Window opening parameters, reveal tab

Window opening parameters

The parameters you can set up depend on the number of construction layers in the wall and whether you want to include reveals in the opening. (You can make this setting in the Parameters area.) Facing on the right/left is taken into account in the reveals.

Type

You can define a reveal style here for walls with multiple construction layers.

Select one of the types presented:

Parameters

Create reveal element

You can choose to show or hide the reveal here.

Depending on the type of reveal you have selected, four different parameters are available. The abbreviations are explained in the legend.

Note: The reveal element is only created when you enter a Window depth.

Outer reveal, Inner reveal, Depth

A Wall line clicked = exterior side of opening
1 Thickness of wall
2 Width of opening
3 Outer depth of reveal
4 Inner depth of reveal
5 Depth of opening (e.g. window, door)

Use the Outer reveal, Inner reveal and Window depth or Door depth parameters to define the exact position of the opening element (e.g. smart opening symbol).

The sum of Outer reveal and Inner reveal is the Wall thickness.

Use Window depth or Door depth to define the depth of the opening element which represents the position of the actual opening. Inner reveal includes the Window depth or Door depth value.

When you use smart opening symbols, the depth of the smart symbol should match the depth of the opening element.

Reveal element outside the wall

When you enable this option in addition to Create reveal element, you can specify whether the reveal element is drawn beyond the window opening in the wall. The inside and outside options apply to the direction in which the window is entered.

Reveal outside the wall

A Wall line clicked = exterior side of opening
1 Thickness of wall
2 Width of opening
3 Depth of reveal element (e.g. window, door), outside in this example
4 Projection beyond opening

Window depth or Door depth defines the depth of the reveal element outside the wall.

Window depth or Door depth plus Overlap define the position of the actual opening element (e.g. smart opening symbol).

Legend

The abbreviations used in the preview are explained here.

Open/save favorite file

When you want to save a defined reveal as a favorite file, click in the tab.
To retrieve a favorite file, click .

Input side of opening width

In the case of walls with multiple construction layers in conjunction with reveal types with facing, you can specify the opening side to which the opening width entered is to apply .