Door Window Builder Manual

Door & WindowBuilder 12

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Door & Window Builder 12

Introduction Door & Window Builder is a design tool to model doors and windows, with a high degree of flexibility. Due to its versatility, small and large scale changes can be applied to individual windows or to batches of selected doors and windows.

The tool also produces editable dimensioned and annotated schedules. These schedules display a list of door and/or window elevations, including ID labels and schedule notes. Elevations can be moved, dimensions edited, and notes added.

New Features for ArchiCAD 12

Glazing Setout Selecting and editing panels is now easier than ever. Just click to select a panel in the schematic preview window.

You can select a single panel, multiple panels or all panels. Click outside the window to de-select all panels.

You can also inject the current settings into non-selected panels. For large or complex windows, use the zoom and pan controls for easier selection.

A move right and move left button have been added so you can move a whole selection of panels right or left.

Custom Door Leaves ArchiCAD’s Custom Components tool allows you to create custom door leaves. Any custom door leaves you create can now be inserted into Door & Window Builder doors, windows and garage doors.

Schedule All Doors & Windows Door & Window Builder has always included a proprietary scheduling tool, but in the past it has only scheduled doors and windows from the Door & Window Builder library. This tool has now been enhanced to include doors and windows from any library.

Upgrading Very Old Doors & Windows Doors & windows placed prior to ArchiCAD 10 must be updated in a two-step process. First, open the project in ArchiCAD 11 and run the Update to ArchiCAD 11 tool. Then open the project directly in ArchiCAD 12.



Setup Before you can use the new Door & Window Builder tool, you must install the tool and update your ArchiCAD Work Environment.

Installation

Follow the instructions on the Cadimage Tools web site to download and run the installer.

The installer will insert add-ons, data files, libraries and preset files into your ArchiCAD 12 folder.

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You can download and install documentation separately. This will be added to the Documentation folder, and can be accessed from the ArchiCAD Help menu.

Language

Start ArchiCAD, and select the most appropriate language from the File > Set Cadimage Tools Language menu. This language will apply to all Cadimage Tools you have installed. You will have to re-start ArchiCAD for the language to come into effect.

Note that a particular tool may not have a translation for the selected language, in which case the tool will display in English.

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Default Settings

In your ArchiCAD templates, set the default style for the stair component and railing. Whenever you open a new project, the default style will be re-set for these tools.

Modelling Doors & Windows You can use the DoorBuilder, WindowBuilder and Garage Door objects to model doors and windows.

To model the door or window:

1. Open the Door Settings or Window Settings dialog from the ArchiCAD toolbox.

2. For each item listed in the menu to the left of the user interface

a. Click to navigate to that page.

b. Click on the Open button and select a preset.

c. If you need more control, adjust the individual parameters.

d. For even more control, use the Show More Options button to display extra settings.



The Settings Dialog Open the Door Settings or Window Settings dialog. You will see that the settings dialog is organised into a set of pages. Each page displays information related to a particular construction feature of the door or window.

Page Menu Click on the menu to the left of the palette to navigate to a particular page. For example, click on Frame to navigate to a page that displays settings for the door or window frame.

More or Fewer Options Button Below the menu bar is a button labelled Show More Options or Show Fewer Options. Use this button to display more or less information about the window.

When you click on Show More Options, extra dialog pages will appear in the menu, providing more precise control over the door or window.



Presets At the top of each interface page are two buttons labelled Open and Save. These buttons allow you to select and create Presets. Click on the Open button to apply a Preset, and on the Save button to save the current settings as a Preset.

What are Presets?

To model a door or window parametrically, you have to set the values of parameters that control the length and height of the door or window, the shape of the door or window head (including the shape dimensions), the position of each mullion and transom, and the type of panel that goes into each space. There are many parameters, and so defining a door or window could be quite a chore.

The Preset files have been designed to reduce the amount of work you have to do. Rather than setting all the parameters individually, you can simply choose a Preset file. The file contains a bunch of parameter values that are applied instantly on selection.

Modelling the door or window is now a much easier task. All you need to do is to browse to choose a frame type, a shape, or a set of materials that has been previously stored.

Multiple Presets

Each page of the Settings dialog displays a group of fields into which you can type values, and lists from which you can select values. Each value sets some parameter of the door or window you are modelling.

One page of the Settings dialog displays parameters that control the Shape of the door or window. Another page displays parameters that control the Interior Trim. There is no overlap between these two pages – selecting an interior trim type has no effect on the shape of the door or window, and vice versa.

Rather than using a single Preset that stores all the data about the door or window, multiple presets are used. One preset stores data about the shape of the door or window, another stores data about the interior trim, and so on.

This provides an intuitive environment for design, where you can mix and match the various components of a window or door. Initially, the shape and set-out is important. For structural purposes, it may soon become necessary to select a frame type, and because this can be done independently, the shape and set-out remain intact. Later you may want to apply trims, and once more this can be done using an independent Preset. Eventually you may even want to choose a colour scheme, using yet another Preset.



Using Presets

To apply a Preset file:

1. Click on the Open button. A file dialog will open.


or

2. The first time you use the library, you will need to browse to locate the Cadimage Extras\Defaults\DWBuilder fAC11\ folder.

3. Choose a folder that contains the correct defaults.

4. There may be sub-folders within this folder. Choose one, and then select one of the files contained in it.

Door & Window Builder 12 Click on Open to open the file.

