topic Re: Window with sloping sides in Modeling

Window with sloping sides

Anonymous — Tue, 23 May 2023 13:10:16 GMT

I can not figure out how to create a window that has 4 sides, 2 of which that join at a right angle, but the other two slope downwards at different angles.

The roof pitch is 9⁰ and the sloping wall is 100⁰

See the attached picture, it's the timber clad wall with no windows on it at the moment. My aim is to create a window on the top story that follows the roof and sloping wall, and on the story a below that has all sides at right angles apart from one side that should be parallel to the sloping wall.

Thanks.

Re: Window with sloping sides

David Pacifico — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:19:33 GMT

Would this tutorial help you?

http://www.caddigest.com/subjects/archicad/select/tutorials/103003_pacifico_window.htm

Re: Window with sloping sides

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:27:47 GMT

David wrote:
Would this tutorial help you?

http://www.caddigest.com/subjects/archicad/select/tutorials/103003_pacifico_window.htm

It did to some extent once I realised that wasn't done in archicad11, thanks. But when I save it as a custom window component it does not rotate it to be vertical. So the window is the correct shape and dimension but lying on the floor instead of standing up in the wall - if that makes sense.

Re: Window with sloping sides

David Pacifico — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:12:56 GMT

It was written a while ago and somethings have changed.

Try viewing it from what would be the windows top, and then save it.

So you need to set the view to be the north elevation in the 3D projection settings. That should give you the view of the windows top.

Re: Window with sloping sides

Djordje — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:52:11 GMT

Also, check the windows in the Depository

Re: Window with sloping sides

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:53:40 GMT

The problem may be that you have saved your assembly
as a "custom window component" rather than a "window".
Window components are objects not windows or doors
and do not get rotated to the vertical and inserted into walls.
Peter Devlin

Re: Window with sloping sides

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:32:29 GMT

Object Depository/08Doors-Windows/Free Form Window. I've used it for triangle and trapazoids and it seems to work pretty well.

Doug

Re: Window with sloping sides

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:21:49 GMT

The window is now upright, but about 10m away from the wall when in 3D, it appears to be in the correct place in plan view. Any ideas on what is causing this?

Thanks

Re: Window with sloping sides

Erich — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:42:31 GMT

Build your window at the origin in all three dimensions, X, Y, and Z.

Re: Window with sloping sides

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:27:03 GMT

Awesome, it's now sitting in the wall. However, the wall hole is rectangular where as the window is not...

Thank you for the help so far everyone.

Re: Window with sloping sides

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:53:43 GMT

Hi Nile,...

Create your slab around your window or door
and set listing & labeling ID set is name : WallHole

Is my picture
Sorry my english

Re: Window with sloping sides

David Pacifico — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:40:25 GMT

Eddy, I hadn't heard of that trick.

You could also follow the last set of instructions to put the WallHole command in the 3D script. This way you could still use the ID for labeling later.

6. Now, if your window has a non-square WallHole, you will need to select the window and choose File/GDL Objects/Open Object. (Don’t be afraid! We just need to copy and paste some GDL here.)

7. Click on the 3D Script button.

8. Scroll down until you see the script that is the single slab that you used to make the glass. Select and Copy the script that starts with cPRISM_ "Glass", "Glass", "Glass" and ends with BODY -1. (Note, the data between is the coordinates we will be using for the WallHole).

9. Scroll down to the end of the script and paste. Delete the first pasted line that likely looks like:
cPRISM_ "Glass", "Glass", "Glass"

10. In front of the next line type WALLHOLE. (This cuts the wall for the window.) Click the button Check Script.

11. Save the object and Rebuild.

Re: Window with sloping sides

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:03:41 GMT

Hello David,
I have not is skilled applies GDL script
and I still have not understood correctness with explanation of method script through?via just article but would more understood if in article following and picture as guidance.

I till now always tries applies way which manual only
where understanding of script this wallhole I try makes slab with thickness of 0 mm and placed to be medial of level object slab applies material glass for making of hole at around circumference outside window and door of intended.

process of object door or this window equal to making method of door of window in tutorial but I do not sort at consignment of my file before all.
Simply result from making of object slab by giving ID as WallHole hence automatic of GDL will recognize and makes hole equal and as of form of area which will be formed.
Till now irregular window object and door of I am create in this way and doesn't meet resistance.

I still will learn and recognizes ways to apply custom panel door of window which I am create in understanding of GDL script widely

suggestion and construction of friends in this respectable forum hardly I receive carefully

Thanks MrDavid at the instance of knowledge which more my create.
Apologizes my inggris language if imperfect

Re: Window with sloping sides

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:13:07 GMT

I put the following at the bottom of the 3D script and when I check script it an error comes up saying there aren't enough parameters at line 118... and highlights where it says WALLHOLE

WALLHOLE
             5,          0.1,
        0.4457228563283, 1.49683505719,     15,
        -7.105427357601E-015, 1.56743062233,     15,
                   0,            0,     15,
        0.7096552625813,            0,     15,
        0.4457228563283, 1.49683505719,     -1
base
vert    -1.110223024625E-016,            0,          0.1
vert    1.56743062233, -5.551115123126E-017,          0.1
vert    -1.110223024625E-016, 0.7096552625813,          0.1
vert    -1.110223024625E-016,            0,          0.2
coor      8468,     -1,     -2,     -3,     -4
del          1
body    -1

The original section of the script is:

cprism_ "Glass-Clear", "Glass-Clear", "Glass-Clear",
             5,          0.1,
        0.4457228563283, 1.49683505719,     15,
        -7.105427357601E-015, 1.56743062233,     15,
                   0,            0,     15,
        0.7096552625813,            0,     15,
        0.4457228563283, 1.49683505719,     -1
base
vert    -1.110223024625E-016,            0,          0.1
vert    1.56743062233, -5.551115123126E-017,          0.1
vert    -1.110223024625E-016, 0.7096552625813,          0.1
vert    -1.110223024625E-016,            0,          0.2
coor      8468,     -1,     -2,     -3,     -4
del          1
body    -1

Re: Window with sloping sides

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:22:52 GMT

EDDY wrote:
Hi Nile,...

Create your slab around your window or door
and set listing & labeling ID set is name : WallHole

Is my picture
Sorry my english

Thanks, this seems to have done the trick!

Re: Window with sloping sides

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:35:56 GMT

Nile,

Put the 'WALLHOLE' command on the same line as first parameters.

as in -

WALLHOLE              5,          0.1,
        0.4457228563283, 1.49683505719,     15,
etc...

Re: Window with sloping sides

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:40:59 GMT

Peter wrote:
Nile,

Put the 'WALLHOLE' command on the same line as first parameters.

as in -
WALLHOLE              5,          0.1,
        0.4457228563283, 1.49683505719,     15,
etc...

Ah now it works cheers!