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multiple window problem

Anonymous
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I have a large window group consisting of 5 individual casement windows where the two end units have angled tops. I have tried and tried to find a way to properly them with no luck - maybe someone has an idea? Here's what I've tried:

1. AC windows - the casement window works fine using the ganging function although it doesn;t display the wall hatch between windows as would be best. BUT, the angled top object does not allow side ganging for some reason., if it did I would be OK.

2. Cadimage DW builder - I can create the five unit assembly almost correctly, but it doesn't treat the five sections as individual units so the dividers between them are essentially fat window jambs rather than casing in the same plane as the unit casing. And, like the AC windows, there is not wall hatching between units, though I could live with this if the rest worked right.

This seems like a basic need that should work with AC out of the box, but no luck thus far - and I really, really don't want to get into custom parts to create casing because this would be very inefficient while working through early design/revisions.

Many thanks in advance for any thoughts on this - I've been tearing my hair out...
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Anonymous
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Show the picture.
Anonymous
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Here's a quick sketch of what I'm trying for
Anonymous
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You can make yourself your individual window with wall and ceiling tool and save it as window.
Anonymous
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Thanks for the time and reponse, but that's just what I'd really like to avoid - creating custom objects that will have to be re-built if anything changes. I can understand doing that if I had some really unsual element, but this is just a group of very standard windows!

I don't want to gripe, but these sorts of shortcomings really cut into AC claimed productivity gains.

OK, I'll stop the griping - anyone have additional ideas for other add-ons, objects, libraries etc. that will get the right ganged window condition? To think I'd be all set if the standard AC angled top window just allowed for side ganging.....