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Change line pen at edge of window (window contour line?)

Anonymous
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Does anyone know how to edit the red line at the upper side of the window in the attached picture? From other reading I believe it may be the window contour line. It is pen 3, which I would like to change, but cannot find where to do so.

It is not in window settings, wall settings, any relevant material settings and it does not matter if the wall is basic or composite, nothing changes. I can't for the life of me find it. A similar line appears on doors, which I would like to change as well.

Any help would be great!

window line.jpg
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Dontknow
Enthusiast
Looks like you can only turn them on or off at the window settings, on both sides or in- or outside.
I don't see a color setting.
Architectural construction designer, draftsman, modeller
ArchiCAD 25.
Anonymous
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Changing the colour is easy, I just change the colour of pen 3 (some other windows are using pen 2 here, I don't know why).

What I want to do is change the pen. As it is the only way I can change lineweight here is to modify the penset, which obviously has flow-on effects. That seems very clumsy and I can't believe it is designed that way.
Barry Kelly
Moderator
Have you tried the 'Symbol line pen' in the window settings dialogue?
This works if your wall and window are set to 'Symbolic' plan display.

Barry.
symbol_line_pen.jpg
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Anonymous
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That pen is set to pen 1. Changing both wall and window to symbolic has no effect. The line is still pen 3.
Barry Kelly
Moderator
What window object are you using?

Barry.
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Anonymous
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Vertical Multi-Sash Window 18.

Other windows are Window 18, in these this line is pen 2, but is also not changeable.
Barry Kelly
Moderator
With the Graphisoft windows it seems to be this pen.

Barry.
window_lines.jpg
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Barry Kelly
Moderator
Yep it is this pen but only if the window but only if the wall is set to 'Symbolic' plan display.

Barry.
window_lines_2.jpg
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Anonymous
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Thanks! That's the one.

I'm sure there's some logic behind putting it there which I will discover at some point, for now I just feel a little sheepish.