Window

Task area Components + Interior Finish

You can use this tool to insert window openings in walls. You can then apply a Window SmartPart to this opening.

To create a window

1. Click Window (How).
   

   Activate Window in one of the following ways

   • Actionbar:Role Architecture Task Elements Task area Components

   • Menu bar: Create Architecture Basic: Walls, Openings, Components

   • Palette: Tools Create area in the following module(s):

   Basic: Walls, Openings, Components

2. If you want, you can now modify the parameters of the opening.
   The context toolbar provides several options.
   

   • Click Properties to set the parameters in a dialog box.
   • Click Get Openings Designer Data from Catalog
     to select an opening that was created with the Opening Designer.
   • Click Match to copy the settings form an existing element.
   • Click Open Favorite File to retrieve parameter settings you have saved as a favorite file.

   Note: In the case of walls with multiple construction layers, it is advisable to click the wall first and then set the parameters for the window opening. This automatically enters the properties of the wall in the dialog box and presents the advanced options for multi-tier walls.

   Tip: Click Get from Library to select and insert an opening that was created with the Smart Window and Door Symbols tool (How).

   

   Activate Opening Designer in one of the following ways

   • Actionbar:Role Architecture Task Elements Task area Components

   • Menu bar: Create Architecture Special: Walls, Openings, Components

   • Palette: Tools Create area in the following module(s):

   Special: Walls, Openings, Components

3. Set the opening's anchor point.
   

   In the icon, click to place the transport point.

   The following options are available:

   

   

   

   With openings (for instance doors and windows) only the following options are available:

   

   A preview of the opening is attached to the crosshairs. You can see the direction of opening. (This is particularly important for openings in multi-layer walls where the offset value differs from layer to layer.)

   

   A Wall line clicked = exterior side of opening

4. Click the wall. The system will automatically display the offset between the point you clicked and the nearest reference point (represented by a small arrow). You can accept or change this value. Press ENTER to confirm this value.

   Note: If Prompt for opening width is not selected on the Window Context toolbar, Allplan will create the opening using the width specified in the Properties dialog box without prompting you again.

5. The program displays the width of the opening in the dialog line again; if you want, you can change the value. Press ENTER to confirm the desired value.
6. When you have selected an asymmetrical smart symbol which has not been placed correctly in the opening, you can now change its position by clicking the relevant opening.
   When the smart symbol is positioned correctly, click in the workspace with the right mouse button.

   Note: When the Place label option is selected on the Window Context toolbar, you can label the opening in the same manner as in the Label tool.

7. Repeat steps 2 to 6 to draw more openings. Otherwise, press ESC to quit the tool.

Note: For quantity takeoff in accordance with German building regulations, check that the openings are within the components.