The settings will be applied to the window or door parameters.

Combining Presets and Parameters

Having applied a Preset, you can refine the model further by adjusting individual parameters. As soon as you adjust a parameter, the preset header will display Custom Settings.

Saving Presets

To save a new Preset, or to over-write an existing Preset:

1. Click on the Save button.

2. Browse to the folder where you want to store the file.

3. Enter a file name, and click on the Save button.

Sharing Presets

Sharing Presets is easy. Just send the file to your colleague. He/she can place the Preset file into their Cadimage Extras folder for immediate use.



Editing Individual Parameters You can get further control by editing the individual parameter settings that make up the Presets.

To edit individual parameters:

1. Use the menu field to navigate to the various pages of the Settings dialog.

2. If necessary, use the Show More Options button to display even more settings. This will apply to all

menu items.

Often, this will result in the page being split into parts.

3. Edit the individual parameters (e.g. dimensions, materials, pens, etc.).

4. With Clicking the Show Fewer Options you will return to the Regular menu options.



Dynamic Hotspots Each door and window has hotspots placed at strategic points on its 3D model. These hotspots can be used to select the door or window, and to align it with other construction elements.

Some of the hotspots that define adjustable dimensions are also dynamic. If you select these hotspots, you can graphically adjust their dimensions.

The dynamic hotspots are available in Section and Elevation windows (provided the section or elevation line is parallel with the wall containing the door or window), and in some 3D views.

To edit a door or window using the dynamic hotspots:

1. Select the door or window in section view.

2. Click & hold on a dynamic hotspot, and a dialog box will appear. You can adjust the hotspot

manually by dragging the mouse cursor, or key in numeric data.

3. Click again to apply the setting. Finally, re-build the section window to remove hidden lines.

Tips

Use dynamic hotspots whenever you need to match a window or door shape to surrounding structures (e.g. when placing a window under a gable roof, or a door under a stair).

Make sure you are using the first option in the pet palette:



Placing Doors & Windows into Walls In Floor Plan, place a door or window into a wall at any checkmark or mercedes cursor position on the wall’s outline. You can also place doors and windows while in the 3D view.

Placing a Window

To place a window into a wall in floor plan,

1. Choose a Geometry Method. This allows you to position the window by its midpoint or by one

edge.

2. Click on the wall where you want to place the window. This defines the position of the window.

3. If you chose to place the window by an edge, click to indicate which side to form the window

opening.

4. An Eyeball Cursor will appear. Move the Eyeball Cursor to indicate the exterior side of the wall,

and the left hand side of the window (as pictured in the settings dialog).

5. Click to complete the operation.



Placing a Door

To place a door into a wall in floor plan,

1. Choose a Geometry Method.

This allows you to position the

door by its midpoint or by one

edge.

2. Click on the wall where you want

to place the door. This defines the

position of the door.

3. An Eyeball Cursor will appear.

Move the Eyeball Cursor to

indicate the direction of the door

swing.

4. Click to complete the operation.

Tips

To place a mirrored version of the window, make your final click (step 4) on the right hand side.

If the door or window is facing the wrong side of the wall, rotate it (Ctrl-E) in the wall.

If the door or window is mirrored left-right, mirror it (Ctrl-M) in the wall.

You can place multiple copies of the same door or window. Once the door or window settings have been chosen, the same settings will apply to all doors or windows placed.

You can copy a door or window from one wall into another wall.

Capture the settings of an existing door or window by holding the Alt key (the Option key for Mac users) and clicking on the door or window with a Syringe cursor.

An identical door or window can now be placed in any wall.

You can transfer the settings of one door or window to another door or window.

Capture the settings of an existing door or window by holding the Alt key (the Option key for Mac users) and clicking on the door or window with a Syringe cursor.

Transfer the settings to an existing door or window by holding the Ctrl-Alt keys (the Option-Apple keys for Mac users) and clicking on the existing door or window with a Syringe cursor.



Corner Windows

You can create corner windows in intersecting walls by butting two windows together. To create a corner window:

1. Place a regular Window Builder window into each of the intersecting walls.

2. Select each window in turn, and open its settings dialog. Choose Setout, and click on the Show More Options button. Choose Setout > Join Adjacent from the menu. Choose Corner Post or Glass Joint for one end of the selected window. Set the mitre angle to match that of the walls. (For walls meeting at 90°, set the mitre angle to 45°. For internal angles, use negative values.)

3. If necessary, mirror one or other of the windows so that the mitred ends are pointing to the shared corner.

4. At the mitred end of the window, at the exterior side of the wall, you will see a hotspot. Drag each window until this hotspot sits directly on the corner of the two walls.

Bay Windows

Bay windows can be created using the same technique as corner windows. Place the various sections of window into the bay walls, then mitre the ends and drag/stretch each section so that the mitred ends line up with the wall corners.


Door & Window Builder 12 Labelling Doors & Windows

For construction documents, it is necessary to label doors and windows in plan, section and elevation views. This section describes how to label doors and windows efficiently.

Dimension Markers in Floor Plan

Attaching a Dimension Marker

You should use a Dimension Marker such as the Cadimage DW Marker to label doors and windows in floor plan.

The Cadimage DW Marker gives options to show ID, opening size and (when used with Door Builder) the individual leaf sizes.

There are formatting options for ID and dimension text.

On floor plan, dynamic hotspots allow re

-positioning of the text.

