BIM Coordinator Program (INT) April 22, 2024
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Curved window

Anonymous
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Good morning,
I would like to know how can I realize this window. I designed this window (part of circle - 9m length). Is it realized window? Do you know any company which can make this curved window? Or I should make this large window from few smal straight window. How do you solve it in reality? Thank you
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Thomas Holm
Booster
I haven't tried it, but you should be able to make a custom window, using the procedure described in the Help files, but with a curved (glass) wall as window pane.

More info on window making in Karl's post here:
http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=106871#106871
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Dwight
Newcomer
In reality, curved glass is "slumped" against a form, making it less perfect than float glass. The liability of curving glass is replacement - all custom.

You will see many curved facades built from straight glass segments equal in width to the glass segments in adjacent straight walls. No one remembers the segments in the curve as being anything but perfectly curved.
Dwight Atkinson
Anonymous
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Not only that, a large curved window like that would cost a lot of money.
Not sure of any companies off the top of my head that install windows like that, but i'm sure there are some around.
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