topic Re: Selecting exterior face for wall composites in Modeling

Selecting exterior face for wall composites

Anonymous — Wed, 24 May 2023 10:50:15 GMT

Hi,

Is there a button to allow you to chose which face of a composite is the external side?
I don't mean the reference line.

EG - I have a solid block wall with external render.
I want to add some windows that open outwards (I want all this to be correctly listed in the schedules).

When I insert a window, ArchiCAD by default inserts it the wrong way round - IE when I select an outward opening door it shows up as opening inward on the plan.

The only way I can think to resolve it is to redraw the composite in reverse.

All advise appreciated.

Tom.

Re: Selecting exterior face for wall composites

Anonymous — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:12:01 GMT

The opening direction should be determined by where you click and not anything about the wall composition. Perhaps I don't understand your problem.

Re: Selecting exterior face for wall composites

Karl Ottenstein — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:50:56 GMT

To embellish what Matthew said: do refer to the reference manual about door/window insertion and the 'eyeball' cursor. Your first click places the door, the cursor will not be an eyeball - the position where you click the eyeball indicates two things (a) the exterior and (b) the hinge side. If you want the door to swing inwards, you'll select it after this step and click the 'flip' button.

Clicking the eyeball cursor on the exterior has been important, at least with the US library, for 10 or so years now as the US library parts accommodate different 'exterior' vs 'interior' finishes/materials (e.g., for clad doors/windows)...to say nothing of sill/stool details/etc.

[Edit: just looked at the AC 16 help file, and the text is very out of date - not mentioning exterior/interior. And, at least on my screen, the eyeball icon is too small to really recognize.]

Re: Selecting exterior face for wall composites

Anonymous — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:07:29 GMT

Cheers guys.

I already knew about clicking outside once the window is inserted.
I think what may have happened is someone flipped the window so it looks as though it opens outwards but infact was still set to open inwards.

Out of interest, is there a way to set ALL windows to open outwards by default? The Archicad default is to open inwards which just isn't very helpful in England.

Tom.

Re: Selecting exterior face for wall composites

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 03:31:10 GMT

I've found that changing the construction method for a complex profile wall can change the windows sill from the inside to the outside.