Displaying Dimension Markers

in any view set, choose the To show or hide dimension markersDocument > Set Model View > Model View Options palette.



Labels in Section and Elevation Use the Cadimage ID Label to label doors and windows in section or elevation. This label simply attaches the ID of the door or window to its elevation. First, check the Label Default Settings, then attach labels to the doors/windows.

To check the Label Default Settings:

1. Open the Label Default Settings dialog.

2. In the Content and Preview section,

choose the Door Tool.

3. Select the Cadimage ID Label from the

menu at the right.

4. On the Text Style tab, set the font

parameters, and choose whether you want

a Label Frame.

On the Symbol Label tab, choose some basic formatting options. Select Use symbol arrow unless you want a regular pointer on the label.

5. Choose a layer that you can be sure will be visible when you come to label the doors and windows in

section and/or elevation.

6. In the Content and Preview section, choose the Window Tool, and repeat steps 3 – 6.


Door & Window Builder 12 Now you can label selections of doors or windows. To label doors or windows in section or elevation:

1. Open the section or elevation view in which you want to place the

labels.

2. Select the doors or windows to which you want to attach labels.

3. Click on the Label Element checkbox in your Info Box. (You can use Work Environment to set up

your info box so that this checkbox is at the top of the list).

4. The doors or windows will be labelled automatically.

5. You can select the labels and move or edit them.

Tips

Once the doors or windows have been labelled, the label remains attached and will follow changes made to the door or window. If the door or window is moved in floor plan, the section label will move to follow it. If the user ID is changed, the section label will display the new ID.

If you want to include the zone number as part of the door or window ID, use the keyword <ZONE> in the ID. For example, imagine a door in a zone numbered ‘05’. If you set its ID to “D<ZONE>/A”, the label will display “D05/A”.



Door & Window Schedules You can create a schedule (a set of dimensioned and annotated elevations) of doors and windows in a project. Each schedule is automatically assigned to a worksheet, and displays a subset of the doors and windows. The exact selection of doors and windows displayed is based on criteria such as layer, type and element ID.

You can create as many schedules as you like for a project. The schedules can contain both doors and windows, including doors and windows from other libraries.

Creating and Editing Schedule Schemes Schedule schemes are similar to Presets, in that they store all the settings of a schedule. You might have one scheme to create an exterior joinery schedule, another for interior doors, and a third for garage doors.

When you want to use the schedule in a different project, you can import the scheme and all the settings are applied.

To create a schedule scheme:

1. Choose Door and Window > Schedule Settings from the Cadimage menu.

A Door and Window Schedule Settings dialog will appear.

2. Click on the Schemes tab to open it. Choose an existing scheme, or create a new one.

3. Click on the Criteria tab to open that section of the dialog. Here you can choose criteria that control which doors and/or windows to include in the schedule.

4. Choose whether to collate identical doors and windows, and which settings should be checked when testing for identical doors and windows.


Door & Window Builder 12 5. Open the Layout section and choose

the Master Layout you intend to use to print the schedule.

You can also set the distance from the door and window elevations to each layout margin, set the gaps between adjacent door or window elevations, and choose a drawing Scale.

6. Open the Dimensions section and choose settings for how the door and window elevations should be dimensioned.

7. Open the Labels section and choose whether or not to display the IDs of the doors and windows in the schedule. Also choose whether the Additional Notes should be displayed. Select formatting options for the IDs and notes.

Scheduling Doors and Windows Once you have created schedule schemes, scheduling is relatively straightforward.

Scheduling from the Cadimage Menu

If you are currently working in a schedule worksheet window, use the schedule quick palette to update the schedule. Otherwise, you can update schedules using the Cadimage menu.

To create or update a schedule:

1. Choose Door and Window > Update Schedule from the Cadimage menu.

2. From the dialog that appears, choose the schedules you want to update.

3. Click OK to update the schedules.

Note that when you update an existing schedule, you will lose any formatting you may have applied to that schedule, and default scheme formatting will be applied. For instance, if you moved some of the door or window elevations, added notes, or adjusted some of the dimension lines, these changes will not be retained.


Door & Window Builder 12 Scheduling from the Quick Palette

When you are working in a schedule worksheet window, a small palette will appear. This palette gives you direct access to the schedule scheme settings for that worksheet. It also provides a refresh button to update the schedule.

Managing Updates

When you update a schedule, the whole schedule gets rebuilt from scratch. Any formatting you did (moving door or window elevations, editing dimensions, etc.) will be lost. From time to time you will have to update a schedule that has had a lot of work done to it. Rather than losing all of that work, try the following technique.

To retain the changes you made, you should work with two worksheets. One is the automatic schedule that gets rebuilt each time it is updated. The other is a copy in which you can edit the schedule. Because the copy is not automatically rebuilt on updating the schedule, the changes you made will be retained. You can use the Trace and Compare function to compare the newly updated schedule with your edited worksheet. Copy and paste window and door elevations from the updated schedule to the copy if they have changed in the model.

You may want to work this way as common practice, to avoid accidentally losing work.

Schedule Settings Dialog The Door and Window Schedule Settings dialog provides all of the settings you need to define a unique schedule scheme.

Creating and Editing Schemes

Click the Create New … button to bring up the Create New Scheme sub-dialog.

Type the Name of the scheme (a description of the type of schedule it defines), and an ID to apply to the worksheet (the ID is optional – you may use an empty string).

