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Funky Windows

Anonymous
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hi guys,

i am looking to make some funky windows at angles on the facade, i know this should be made illegal but below is an attached image of the Autocad elevation i originally worked on.

Could any one tell em ifthis type of windwow design can be acheived and how because i hav been through all the windows and there is only your basic shapes

Thanking u in advance

problem 2.JPG
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Dwight
Newcomer
It is a complex solution.

Page 189 of the Archicad 10 reference guide shows the basics of saving an element made flat on the floor at elevation 0 as a window or door.

In principle, you create the goofy window shape and save its 3D view as a window.

The problem is that the program will cut a rectangular wall hole for that goofy shape when placed in a wall. You need GDL to fill in the irregular bits.

If this is a one-off, you can build-up the irregular window form gap into a rectangle using a slab with the same material as will appear on adjacent wall surfaces.

The attached image shows the goofy windo with infill - the easiest solution.
Dwight Atkinson
Srinivas
Enthusiast
Dwight wrote:

The problem is that the program will cut a rectangular wall hole for that goofy shape when placed in a wall. You need GDL to fill in the irregular bits.
There is a Tip for filling the irregular bits here.

http://www.archicadwiki.com/TechNotes/Creating_custom_windows?highlight=%28TechNotes/%29%7C%28TechTi...
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Dwight
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And a simple tip it is, too.
Dwight Atkinson
Anonymous
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GUYS THAT IS BRILIANT

THANK YOU SO SO SO SO MUCH

GREAT HELP....

I THINK I LIKING THIS PROGRAM MORE AND MORE!!


MERRY XMAS