topic Re: Single hung windows in Libraries & objects

Single hung windows

Yvonne — Wed, 24 May 2023 10:24:45 GMT

Is it possible to make a mirrored single hung window? where it's operable from the top?

Re: Single hung windows

tjmillar — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 06:36:26 GMT

I don't believe so, though would be glad to be proved wrong. Where I've had to do this in the past, I've just used a standard DH window and turned off the the opening markers for that window in the Opening Lines part of the settings, then added notes and independent opening markers to the elevations and window schedule. Clunky but gets the job done.

Re: Single hung windows

Kristian Bursell — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 22:54:01 GMT

If you know a little bit of GDL code you could:
1. Copy the Archicad object > you have to extract the library first using "extract a container".
2. find the object and open the GDL code to isolate the macro that places the 3d symbols.
3. make a copy of the necessary macros - might just be the main object, main macro and possible 1 other macro for the 3D symbol.
4. change the code in the macro that determines which panels arrow symbol appears.

If you know your way around GDL then this will only take 15 to 20 minutes to achieve.
However, if you don't know your way around GDL then perhaps search online in BIM Components.

Or the easiest method; you can subscribe to my (Cadswift's) Infinite Openings tool which is used by most top Archicad firms in Australia and many others around the world: https://cadswift.com.au/products/Infinite-Openings.html