Another way to create a scheme is to Duplicate an existing scheme, and change one or two settings. You can also Rename and Delete schemes by clicking on the corresponding buttons.


A worksheet will be automatically When you have created the schemes you want to use in the project, click on OK. created for each scheme.

Exporting and Importing Schemes

Import and Export functions allow you to save schemes for use in other projects.

Click on the Export button to save a scheme as a Data file. A file Save dialog will appear. Type a name for the data file, then click OK to save the file.

Having exported a file, you can import it into another ArchiCAD plan file.


Selecting Doors and Windows to Schedule

The settings found under the Criteria tab of the Door and Window Settings dialog allow you to define a subset of the doors and windows you want to include in the schedule.

Doors and/or Windows Choose whether to include doors and/or windows in the schedule

Filter on ID You can choose to include only doors and windows that satisfy criteria applied to their Element IDs. For example, you could choose to include only doors and windows that have a ‘D’ or a ‘W’ in their element ID, but exclude all garage doors containing the letter combination ‘GD’. This would allow you to schedule certain

windows as doors.

Click on the Edit Filter button to define criteria for the element IDs. A sub-dialog entitled Element ID Filters will appear.

Use the Add Filter button to add new criteria to the element IDs. You can apply multiple criteria in this dialog.

Click on the OK button to apply the filters.

Layer Combinations The current layer settings can be captured and used as a criterion for which doors and windows are displayed in the schedule. Click the Store Current Layers button to store the current layer settings with the schedule setup. Only doors and windows in walls on the currently visible layers at the time you clicked the Store Current Layers button will be included in the schedule. Any layers created after storing the

current layers will not be included in the schedule.

To include doors and windows from all project layers, disable the Layer Combination checkbox.

Storeys By default, the schedule will include doors and windows from All Storeys. To restrict the schedule to include doors and windows in a single storey, select that storey from the list.

Schedule Layout

Open the Layout section of the Door and Window Schedule Settings dialog.

Master Layout Choose which Master Layout you intend to use when you print the schedule.

Distance from the Margins Set the Distances from Margin. These are measured from the layout margins, not from the edge of the paper. They are measured to the door or window elevation, so you should allow some space for the dimensions left, right and above the elevations. Also allow some space for door and window IDs and notes below the elevations.


Door & Window Builder 12 Gap between Items

Set the horizontal and vertical gaps between adjacent door or window elevations. These gaps should be set large enough to allow for dimension lines at each side and above the door and window elevations. You should also allow for the ID and notes below the elevations.

Drawing Scale


on the Dimension Settings button to

Choose a drawing Scale for the schedule. The scale you set here actively controls the scale of the schedule worksheet. Whenever you refresh the schedule, the worksheet’s scale will be re-set to this scale.

Collating Doors and Windows

Frequently, many of the doors and windows to be scheduled are identical. In such cases, you can choose to display a single door or window elevation with multiple IDs listed under it. This not only saves paper, but also helps the door or window manufacturer.

When deciding which doors and windows are identical, the schedule tool will check the parameter values. By default, some of these will always be checked. However, two doors may be considered identical if the only difference is the pen settings. Similarly, you may or may not care what materials you used when modelling the doors and windows. Use the check boxes to indicate which of the settings should be checked during the collation process.

Dimension Options

Open the Dimensions section of the Door and Window Schedule Settings dialog, and choose settings for how the door and window elevations should be dimensioned. These settings only apply to doors and windows from the Door & WindowBuilder library. Doors and windows from other libraries will be given a basic set of dimensions.

Choose an option for how you want the door and window elevations to be dimensioned, and choose whether to dimension the sill height or to ignore sill height in the schedule.

Set the Spacing between dimension lines, and the distance to the first dimension line.

Click bring up the regular Dimension Settings dialog.

Note: Dimension Details are not used in theschedules, so are not stored in the schedule settings.

Door & Window Builder 12 Door & Window Elevations

Options

The door and window elevations use the same pen settings as the original doors and windows in the project.


You can choose to display the elevations as shaded in hidden line view. You can show or hide the ID labels and the schedule notes.

Moving Door and Window Elevations

Each of the door and window elevations is a separate object that can be dragged to a different location. You can use this to group associated doors and windows.

For example, if you used three windows to form a bay window, you can drag them together so that they touch each other.

In this case, you will also want to remove some of the dimension lines, and turn off the notes for the second and third windows.

Any editing you do will be lost if you update the schedule.

Adding Notes

You can add a set of notes to each door and window elevation in the schedule. The set of notes might specify the construction materials, construction details, finish, location and hardware. The notes will appear below the dimensioned elevation.

Door & Window Builder 12 To edit the notes for a door or window elevation, select the door or window elevation, and open its Settings dialog.


Navigate to the Notes page. You will see a list of notes. Each note has a title and text.

To select a note for editing, click on the item in the list. You can use the Insert, Move Up, Move Down and Delete buttons to edit the list of notes.

To edit the text of a note, select it in the list, and type into the Selected Note fields.

Click on Save All Notes to save all the listed notes to a Preset file.

Click on Save Selected to save just the single selected note to a Preset file.

Click on Get Notes to add a list of notes from a Preset file to the list. A file Open dialog will appear. Browse to select the required note.

Tips

You can add notes to a batch of doors/windows at once. Select a set of doors/windows and open the Door or window Settings dialog, then proceed as for a single door or window.

