topic Re: Skylights in Libraries & objects

Skylights

Anonymous — Wed, 24 May 2023 10:37:01 GMT

hi I try make Skylights in GDL and made it but I have two problem

1 sky light not slope as roof slope just how I made it and if change roof slope some mistake happen

2 sky light hole only Regular rectangular and I did not found like <wellhole>

I hope in AC 15 sky light is made like door and windows by save 3d model
thank

Re: Skylights

Barry Kelly — Tue, 17 May 2011 02:08:00 GMT

Are you using the skylight tool (11, 12 & 13 have this as well) or are you just placing with the object tool?
The skylight tool will behave in the roof like the window does in a wall.
Barry.

Re: Skylights

Anonymous — Wed, 18 May 2011 06:54:42 GMT

You have to adjust the subtype of the object to skylight (roofwindow)

Re: Skylights

Barry Kelly — Wed, 18 May 2011 07:18:28 GMT

ila2 wrote:
You have to adjust the subtype of the object to skylight (roofwindow)

Yes this is true.
Make sure you save your object with the correct subtype.

However you can still place it using just the object tool - which you do not want to do as it will not be associated to the roof.
Make sure you use the skylight tool to place it (won't be available there unless you have set the skylight subtype).

Barry.

Re: Skylights

Anonymous — Wed, 18 May 2011 16:16:14 GMT

thank

ila2 wrote:
You have to adjust the subtype of the object to skylight (roofwindow)

Yes this is true.
Make sure you save your object with the correct subtype.

However you can still place it using just the object tool - which you do not want to do as it will not be associated to the roof.
Make sure you use the skylight tool to place it (won't be available there unless you have set the skylight subtype).

Barry.

I did that .... my problem is :

1 sky light not slope as roof slope just how I made it and if change roof slope some mistake happen

2 sky light hole only Regular rectangular and I did not found like <wellhole>

thank

Re: Skylights

Anonymous — Wed, 18 May 2011 17:33:00 GMT

1.) Did you use the buit-in ac_roofang parameter to slope the skylight?
2.) Yes the skylight hole could be only Rectangular (up to 14). No "Roofhole".