Windows in archicad

[INTEXHOMES]

Can someone explain to me (i searched) how to create windows in Archicad? I see many different window styles you can select from the library, but I cannot find a way to make a simple change where I want to make one window with one sash casement and next to it fixed. This must be very simple, but it is not. I use Cadimage for this reason, but I am sure there is a way to do it from Archicad natively without an addon. 

I see a lot of tutorials online, but none of them explain how to make a simple window with different openings for the sashes. I use the SOLO USA version, and there is no basic window in it. 

[Barry Kelly]

It is recommended that you don't mix the library systems (monolithic and global library packs).

They are completely separate and should not interfere with each other (should be no duplicate warnings).

I am not sure why you have duplicates.

Expand the warnings and it will tell you where the duplicates are - could be the embedded library.

As you have the main monolith libraries loaded and only a couple of global library packs loaded, you should be OK.

It is just that you will have 2 locations in your library folder to find window objects.

Barry.

[INTEXHOMES]

Duplicates appear as soon as I add the AC 28 library and the AC 28 INT library at the same time. I have an existing project, and I have an existing template that I use where I need AC28 libraries. Basic windows I can only access in the INT library, as you showed. 

[Barry Kelly · Accepted solution]

I just loaded the same libraries.

You should find that all of those duplicates are just image files for the settings dialogues.

This is one of the complications with mixing libraries, but in this case you can ignore them.

Ignore the duplicate custom components as well.

You will just have 2 locations in your library where you will find objects doors and windows.

Note that I do not have the USA monolithic library, so in my images you see the basic windows twice.

These are the default windows in the INT/AUS libraries.

Barry.

[INTEXHOMES]

Yes, this is what I have. You are saying i am fine for the current project to ignore duplicates in this case. What do you think about new projects? How would I modify the template to use INT instead of USA? Or should I use only INT lib for the future use? 

[Barry Kelly · Accepted solution]

Scan through the list of duplicates and if they are all image files (tifs and jpgs) you should be fine.

Having duplicates isn't really a problem, it just means you will have a two places to choose the same or very similar objects.

There may be slight differences between them, but if you don't notice then it doesn't really matter.

With the library packs you can load the INT and USA (and any other language) packs all at the same time.

There will be no duplicates.

What you don't want to do is load the library packs and the old monolith libraries.

That is when things start to get mixed up.

For old jobs you keep using the old libraries.

With new jobs you use a new template and the new global libraries.

Barry.

[INTEXHOMES]

Another question. If I use USA libraries, I can place several single or so, windows side by side, mimicking sash window with individually configured sashes. However, I would get multiple dimension markers. Anyway to solve this? Or what is the proper way to do windows in USA libraries?