If you use a key words in a note, the schedule will substitute calculated values. This only works for the doors and windows in the Door & WindowBuilder library.

o To display the total area in the schedule, use the key word <AREA> (including the brackets).

o To display the total glass area in the schedule, use the key word <GLASS>.

o To display the area of opening sashes in the schedule, use the key word <OPEN>.

o To display the U-Value in the schedule, use the key word <UVAL>.

o To display the UA-Value in the schedule, use the key word <UAVAL>.

Dimensions Depending on the schedule scheme settings, dimension lines will be placed on each of the door and window elevations. These are regular ArchiCAD dimension lines, so all of the usual editing options are available.

Because the dimensions are associative, they will move with the door or window elevation. If you drag the elevation, the dimensions will move with it.

Any editing you do will be lost if you update the schedule.


Parameters This section identifies the available parameters of the doors, windows and garage doors, and where to locate them in the Door & Window Builder interface.

Setout – Window Builder When you look at a window, the first thing you notice is its shape. Is it rectangular or arched? Is it long and narrow, or tall and thin? What about the positions of transoms and mullions? Can any of the panels open? All of these parameters can be set on the Setout page.

Shape

Set the Head Shape and Sill Shape of the window, including dimensions. Most shapes have dimensions for offsets from the bounding rectangle corners.

Size – More Options

With Show More Options the Size page becomes available. On this page, set the Total Width and Total Height of the window, including the heights of the optional Top Panel Height (measured down from the head height) and Bottom Panel Height (measured up from the sill height).

Join Adjacent – More Options

With Show More Options selected, the Join Adjacent page becomes available. Edge conditions can be set to allow windows to be pushed together to form corner windows or to merge windows vertically.

To model corner windows, select Corner Post or Glass Joint, for the Left or Right Jambs. Set the mitre angle.

To merge windows together vertically, choose a Half Transom or Glass Joint for the Head or Sill.



Glazing - WindowBuilder

Use the Glazing page to set out the glazed panels.


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Door & Window Builder 12 Inject Settings Mode

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Most of the panel settings are self-explanatory (panel type, material, etc.). There are a couple of options that require special mention. These are described below.

PT Panel Width dimension.

fit into the each with a

Savzero width, the result will be even spacing.

T nels and set the ng width. panel width value. Any zero-width panels will fit into the remaini

If there are no zero-width panels, the panels will be stretched proportionally to fit the available space.

For example, if you want to split a window into two sashesthe width of the other, you can set one sash width to 1m and the other to 2m. The sashes will calculate their true size automatically.

S

You can split any of the sashes into multiple vertical and horizontal units.

orizontal rows and 3 vertical columns.

Below, the large sash is split into 2 h

2 1


Glazing Bars – More Options With Show More Options the Glazing Bars page becomes available. Select panels as described above. Glazing bars can be attached to the selected panels, and the material and dimensions of the glazing bars can be set. For edge-type patterns, you can choose the edges to which the bars should be applied.

oors

If you included a door in the panel setout, thMore Options to show the Doors page.

On this page, choose the door type to be doors are included in the window set-oopening direction (inwards or outwards), anoffset. If the pivot offsets are set to zero,become hinged.

Setout – Door Builder

Setout – Regular Option

Set the over-all Dimensionswidths & sill heights, overlight height, leand threshold height.

Shape – More Options

With Show More Options the Shapeavailable.

Select a door head shape. For each side ofshape’s offsets from top and side.

For the Flat head type, use the Remove the head jamb checkbox to remove the frame from the door head.

D

en enable Show

used wherever ut. Choose the d set the pivot the leaves will

of the door, including sidelight af width & height,

page becomes

the door, set the


Door & Window Builder 12 Size – More Options


reshold height. Choose the number of anels across a leaf. On the image there is one panel set for e left leaf and zero for the right one.

Under Mounting, choose to either to Interior Side

If you selected a hinged door, you can select the Pivot Offsets for each side of the door.

If you selected a sliding door, extra parameters will be displayed that provide control for the overlaps of the sliding leaves.

Note on Door Operation ote that different effects can be created by using the door operation together with other parameters such as the ame thickness and leaf pivot offset.

ets are set to zero, this is a regular door leaf, hinged to the frame or to the next p and bottom.

Double Swing Similar to the Single Swing, but the leaf is free to swing either way.

i-fold he first leaf is hinged to the frame. Extra leaves are hinged alternately to fold together.

With Show More Options the Size page becomes available.

Set the over-all dimensions of the door, including over light height, sidelight width and threshold height, leaf width and height, and thpth

Doors – More Options

With Show More Options the Doors page

Open to .

becomes available.

Choose an operation type for the door leaves on the left and right side of the opening. Select the Number and Width of the leaves.

Exterior Side or Open

ANfr

None

No door leaf is placed.

Single Swing If pivot offsleaf. If non-zero pivot offsets are set, each leaf is pivoted at to

BT


Closet Slider Leaves are stacked to slide past each other between the frames. either end.

The door can be opened from

face of the frame. If the frame l be mounted on the wall.

Surface Slider The sliding leaves are stacked on the suraligns with the wall surface, the leaves wil

cket Slider y formed in the wall.

Glazing page beco

Door Leaf

ptions re Options the Door Leaf page breaks into 2

r 4 (Door Builder) parts. The first (and Leaf Style, are identical to the Door Leaf

egular detail mode.


PoThe leaves slide into a cavit

Glazing – More Options

With Show More Options the mes available.

