Help creating gabled window over two floors!

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Permalink Reply by John Keating on May 18, 2010 at 11:44am

.......... meant to include that I don't want a transom bar on the gabled window. Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by John Keating on May 19, 2010 at 8:02am

Or ...... do you have to create the window manually and turn it into a symbol? In addition, does anybody have any tips for inserting the window into a roof gable? I hope somebody out there can help.

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Permalink Reply by Don Marquardt on May 19, 2010 at 5:01pm

Couple of appoaches:
First, I think you are better off making individual windows, plug in or symbol. I am not sure that VW can successfully make the varied sloped windows as a custom unit (Perhaps Windoor?). The Custom unit parameters is usually where you adjust the individual widths, which I assume you know.

For the two levels either: make the wall on one floor and extend it to the roof, then set all the windows into that wall, adjusting the sill levels as desired. Or,

make two floors with the top of one meeting the bottom of the other and place your windows accordindgly.

The 2nd approach has the advantage of seeing each window clearly in plan, instead of overlapping eachother as they will when in the same wall. I run into this when trying to place attic windows or arched windows over a lower set.

Great question, with lots of implications. For instance, how to place windows on an outside stair where the landings cross the floor slab levels....(yes, I know, create a new layer for that piece of wall, but it is related!)
Don

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Permalink Reply by Tad Bratten on August 17, 2010 at 3:16pm

I'm arriving late to the party but going backwards through the VW News Digests.

I would drop a generic window on to the file to set up the lower window, input the width and height, then select Settings>General>Sash Operation>Custom>Custom Sash Options input the Rows and Columns and then select the individual sash and lock and toggle between other sashes will allow you to get the center wider. Insert that window, select a front view (presuming this is the front) and draw a simple unfilled polygon to represent the outer geometry of the upper (stacked) gabled window- size it correctly to line up with the lower window>copy. Then duplicate the lower window, pull it away from the wall and select a isometric view, select the window>modify>convert to group>enter group>front view>paste the polygon representing the upper window geometry and place it to overlap to locate it, then enter into the individual extrudes that are defining the "grouped" window and edit the extrudes to follow the correct geometry- you will have to edit the sash and frame, the glazing, and trim (if you are going to use trim, apply it before ungrouping the window so that you will have those extrudes ready to edit and not have to make them separately) I tend to use the origin tool to mark up the proper points to drag the edited extrudes. When you have the "grouped" window the way you want, exit the group edit mode and then get to your top plan view and create a symbol, plop it into the proper wall, you may have to adjust the height, you can either get into the group and move it or drag it up in the wall. I would use two walls and two windows, stacked, because it you would have to draw the wall representing the floor depth in a separate large stacked window symbol.

Sounds long and complicated but actually works pretty well.

Good Luck,

Cheers,

Tad

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