topic Re: Windows on inner wall face in Libraries & objects

Windows on inner wall face

godi — Wed, 24 May 2023 10:35:55 GMT

Hi, I would like to know if there's some way to automatically adjust the windows to the inner wall face.

It seems archicad always positioned the window in the exterior face of the wall and I must "manually" move it to the inner one, so every time I change the wall type to one with different width, I must adjust the reveal depth to move the window to the correct position in the plane of the inner wall face.

That's very annoying, some solution?

Re: Windows on inner wall face

Erika Epstein — Thu, 03 May 2012 21:53:47 GMT

After adjusting the window position, save it as a favorite.

Re: Windows on inner wall face

godi — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:04:37 GMT

Imagine: I have 60 or more different types of complex walls, with different widths between 0,22 to 0,60 m, so I have to save so many favorites as walls types? and I must remember which favorite is the correct for every different wall?

I don't think this is a real solution, but thanks for the help.

Re: Windows on inner wall face

Erika Epstein — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:20:12 GMT

godi wrote:
Imagine: I have 60 or more different types of complex walls, with different widths between 0,22 to 0,60 m

Thanks for letting us know

Re: Windows on inner wall face

godi — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:28:28 GMT

you're welcome

Re: Windows on inner wall face

vistasp — Fri, 04 May 2012 05:03:52 GMT

Have you tried flipping and then rotating the window to give you what you want? In the attached image, the window has a reveal depth of zero and is still on the inside edge of the wall. Hope this helps.

Re: Windows on inner wall face

godi — Fri, 04 May 2012 05:36:53 GMT

Yes, I can do that, and I can even turn the opening to inner face, but in this way I will have sill and blinds in the wrong position, and I will ruin 3d and section.

(excuse if these aren't the correct words of english version)

Re: Windows on inner wall face

vistasp — Fri, 04 May 2012 07:00:52 GMT

If you have shutters on then you're right that this will not work!

In such a case -- and I know you have 60 different complex walls! -- it might be quicker to adjust the "Opening Reference" lines rather than modifying all the windows (which will probably be even more numerous).

Whichever method you choose, don't forget to turn on some nice music before you begin!

Re: Windows on inner wall face

godi — Sat, 05 May 2012 08:28:01 GMT

vistasp wrote:
.... it might be quicker to adjust the "Opening Reference" lines rather than modifying all the windows (which will probably be even more numerous).

Hi

Maybe it's a problem wit the translation, as evidently spanish AC version have different names for same functions, but I don't know what are the "Opening reference lines". Is this a parameter of walls or windows?

Re: Windows on inner wall face

vistasp — Sat, 05 May 2012 09:26:22 GMT

I hope the graphic explains what I mean.

Re: Windows on inner wall face

godi — Sat, 05 May 2012 20:34:55 GMT

I see your proposition is to use complex profiles as walls. Maybe I could use that, but I think is too complicated and unproductive compared to using normal walls.

I don't know in the USA or India, but in my country, in the 99.99999% of cases, the window is positioned in the inner face of the wall, mainly because this odd thing know as "rain".

So, if we always put the window in the inner face of walls it seems really absurd that the default position was just in the outer face and that every time I change the width of wall I had to change the reveal distance of every window.

Really I can't believe that I'm not doing something wrong and this is the working way Graphisoft has designed for us.

But, thanks for your help

Re: Windows on inner wall face

vistasp — Sun, 06 May 2012 14:01:03 GMT

Looks like I misunderstood. When you said you had 60 different types of complex walls, I automatically assumed you meant complex profile.

Ah, the rain in Spain!

Although our Indian monsoon downpours are quite torrential, our windows are still (usually) on the outer side of the wall. Protection from rain and sun is given by awnings which project from the building line. I suppose reveal distance is your only option. Maybe you guys should push GS-Spain to change the default library parts in your version of AC?

Re: Windows on inner wall face

godi — Sun, 06 May 2012 16:37:57 GMT

vistasp wrote:
Maybe you guys should push GS-Spain to change the default library parts in your version of AC?

Of course YES, and it's so evident that it was the main reason I though I was doing something wrong.

PD: Yes, "The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain", but, although not so torrential as yours, sometimes falls in our buildings