Choose how you want the over lights, sidelights and door leaves to interact with the frame.

Door Leaf – Regular OptionChoose the Panel to Insert wherever non-glazed panels are indicated in the selected leaf setout.

Choose from the selection of glazing bars. Change the horizontal and

vertical spacing, thickness and width of the glazing bars. These settings apply to all glazed panels in the leaves.

eaf Style – More OWith Show Mo

Builder) oird) of these,

L

(Window thpage in r

For the Door Builder, you can select a different leaf style for each side of the door.



ustom Components ArchiCAD provides a tool to create custom door leaves.

ries Objects > Save Custom Component.

from the list, and save the

pen the Door Settings dialog and choose DoorBuilder. On Door Leaf > Leaf Style page, select the Custom

ption for Door Leaf Panel.

ype the name of the custom component you created.

ote that custom door leaves need not be rectangular. You proach to create batwing doors. The custom

is stretched to fill the bounding rectangle of the door leaf.

to Show Dimensions button

C

Design a door leaf using slabs. Whatever materials you assign to the slabs will be used for the dleaf.

oor

and

Select the slabs, and choose File > Libra

A dialog will appear – choose Custom Door Leaf door leaf using a unique name.

Othe o

T

Ncan use this apcomponent

Dimensions – More OptionsWith Show More Options the Dimensions page becomes available.

To avoid issues with existing doors, Door Builder requires you to click on the Click before the full interface is displayed.

Door & Window Builder 12 Set the dimensions for rails width & height, leaf thickness,

Window Builder.

ver lights.

Options With Show More Options the Left Sidelight and

imensions – More Options Dimensions page becomes

ights of sidelight rails (handrail height, vision rail

panel width & handle position. Set the width of slats, if or louvers have been selected for the panel type.

t&g

Door Leaf Defaults can be used for both the Door Builder theand

idelight Panels – Door Builder

els – Regular Option hoose the panel setout for Sidelights and O

S

Sidelight PanC

Left Sidelight/Right Sidelight – More


Right Sidelight pages become available.

On these pages, select a Setout for the sidelight. For each panel in the setout, choose a panel type.

Use the checkboxes to select the edges to which Glazing Bars should be applied.

Overlight – More Options With Show More Options the Over light page becomes available.

Choose a Setout for the over light, and select panel types for End Panels and Mid Panels.

DWith Show More Options the available.

Set the heheight, door head height), and the rail dimensions. To remove rails, set the dimensions to zero.



ge

ng bar patterns and idelights, Overlights and Corner glazing.

Panel Insert – More Options

hoose which panel type to use in the sidelights wherevon-glazed panel is selected.

ardware

Hardware Choose handle type.

Set dimensions for the kick plates, and choose an inset from the leaf edge. Use the checkboxes to apply kick plates to the exterior and/or interior face of the door.

To set the position of the handles on the door leaves see Door Leaf Dimensions

Glazing Bars – More Options

With Show More Options the Glazing Bars pa becomes

dimensions for

available.

On this page, choose glaziS

With Show More Options the Panel Insert page becoavailable.

mes

er a Cn

H

.

For GDL wizards who want to make their own handles, ore up to 5 custom handles as .gsm files in the Door & indow Builder library. Use one of the existing custom

template for the parameter set.

Exterior Handles/Interior Handles – More Options With Show More Options the Exterior Handles and Interior Handles pages become available.

On either page, choose the handle type and plate type, and set the dimensions.

s

its Inset from the af Edge.

hoose to fix a kick plate to the exterior and/or interior side f the door.

stWhandles as a

Kick PlateWith Show More Options the Kick Plates page becomes available.

Set the Plate Height & Thickness, andLe

Co

Door & Window Builder 12 Handle and Kick Plates PlacemFor Door Builder doors, the inte

ent rface includes

eaf heckbox controls whether or not the handles are

n the opposite leaf.

tiple door leaves are used, use the Place andles to All Leaves checkbox to include

handles on all leaves. If the checkbox is Off, handles leaf.

rame

egular Option idth and thickness of the main and inner

of the inner frame.

rt of the frame

f Mullions and Transoms.

ude a Flange around the exterior edge of the main ame, click on the Include Flange checkbox, and set luminium and steel profiles more realistically.

Tips

Frame width can be set to zero to remove the f

Mullion & Transom widths can be set to zero to wi

ge adds extra complexity to the model,

checkboxes to control handle and kick plate placement.

Handles are always included on the main (placement side) leaf. The Place Handles on Second Lcalso included o

When mulH

will only be placed to the latched

F

Frame – RChoose the wframes, and the setback

Main Frame – More Options With Show More Options the Main Frame page becomes available. On this page, define the fixed pathat supports all the panels.

Set the dimensions of the Main Frame that runs around the edge of the opening.

By default the mullion and transom dimensions match those of the main frame. Unlink Dimensions if you want extra

er the dimensions ocontrol ov

To inclfr the flange dimensions. The flange can be used to model a

rame altogether.

completely remove the mullions or transoms. This ndows where glass sheets are butted together.

so use it only if needed.

can be used when modelling large commercial

The flan


Door & Window Builder 12 Sashes and Doors – More Options


tback from the main frame. Set the door leaf setback from e main frame, and the stop thickness (Door Builder only -

Extensions – More Options ow More Options the Extensions page becomes

extension fields to extend the wall on the interior and exterior

TimWith

sill width an

Wall Sk ore Options

ble. The Wall Skins

surro

round the end of the opening.

or Plaster. If you choose Plaster, the skin pushes into

With Show More Options the Sashes and Doors page becomes available. On this page, define the frame profile used to form glazed panels, and how the doors fit into the main frame.

