw the window manually using a style or the parameters in the Window Preferences dialog box; see Drawing windows.
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Mode |
Description |
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Standard Insertion
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Inserts a window with the parameters specified in Window Preferences |
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Offset Insertion
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Inserts a window according to an offset reference point |
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Interactive Sizing Insertion
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Draws a window manually, with the size and location indicated |
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Wall Insertion
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Toggles between enabling and disabling window object insertion into a wall; see Wall Insertion mode |
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Alignment modes |
For Standard Insertion mode and Offset Insertion mode, these modes change the alignment of the insertion point along the X axis of the window; see The Symbol Insertion tool |
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Corner to Corner
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For Interactive Sizing Insertion mode, defines the window by clicking two diagonal points |
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Center to Corner
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For Interactive Sizing Insertion mode, defines the window by the distance from the center to one corner |
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Window Style |
Opens the Resource Selector to select a window style for placement; double-click a resource to activate it |
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Preferences
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Opens the Window Preferences dialog box, to set default window parameters; see Window settings |
