topic Re: window casing enhancement in Libraries & objects

window casing enhancement

alemanda — Wed, 24 May 2023 10:30:39 GMT

When I model building with ventilated facade I would always need to control a gap between th window casing and the ventilated facade.
Look at the picture.

Re: window casing enhancement

Erwin Edel — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 07:57:44 GMT

As a workaround, you can set a negative tolerance for the window frame and then set the tolerance for the opening, which should then affect the trim.

Just remember to substract the the tolerance from the window size to adjust back to your preferred opening size.

Re: window casing enhancement

alemanda — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 08:36:30 GMT

Thanks!
I never thought of it! I'll try it.

Re: window casing enhancement

alemanda — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 08:41:58 GMT

I've just tried it.
Have you tried it?
I cannot obtain what I want ... I need a gap between the frame of the window and the wall hole and also a gap between the outside face of the wall and the inner side of the external casing ...

Re: window casing enhancement

Erwin Edel — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 09:40:36 GMT

you can't get that second gap with the window tool.

You could add a layer of 'air' to your wall, but this is going into not being very smart territory rapidly.

I would just model the trim seperate from the window. Make a layer with a seperate intersection number so elements don't interfere with your model.

I'd make a stretchable wall complex profile shaped like an upside down U, so it's easy to adjust the fill / surface at once. Just resize it for the openings.

Re: window casing enhancement

alemanda — Wed, 24 May 2017 08:19:32 GMT

I re-open this matter.
Thanks Erwin for your suggestion. This is exactly what I always do ...
today I noticed that there's a sort of bug in the door object. actually I think it is in the macro controlling the casing ...
I noticed that if the frame thickness is greater than the wall thickness - so the frame comes out of the wall - the casing continues to be attached to the wall.
This is not correct.
Look at the picture

Re: window casing enhancement

Erwin Edel — Wed, 24 May 2017 08:30:40 GMT

I would say it is behaving correctly by sticking to the wall and the question is why you would want the extra casing attached tp the frame, but that is getting in to the details of the, well... detail

The casing as such is a bit limited, especially when you want specific details to work.

Re: window casing enhancement

alemanda — Wed, 24 May 2017 08:37:05 GMT

yes ... It seems detail of the detail ... you're right ... but BIM for me means that you model as it is built ... So I would like to have object that second this way of working as much as possible ...
I find doors a bit limiting for these missing parameters/behaviours