Set the width and thickness of the inner frame, and its sethonly displayed in plan view).

With Shavailable. Set the values of the frame beyond the face of thesides. This can be used, for example, to model a slimline interior reveal.

ber Sill – More Options Show More Options the Timber Sill page becomes

available. Use this page when modelling a timber frame, including an integrated exterior sill to shed rainwater.

timber sill using the checkbox in the top palette.

ess of the main frame. Set the timber d margin.

n or off under the Symbol/Plan View Items tab.

timber and brick sills.

Add a

This sill takes the thickn

Tips:

In floor plan, the sill 2D symbol can be turned o

The sill fall angle and extensions apply to both

The sill end extensions only apply to the timber sill if it extends beyond the face of the wall.

ins – MWith Show More Options the Wall Skins page becomes availacontrol over the behaviour of the wall

unding the door or window in plan view.

page gives

Cavity Closure This palette allows you to turn the exterior and interior skins a

For Exterior skins, choose None the opening.


For Interior skins, choose None, Plaster 1 or Plaster 2.

osing Plaster 1 or Plaster 2 causes the interior skin to turn around the end of the Plaster 2 also forms a plaster coving to the

his palette determines how many skins should turn in/out.

y the formatting will

r

s it to be pulled out from the surface of the wall. This allows you to use the Door & Window Builder trims when working with wall

ons

Head Moulding – More Oith Show More Options the Head Moulding page

mes available.

Head Moulding

n

th cks, and set

Choopening to strike the door or window frame. window frame.

Number of Skins T

Apply to Ends Choose which ends to apply the formatting. Normallapply to both ends.

Exterior Trims

Use the trims for walls without attached wall accessoown trims around doors and windows.

ies. Where wall accessories are used, these will provide their

Tip

The exterior trims add extra complexity to the model, so use only if needed.

In floor plan, a dynamic hotspot on the outer edge of the trim allow

accessories, if you prefer.

Exterior Trims – Fewer Opti


With Show Fewer Options the basic settings for Exterior Trims are available.

Choose a Head Moulding, Exterior Trim, and Sill type. Jamb Moulding

ptions Wbeco

Click on the Moulding style and PlaceThickness, Profile Width ashould Extend Beyond the

Use the checkbox to split the brick width.

page to choose a Head ment method. Set the Profile d the amount that the moulding edge of the Frame.

e moulding into Bri



age becomes available.

se the Exterior Trim type. Set the Profile Width and Thickness, and the Offset from the edge of the Frame.

Use the checkbox to split the exterior architrave into Bricks, and set brick width.

pletely surround the window, unless a brick sill and/or head moulding have been specified, in which case they will break the architrave.

ng – More Options

Choose insid

et the reveal offset dimension to each edge. Set Profile Width & Thickness. Use the checkbox to split the moulding

Thickness to zero, the moulding will automatically fill the space terior reveals.

For the reveal settings to take effect, the ArchiCAD reveal settings need to be turned off.

Exterior Trim – More Options With Show More Options the Exterior Trimp

Choo

Tip:

The exterior trim will com

Jamb MouldiWith Show More Options the Jamb Moulding page becomes available.

a profile for the Jamb Moulding you want to apply e the exterior reveals.

S

into Bricks, and set the brick width.

Tips:

If you set the Profile Width orprovided by the ex

Only use the left or middle buttons for the ArchiCAD reveal setting with the Door and Window Builder.

brick or tile sill as part

ll Width, and the distance thll into bricks, and set the brick width.

Brick Sill – More Options With Show More Options the Brick Sill page

of the

e sill should Extend Beyond the Frame. Use the checkbox t

becomes available.

(This sill models a opening in the wall, and should not be confused with the timber sill which is part of a timber window or door frame. To add an exterior timber sill, or an interior sill, go to the Frame/Timber Sill page.)

Choose a profile for the exterior sill. Set Fall Angle, Sill Thickness, Si o split the si


Interior Trim

Interior Trim –ith Show Fewer Options the Interior Trim page is

se a profile for the Interior Trim.

Under InteriorSill, and set its t

In the Interiorinterior timber thickness to zer

s

to remove the interior r

ons

dge

Sill & Reveal – More Options With Show Moavailable.

Under Interior Sill, choose whether to Inclh and the end

To remove the inte

Show Fewer Options the Materials page is available. he material for each main component of the door or

window is displayed. Choose a material for each component. The whole of the component will be painted with the same material.

If a component is currently painted with more than one material, an asterisk will alert you to this situation. In the illustration above, there is currently more than one material set for Glass. This is a result of having set different materials

Fewer Options


Wavailable. Choo

Sill, choose whether to Include an Interior hickness, width and the end extensions.

Reveal palette, choose the thickness of the reveal. To remove the interior reveal, set its o.

Tip

Omitting the sill will place the interior reveal board around the whole frame.

:

Set the thickness to zero eveal.

plexity to the model, so use only if needed. The interior trim, sill and reveal all add extra com

Interior Trim – More OptiWith Show More Options the Interior Trim page changes to include the dimensions of the trim. Set the Profile Width, Thickness, and the Offset from the e of the Frame.

re Option the Sill & Reveal page becomes s

ude an Interior extensions.

of the rior reveal, set its

Sill, and set its thickness, widt

In the Interior Reveal palette, choose the thicknessinterior timber reveal.thickness to zero.

Materials

Materials – Regular Option With T



glass panels. If you select a material for Glass in this palette, all the glass panels will take the new

onent of the

the

ferent materials for each side of the door leaf.

Symbol

s

r D ction and Elevation views.

Choose which convention to use for Pivot Lines.

e is ailable.

the Symbol Detail palette, choose how you want the floor appear.

all scales, where detail is not required, the floor plan mbol will be replaced by a simple generic outline. Choose

ould be used.

steel frames in the Door Builder, thickness is used to set the depth that thembedded into the wall.

The example shows the effect of changinframe thickness parameter. The frame the door on the left is set to zero.

Plan View Items – More Options e Plan View Items page is

for each of thematerial.

Materials – More Options With Show More Options the Materials page is broken into several new pages, one for each basic compdoor or window.

Each page contains more than one material forcomponent. For example, the Door Leaf page allows you to paint the door leaf rails and panels with different materials, and also allows dif

Symbol - Fewer OptionWith Show Fewer Options the Symbol page is available.

Set the 2D Pens for the plan view symbol, and the 3D Pens o 3 , Sef

Plan View Detail - More Options With Show More Options the Plan View Detail pagav

Inplan symbol to

At smsythe scale at which the more detailed symbol sh

If you always want full detail to be used, set the Always show Full Detail checkbox to on.

In the Door Symbol palette, choose a style for the Openingleaf swing.

Arc. The example below shows the two options for

frame ame is

Tips:

For the e fr

g the thickness for

With Show More Options thavailable.

On this page, use the checkboxes to select which items to display in the plan view symbol.


components.

ns page is available.

in the 3D, ection and Elevation windows.

on, an extra line de the frame line.

s

kbox on if you want to Use a Dashed Line for the pivot line, and set the Dash Length. Choose a Pen for the pivot

Choose ion using the checkboxes at the bottom of the interface

Opening DooWith theOpeSections

argins are te leaves. For sliding doors, this value is an o

You can control the left and right leaves independently (hence

You can set a different opening margin for 3D views and seopen in the floor plan, closed in section, and partly open n 3D

The example shows two ways of showing the exact same door by

using different combinations of floor plan items.

2D Pens & Fills – More Options With Show More Options the 2D Pens & Fills page is available.

On this page, select pens, fills and line types for various plan view

3D Pens – More Options With Show More Options the 3D Pe

On this page, select pens for various componentsS

If the Extra Line to Glass checkbox is set to will be drawn around glass panels, insi

Pivot Lines – More OptionWith Show More Options the Pivot Lines page is available.

On this page are controls for how the pivot lines are drawn.The pivot lines show up in 3D and/or section/elevation views, and indicate how the door operates.

Choose a convention for the Pivot Symbol.

Set the chec

lines.

to Show or hide the pivot lines in 3D, Section & Elevat.

rs – More Options


Show More Options on, you can also set the ning Angles for door leaves in Plan View, 3D and

or Elevations independently. You can define special depending on th

he angle to openpening percentage.

parameters for opening doors in Animations Camera position.

e

the two columns),

ction/elevation views. Thus, you could show a door fully for photorendered views.

Opening Margins For hinged doors, the opening mth

i

Door & Window Builder 12 Animation in Fly-through Sequences

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oor Builder 3.5 will automatically open and close doors stic ‘fly-through’s. Set the camera distance

, and the distance within

ough.

its de

To edit th

g

list, then either

utton. A file dialog will pop up. You can save the recommended

You can add notes to a batch of doors/windows at Door or window Settings dialog, then proceed as fo

y word <AREA> (including the brackets).

ASS>.

chedule, use the key word <OPEN>.

e key word <UVAL>.

he UA-Value in the schedule, use the key word <UAVAL>.

Dto allow realibeyond which the door is fully closedwhich it should be fully open. To enable this feature, you willneed to ‘Rebuild Model for Each Frame’ when you create your fly-thr

Schedule Notes

Each door and window stores specifying information aboutabout the manufacturer, construction materials, construction

construction and use. This might include information tails, finish, location and hardware. When the door or

mensioned elevation.

e schedule notes for a door or window, select the r window and open its Door Settings/Window s dialog. Choose Schedule Notes in the menu field.

You will see a list of notes. Each note has a title and text.

window is scheduled, this information will appear below the di

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door oSettin

To selecan us

ct a note for editing, click on the item in the list. You e the Insert, Move Up, Move Down and Delete s to edit the list of notes. button

To edit the content of a note, select it in theuse the Open button to apply a Defaults File, or click on theShow Note Editing button to edit the text of the note.

Use the Save button to new or edited notes for future use. First, enter the Title & Body of the new note, then click on the Save bnew note anywhere on your system, but it isthat you keep all your Door & Window schedule notes in an organised set of folders inside the the Cadimage Extras folder.

Tips

once. Select a set of doors/windows and open the r a single door or window.

calculated values. If you use key words in a note, the schedule will substitute

o To display the total area in the schedule, use the ke

o To display the total glass area in the schedule, use the key word <GL

o To display the area of opening sashes in the s

o To display the U-Value in the schedule, use th

o To display t

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